Maritime Hydrographic Directorate

The Information Bulletin

Regulatory acts governing direct public information activity:

• Law No. 544 of 10 October 2001 on free access to information of public interest (PDF)
• Government Decision No. 123 of 7 February 2002 approving the Methodological Norms for the Implementation of Law No. 544/2001 (PDF)
• Law No. 182 of 12 April 2002 on the protection of classified information (PDF)

Law 544/2001

Art. 5(1) – Each public authority or institution is required to proactively disclose the following information of public interest:

• the regulatory acts governing the organisation and operation of the public authority or institution;
• the organisational structure, departmental responsibilities, operating hours, and public reception hours of the public authority or institution;
• the names of the leadership of the public authority or institution and of the official responsible for disseminating public information;
• the contact details of the public authority or institution, namely: name, headquarters, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and website address;
• financial sources, budget, and financial statements;
• its own programmes and strategies;
• the list of documents of public interest;
• the list of categories of documents produced and/or managed, as provided by law;
• the means of challenging a decision of the public authority or institution where a person considers their right of access to the requested information of public interest to have been infringed.

The information stipulated in Art. 5 of Law 544/2001 can be accessed in the sections of our website.