Circular No. 46/2018/TT-BTC dated May 14, 2018 of the Ministry of Finance on detailing actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying and sending information under Clause 2, Article 12 of the Law on Access to Information

CIRCULAR

Detailing actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying and sending information under Clause 2, Article 12 of the Law on Access to Information

Pursuant to the June 25, 2015 Law on the State Budget and guiding documents;

Pursuant to the April 6, 2016 Law on Access to Information;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 13/2018/ND-CP of January 23, 2018, detailing, and providing measures to implement, the Law on Access to Information;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP of July 26, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

At the proposal of the director of the Department of Legal Affairs;

The Minister of Finance promulgates the Circular detailing actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying and sending information under Clause 2, Article 12 of the Law on Access to Information.

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular details actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying and sending information under Clause 2, Article 12 of the Law on Access to Information.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Organizations and individuals requesting the provision of information by state agencies.

2. State agencies and focal units providing information and cadres acting as focal points for providing information of state agencies.

3. Other organizations and individuals related to the provision of information.

Article 3. Expenses for provision of information

1. Organizations and individuals requesting the provision of information by state agencies (below referred to as information provision requesters) are not required to pay charges and fees for provision of information but actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying and sending the requested information, specifically:

1.1. Expenses for printing, copying and photocopying information:

a/ The expenses for printing, copying and photocopying information shall be paid at the rates prescribed in the Appendix to this Circular.

b/ For information-providing state agencies located in areas with socio-economic difficulties or extreme socio-economic difficulties, the collection rates are as follows:

- For areas with socio-economic difficulties, the collection rate equals 70 percent of the collection rate provided in the Appendix to this Circular.

- For areas with extreme socio-economic difficulties, the collection rate equals 50 percent of the collection rate provided in the Appendix to this Circular.

Areas with socio-economic difficulties and areas with extreme socio-economic difficulties are specified in Appendix II to the Government’s Decree No. 118/2015/ND-CP of November 12, 2015, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Investment Law.

1.2. Expenses for sending requested information: The collection rates of expenses are the maximum charge rates prescribed in Article 3 of and the Appendix to the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Circular No. 22/2017/TT-BTTTT of September 29, 2017, prescribing the maximum charge rates and policies on exemption and reduction of charges for services of sending dossiers for completion of administrative procedures and returning results of completion of administrative procedures by public-utility postal services.

2. Information provision requesters are not required to pay expenses for sending requested information via the Internet or by fax.

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