🇦🇹 Austria
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Austria |
Incompatibility and Transparency Act of 1983 (GER) |
1983-12-16 |
2021-04-14 |
Conflict of interest & financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
Law on the Civil Service of 1979 (GER) |
1979-06-27 |
2021-02-02 |
Conflict of interest & financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
Bezüge-Begrenzungsgesetz |
1997-07-03 |
2017-09-15 |
Conflict of interest & financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
Federal Re-use of Information Act |
– |
2015-07-09 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Austria |
Duty to Grant Information Act (1987) |
1987-05-15 |
1998-09-30 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
Data Protection Act of 1999 |
1999-07-13 |
2023-01-20 |
Open Data |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
Act on the Financing of Political Parties (PartG) |
2012-05-23 |
2022-06-30 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
StGB – Bribery in Elections |
1975-01-01 |
2015-12-31 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Austria |
Federal Procurement Act 2006 |
2006-01-31 |
2019-04-09 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Austria |
Law No. 136 of 2017 (WiEReG) |
2017-11-10 |
2023-07-20 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Austria |
Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) |
2023-02-01 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇧🇪 Belgium
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
| Belgium |
Code de déontologie des membres de la Chambre des représentants |
2013-12-19 |
2019-04-26 |
Codes of conduct and ethics of public officials |
| Belgium |
Code of Ethics of Public Officials of 2014 |
2014-01-31 |
– |
Codes of conduct and ethics of public officials |
| Belgium |
Law of 14 October 2018 (amending Law of 2 May 1995) |
1995-05-02 |
2019-01-01 |
Conflict of interest & financial disclosure |
| Belgium |
Law on the reuse of public sector information |
2016-03-06 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
| Belgium |
Law of 11 December 1998 on Classification & Security Authorizations |
1998-12-11 |
2018-10-05 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
| Belgium |
Law of 30 July 2018 on Personal Data Protection |
2018-05-09 |
2019-05-24 |
Open Data |
| Belgium |
Political Financing Act of 4 July 1989 (amended 2015) |
1989-01-01 |
2014-02-10 |
Political financing |
| Belgium |
Electoral Code (1894), amended 2014 |
1894-04-12 |
2017-11-03 |
Political financing |
| Belgium |
Special law on mandates lists & declaration of assets |
1995-05-02 |
2012-01-27 |
Political financing |
| Belgium |
Loi relative aux marchés publics |
2016-07-14 |
2023-02-16 |
Public procurement |
| Belgium |
Rules of the Belgian House of Representatives (2020) |
2020-12-01 |
– |
Ruling behaviour, lobbying, conflict of interest |
| Belgium |
Rules of the Belgian Senate (2020) & Code of Ethics |
2020-12-01 |
– |
Ruling behaviour, lobbying, conflict of interest |
| Belgium |
Whistleblowing Directive Transposition |
2023-04-21 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
| Belgium |
Law on the protection of reporters of infringements |
2023-02-15 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Act of 2018 |
2018-08-19 |
2020-07-08 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Code of Conduct of Civil Servants of 2020 |
2020-04-07 |
2020-05-08 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Rules for the Organization and Activity of the National Assembly of 2017 |
2017-05-02 |
2020-11-06 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Law on Access to Public Information of 2000 |
2000-07-07 |
2019-02-26 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Protection of Classified Information Act of 2002 |
2002-04-30 |
2018-10-23 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Political Parties Act |
2005-04-01 |
2016-05-26 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Election Code |
2014-03-05 |
2016-12-06 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Public Procurement Act |
2016-04-15 |
2019-02-17 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Whistleblowers Protection Act |
2023-05-04 |
2023-07-28 |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
| Bulgaria |
Law for the Protection of Whistleblowers |
2023-01-27 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· Croatia
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Croatia |
Law on Prevention of Conflicts of Interest of 2011 |
2011-01-01 |
2021-12-25 |
Conflict of interest & disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
Law on Civil Servants (2005, consolidated 2012) |
2005-01-01 |
2022-12-14 |
Conflict of interest & disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
Code of Ethics for Civil Servants |
2011-04-06 |
2012-01-30 |
Conflict of interest & disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
Office for Suppressing Corruption & Organized Crime Act |
2009-07-01 |
2017-07-19 |
Anti-corruption |
EU |
Source |
| Croatia |
Right to Access Information Act |
2013-02-28 |
2022-06-17 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
Data Secrecy Act |
2007-08-07 |
– |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
GDPR Implementation Act |
2018-05-09 |
– |
Freedom of Information |
EU |
Source |
| Croatia |
Political Activity & Campaign Financing Act |
2011-01-01 |
2020-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
Elections of Representatives Act |
1999-11-03 |
2020-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Croatia |
Defense & Security Procurement Decree (2018) |
2018-02-28 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Croatia |
Concessions Act |
2012-12-20 |
2017-07-14 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Croatia |
Procurement Documentation Ordinance |
2017-07-07 |
2020-07-01 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Croatia |
Public Procurement Act (2016) |
2016-12-21 |
2022-10-03 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Croatia |
Whistleblower Protection Act |
2019-07-01 |
2022-04-23 |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇨🇾 Cyprus
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Control of Undertaking in the Private Sector by Former State Officials Act |
2007-06-01 |
2019-12-27 |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Incompatibility of Duties of Certain Officials Act |
2008-02-29 |
2019-12-20 |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Anti-Corruption Act |
2012-10-29 |
– |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Re-use of Public Sector Information Act (205(I)/2015) |
2015-12-23 |
– |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Protection Against Processing of Personal Data Act (125(I)/2018) |
2018-07-31 |
– |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Political Parties Act (2012, amended 2015) |
2012-12-17 |
2015 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Elections to the House of Representatives Act (1979, amended 2016) |
1979-12-10 |
2016 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Appeal Procedures in Public Procurement Act (104(I)/2010) |
2010-11-19 |
2020-12-23 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Procurement Procedures Regulation (2016) |
2017-01-01 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Cyprus |
Whistleblower Protection Act |
2022-01-20 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Conflict of Interest Act of 2006 |
2007-01-01 |
2021-01-01 |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Civil Service Act No. 234 of 2014 |
2015-01-01 |
2021-01-01 |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Code of Ethics for Public Administration Officials and Employees of 2012 |
2012-05-17 |
– |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Act No. 106 on Freedom of Information of 1999 |
2000-01-01 |
2023-04-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Act No. 412 on the Protection of Classified Information of 2005 |
2006-01-01 |
2020-12-11 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Decree No. 515 on the Structure of Information Published of 2020 |
2020-12-26 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Act No. 110 on Personal Data Processing of 2019 |
2019-04-24 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Government regulation on the list of information published as open data |
2017-01-01 |
– |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Resolution No. 629 of the Government of the Czech Republic |
2018-10-03 |
– |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Law 424/1991 on Association within Political Parties and Political Movements, 1991, amended 2016 |
1991-11-01 |
2016-12-31 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Law 247/1995 on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, 1995, amended 2016 |
1995-01-01 |
2016-04-13 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Law on presidential elections (2012) |
2012-10-01 |
2024-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Public Procurement Act No. 134 of 2016 |
2016-10-01 |
2019-11-26 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Decree No. 170 of 2016 |
2016-10-01 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Decree No. 168 of 2016 |
2016-05-12 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Czech Republic |
Whistleblower Protection Act |
2023-06-20 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇩🇰 Denmark
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Denmark |
Data Protection Act |
2018-05-23 |
2023-03-15 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Denmark |
Bekendtgørelse af forvaltningsloven |
2012-10-09 |
2018-05-23 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Denmark |
The Auditor General’s Act |
1997-01-07 |
2012-01-19 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Denmark |
Act on Public Disclosure in Administration |
2013-06-12 |
2020-02-24 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Denmark |
Act on the Reuse of Public Sector Information |
2005-06-24 |
2021-07-01 |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Denmark |
Act amending the Act on reuse of public sector information |
2023-09-24 |
– |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Denmark |
Grants to Political Parties Act |
2006-12-08 |
2017-08-11 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Denmark |
Lov om tjenestemænd |
2010-05-06 |
2016-12-13 |
Political financing & conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Denmark |
Public Procurement Act |
2015-12-15 |
2023-06-01 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Denmark |
Whistleblower Protection Act |
2021-12-17 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇪🇪 Estonia
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Estonia |
Civil Service Act of 2012 |
2012-06-13 |
2013-03-27 |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
Anti-Corruption Act |
1999-01-01 |
2020-07-20 |
Financial Disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
Personal Data Protection Act (2018) |
2018-12-12 |
2019-01-04 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
Public Information Act |
2001-01-01 |
2016-01-16 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Estonia |
Political Parties Act |
1994-06-16 |
2015-03-24 |
Political Financing |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
Local Tax Law |
1994-10-24 |
2013-07-01 |
Political Financing |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (2017) |
2017-11-27 |
2022-03-15 |
Public Procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Estonia |
Public Procurement Act of 2017 |
2017-09-01 |
2020-07-15 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
State Fees Act (2014) |
2015-01-01 |
2020-07-01 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Estonia |
Draft Whistleblower Protection Act (EU Directive) |
2023-08-24 |
– |
Whistleblower Protection |
EU |
Source |
🇪🇺 European Union
| Country / Level |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| European Union |
EU Directive 2019/1937 on Whistleblower Protection |
– |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
– |
| European Union |
Transparency Directive, Whistleblower Protection Directive, and Open Data Directive |
– |
– |
Transparency & open data |
EU |
– |
| European Union |
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations |
2014-10-22 |
– |
Political financing |
EU |
– |
| European Union |
EU Transparency Register |
– |
– |
Lobbying transparency |
EU |
Source |
🇫🇮 Finland
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Finland |
Rules of Procedure of Parliament of 1999 |
2000-03-01 |
2020-11-01 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
State Civil Servants Act of 1994 |
1994-08-19 |
2020-01-31 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Act No. 1050 on Data Protection Act of 2018 |
2018-12-05 |
2020-12-10 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Finland |
Law on public administration information management |
2020-01-01 |
– |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Finland |
Act on public authorities’ activities |
1999-12-01 |
2023-03-01 |
Open data & Freedom of Information |
EU |
Source |
| Finland |
Act on Political Parties, 1969 (amended 2016) |
1969-01-10 |
2016-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Act on a Candidate’s Election Funding (273/2009) |
2009-05-01 |
2010-09-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Act on Procurement & Concessions (Water/Energy/Transport/Postal) No. 1398/2016 |
2016-12-29 |
2020-09-01 |
Public Procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Finland |
Administrative Law No. 434 (2003) |
2003-06-06 |
2020-06-01 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Administrative Procedure Act No. 808 (2019) |
2019-07-05 |
2020-01-01 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Public Access to Administrative Courts Proceedings Act (2007) |
2007-03-30 |
2020-01-01 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Public Defense & Security Procurement Act (2011) |
2011-12-29 |
2020-01-01 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Public Procurement & Concessions Act No. 1397 (2016) |
2016-12-29 |
2020-09-01 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Finland |
Whistleblower Protection Act |
2023-01-01 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇫🇷 France
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| France |
Law on the rights and obligations of civil servants (“Le Pors Law”) |
1983-07-13 |
2020-11-25 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| France |
Decree on ethical controls in the civil service |
2020-01-30 |
– |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law on confidence in political life |
2017-09-15 |
– |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law on Transparency in Public Life |
2013-10-11 |
2020-03-30 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law 78-17 on data, files and liberties |
1978-01-06 |
2020-01-01 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| France |
Code des relations entre le public et l’administration |
– |
2021-04-19 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| France |
Ordonnance 58-1100 on parliamentary assemblies |
1958-11-17 |
2020-12-29 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law 2000-321 on citizens’ rights with administrations |
2000-04-12 |
2018-12-23 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| France |
Digital Republic Act |
2016-10-07 |
– |
Open Data |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law on the re-use of public sector information |
2015-12-28 |
2016-03-17 |
Open Data |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law 88-227 on financial transparency of political life |
1988-03-11 |
2016-12-31 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| France |
Code de la commande publique |
– |
2020-10-18 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| France |
Law 77-1468 on free justice acts |
1977-12-30 |
2009-01-22 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| France |
Decree 2022-1686 – whistleblower CPF contribution |
2022-12-28 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
| France |
Loi Sapin II |
2016-09-06 |
– |
Anti-corruption & compliance |
National |
Source |
🇩🇪 Germany
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Germany |
Bundesministergesetz (BMinG) |
1953-06-17 |
2020-06-19 |
Conflict of Interest |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Rules of Procedure & Code of Conduct of the Bundestag |
1980-07-02 |
2020-04-09 |
Financial Disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Bundesbeamtengesetz (BBG) |
2009-02-05 |
2019-11-20 |
Financial Disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) |
2005-09-05 |
2020-06-19 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) |
2017-06-30 |
2019-11-20 |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
E-Government Act (EGovG) |
2013-07-25 |
2020-01-01 |
Open Data |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Parteiengesetz |
1967-07-24 |
2015-12-22 |
Political Financing |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB) |
1998-08-26 |
2020-06-25 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Vergabeverordnung (VgV) |
2016-04-12 |
2020-03-25 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Sektorenverordnung (SektVO) |
2016-04-12 |
2020-03-25 |
Public Procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Germany |
Defence & Security Procurement Ordinance |
2012-07-12 |
2020-03-25 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Sub-threshold Procurement Regulation (UVgO) |
2017-02-07 |
– |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Germany |
Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) |
2023-07-02 |
– |
Whistleblower Protection |
EU |
Source |
| Germany |
Act on Combating Corruption |
– |
– |
Anti-Corruption |
National |
– |
🇬🇷 Greece
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 3213/2003 |
2003-12-31 |
2023-02-23 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 3528/2007 |
2007-02-09 |
2023-02-23 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 3448/2006 (Reuse of Public Sector Information) |
2006-03-15 |
2023-04-03 |
Freedom of Information |
EU |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 4624/2019 |
2019-08-29 |
– |
Freedom of Information |
National |
Source |
| Greece |
Public Sector Data Law |
2014-04-31 |
– |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Greece |
Law 3023/2002 on Political Party Financing (amended 2017) |
2002-06-25 |
2017-12-22 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 4013/2011 (Single Public Procurement Authority) |
2011-09-15 |
2023-09-07 |
Public Procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 4155/2013 (Electronic Procurement System) |
2013-05-29 |
2023-04-13 |
Public Procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 4281/2014 |
2014-08-08 |
2023-01-17 |
Public Procurement |
National |
Source |
| Greece |
Law No. 4412/2016 |
2016-08-08 |
2023-04-13 |
Public Procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Greece |
Whistleblower Protection Act (Law 4990/2022) |
2022-11-11 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º Hungary
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law CX/2011 – Status & Remuneration of President of the Republic |
2012-01-01 |
– |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law XXXVI/2012 on the National Assembly |
2012-08-22 |
2023-07-19 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law CXCIX/2011 on Civil Servants |
2012-01-01 |
2023-07-01 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law CLXXXI/2007 on Transparency of Public Funding |
2008-01-01 |
2023-07-01 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law CXXV/2018 on Government Administration |
2018-07-01 |
– |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law XXXVI/2012 (Financial Disclosure Chapter) |
2012-04-16 |
2020-12-04 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law CLII/2007 |
2007-11-03 |
2021-01-01 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law XLIII/2010 |
2010-05-20 |
2020-07-15 |
Financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Act CXII/2011 on Informational Self-Determination |
2012-01-01 |
2023-07-01 |
Freedom of Information |
EU |
Source |
| Hungary |
Act CLV/2009 on Classified Information |
2009-09-01 |
2023-07-01 |
Freedom of Information |
EU |
Source |
| Hungary |
1989 Law on Operation of Political Parties |
1989-01-01 |
2014-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Transparency of Campaign Costs Act |
2014-01-01 |
– |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Act XXXVI/2013 on Electoral Procedure |
2013-01-01 |
– |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Decree 45/2015 on Administrative Fee for Public Procurement Arbitration |
2015-11-02 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law CXLIII/2015 on Public Procurement |
2015-11-01 |
2022-11-29 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Hungary |
Law XXX/2016 on Defence & Security Procurement |
2016-07-01 |
2019 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Hungary |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-05-26 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇮🇪 Ireland
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Ireland |
Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995 |
1995-07-22 |
2023-03-01 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour |
2001-01-01 |
2008-09-01 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Freedom of Information Act 2014 |
2014-10-14 |
2023-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance 2016 |
2016-07-01 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Data Protection Act 2018 |
2018-05-24 |
2023-07-31 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Official Secrets Act 1963 |
1963-01-29 |
2021-04-15 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 |
2019-03-04 |
– |
Open data |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
Electoral Act 1992 |
1992-11-05 |
2023-09-13 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Ireland |
S.I. No. 329/2006 — European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2006 |
2006-06-22 |
2017-05-18 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Ireland |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-07-22 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇮🇹 Italy
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 8 aprile 2013, n. 39 |
2013-05-04 |
2022-04-29 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 6 novembre 2012, n. 190 |
2012-11-28 |
2023-03-31 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Codice di Condotta dei Deputati (2016) |
2016-04-12 |
– |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 16 aprile 2013, n. 62 |
2013-06-19 |
2023-06-29 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 30 marzo 2001, n. 165 |
2001-05-24 |
2023-08-16 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 20 luglio 2004, n. 215 |
2004-09-02 |
2005-04-01 |
Financial disclosure & Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 5 luglio 1982, n. 441 |
1982-07-05 |
2013-04-05 |
Financial disclosure & Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 23 dicembre 1994, n. 724 |
1994-12-23 |
2016-01-28 |
Financial disclosure & Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 14 marzo 2013, n. 33 |
2013-04-20 |
2023-03-31 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 7 agosto 1990, n. 241 |
1990-09-02 |
2021-07-30 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 3 agosto 2007, n. 124 |
2007-10-12 |
2023-06-22 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 30 giugno 2003, n. 196 (Data Protection Code) |
2004-01-01 |
2023-03-15 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 11 agosto 2014, n. 114 |
2014-08-19 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 7 marzo 2005, n. 82 |
2006-01-01 |
2018-01-12 |
Open data |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 18 maggio 2015, n. 102 |
2015-07-25 |
– |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto-Legge 28 dicembre 2013, n. 149 (Abolition of public financing) |
2013-12-28 |
2021-12-30 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 22 febbraio 2000, n. 28 |
2000-02-22 |
2012-12-11 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 6 luglio 2012, n. 96 |
2012-07-06 |
2013-12-28 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Legge 18 novembre 1981, n. 659 |
1981-11-18 |
2014-02-21 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 18 aprile 2016, n. 50 |
2016-04-19 |
2023-03-31 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Italy |
Decreto Legislativo 2 luglio 2010, n. 104 |
2010-09-16 |
2023-03-31 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Italy |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-03-30 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇱🇻 Latvia
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest in Activities of Public Officials (2002) |
2002-05-10 |
2023-07-01 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Administrative Violations Code (1985) |
1985-07-01 |
2020-05-04 |
Conflict of interest |
EU |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Administrative Liability (2020) |
2020-07-01 |
– |
Conflict of interest |
EU |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (2002) |
2002-05-01 |
2020-11-24 |
Conflict of interest |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Official Secrets (1996) |
1997-01-01 |
2023-05-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Personal Data Protection Law (2018) |
2018-07-05 |
2021-06-04 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on the Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers (2008) |
2008-07-01 |
2023-03-15 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Official Publications and Legal Information (2012) |
2012-07-01 |
2021-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Budget and Financial Management (1994) |
1994-04-26 |
2023-09-28 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
State Administration Structure Law (2002) |
2003-01-01 |
2022-12-13 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Openness of Information (1998) |
1998-11-20 |
2023-05-01 |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Latvia |
Information Society Development Guidelines 2014–2020 |
2013-10-14 |
– |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties) (1995) |
1995-07-19 |
2022-02-24 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law on Pre-election Campaign (2013) |
2013-01-01 |
2021-06-29 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Administrative Procedure Law (2004) |
2004-02-01 |
2021-01-01 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law No. 173 (2011) – Defense and Security Procurement |
2011-11-16 |
2023-01-01 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law No. 254.1 (2016) – Public Procurement Law |
2017-03-01 |
2023-04-11 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Law No. 36.1 (2017) – Utilities Procurement Law |
2017-04-01 |
2023-04-11 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Latvia |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2022-04-02 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇱🇹 Lithuania
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service (2019) |
1997-07-02 |
2020-06-26 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on Declaration of Property of Residents of the Republic of Lithuania (1996) |
1996-05-16 |
2023-05-25 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Code of Administrative Offences (2015) |
2015-06-25 |
2023-07-04 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Right to Receive Information from State and Municipal Institutions |
2021-07-17 |
– |
Conflict of interest, financial disclosure, Freedom of information |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on Public Administration (1999) |
1999-06-17 |
2023-05-25 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Commissions of Administrative Disputes (1999) |
1999-01-14 |
2020-06-11 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Seimas Ombudsman (1998) |
1998-12-03 |
2023-05-25 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Jurisdiction of Administrative Cases (1999) |
1999-01-14 |
2022-11-24 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Provision of Information to the Public (1996) |
1996-07-02 |
2023-06-29 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Legislative Framework Law (2012) |
2012-09-18 |
2022-12-13 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Budget Structure (1990) |
1990-07-30 |
2022-12-23 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on State Secrets and Official Secrets (1999) |
1999-11-25 |
2021-04-29 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (1996) |
1996-06-11 |
2022-11-24 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Right to Receive Information and Data Reuse |
2000-01-11 |
2022-05-12 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on State Information Resources Management |
2011-12-15 |
– |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on Funding of and Control over Funding of Political Parties and Political Campaigns (2004) |
2004-08-23 |
2012-06-21 |
Political financing |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on Political Parties (1990) |
1990-09-25 |
2019-11-28 |
Political financing |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on Elections to the Seimas (1992) |
1992-07-09 |
2020-01-14 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law on the Management, Use and Disposal of State and Municipal Assets (1998) |
1998-05-12 |
2016-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law No. I-1491 (1996) |
1996-08-13 |
2023-05-25 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law No. XI-1491 (2011) |
2011-06-21 |
2022-12-13 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Law No. XIII-328 (2017) |
2017-05-02 |
2022-12-13 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Lithuania |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2022-02-15 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Decree of 14 November 2014 on Ethical Rules for Members of the Government (consolidated, amended 2015) |
2015-12-28 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Statut Général des Fonctionnaires de l’État |
1979-04-16 |
2023-09-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Amendment No. 406 of 2020 (Constitutional Amendment) |
2020-05-15 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Amendment No. 831 of 2019 (Constitutional Amendment) |
2019-12-10 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law on the Protection of Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (2018) |
2018-08-20 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law of 14 September 2018 on Transparent and Open Administration |
2018-09-14 |
2023-07-25 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law of 4 December 2007 on the Reuse of Public Sector Information |
2007-12-11 |
2016-05-30 |
Open Data |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Loi du 17 août 2018 sur l’archivage |
2018-09-01 |
2022-03-03 |
Open Data |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law on Political Parties Financing (2007) |
2007-12-28 |
2023-05-19 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Electoral Code (2003) |
2003-02-21 |
2023-10-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Grand-Ducal Regulation of 8 April 2018 |
2018-04-08 |
2023-01-19 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law of 10 November 2010 instituting remedies in public procurement |
2010-11-10 |
2018-07-03 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law of 26 December 2012 on public procurement for defense and security |
2012-12-31 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Law of 8 April 2018 on public procurement |
2019-03-25 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Luxembourg |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-05-16 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇲🇹 Malta
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Malta |
Standards in Public Life Act |
2018-10-30 |
2023-02-03 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Malta |
Public Administration Act No. III of 2019 |
2019-02-22 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Malta |
Freedom of Information Act |
2009-07-31 |
2013-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Malta |
Fiscal Responsibility Act |
2014-08-08 |
2018-03-29 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Malta |
Official Secrets Act |
1923-02-23 |
2008-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Malta |
Data Protection Act |
2018-05-28 |
2023-09-19 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Malta |
Foreign Interference Act |
1982-09-01 |
2008-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Malta |
General Elections Act |
1991-09-27 |
2022-01-25 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Malta |
Income Tax Act |
1949-01-01 |
2023-07-18 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Malta |
Public Procurement Regulations |
2016-10-28 |
2023-10-03 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Malta |
Public Procurement of Entities Operating in Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services |
2016-10-28 |
2023-10-03 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Malta |
Public Procurement in the Fields of Defence and Security Regulations |
2011-10-21 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
– |
| Malta |
Whistleblower Act (Cap. 527) |
2013-09-15 |
2021-11-16 |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇳🇱 Netherlands
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives |
1994-03-22 |
2021-02-25 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Law on the Remuneration of Members of the First Chamber (1995) |
1995-05-18 |
2023-04-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Civil Service Act of 2017 |
1929-12-12 |
2022-08-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Senate Code of Conduct on Integrity |
2019-06-11 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Code of Conduct Integrity Central Government (2019) |
2019-12-31 |
2021-12-21 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Government Accounts Act of 2016 |
2017-03-22 |
2023-09-26 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
State Secrets Protection Act |
1951-04-05 |
2013-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
General Administrative Law Act |
1992-06-04 |
2023-08-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Public Access to Government Information Act |
2018-07-28 |
2022-05-01 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Reuse of Government Information Act |
2016-10-01 |
2021-06-30 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Netherlands |
GDPR Implementation Act |
2018-05-16 |
2019-07-01 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Law on Financing of Political Parties (2013) |
2013-05-01 |
2023-06-07 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Elections Law No. 28 (1989) |
1989-11-01 |
2023-06-20 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Income Tax Law (2001) |
2001-01-01 |
2020-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Media Act (2008) |
2008-12-29 |
2023-01-01 |
Political financing |
EU |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Procurement Act 2012 |
2012-11-01 |
2022-03-02 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Defense and Security Procurement Law |
2013-01-28 |
2019-04-18 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Works Procurement Regulations 2016 |
2016-01-01 |
2020-06-22 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Netherlands |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-01-24 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇵🇱 Poland
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Poland |
Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a Deputy and Senator |
1996-05-09 |
2018-09-14 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Central Anti-Corruption Bureau Act of 2006 |
2006-06-09 |
2021-07-06 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Act on Restrictions on Conduct of Business Activities by Persons Performing Public Functions (1997) |
1997-08-21 |
2019-11-22 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Principles of Deputies’ Ethics (1998) |
1998-07-17 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Guidelines for Compliance with the Principles of Civil Service (2011) |
2008-11-21 |
2011-10-06 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Law on Access to Public Information (2001) |
2001-09-06 |
2020-11-18 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
Law on Public Finances (2009) |
2009-08-27 |
2023-09-29 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
Law on Protection of Classified Information (2010) |
2010-08-05 |
2023-08-08 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Law on the Protection of Personal Data (2018) |
2018-05-10 |
2019-05-04 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
Reuse of Public Sector Information Act |
2016-02-25 |
– |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
The Open Data and Re-use of Public Sector Information Act (2021) |
2021-08-19 |
– |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
Election Code (2011) |
2011-01-05 |
– |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Law on Political Parties (1997) |
1997-10-17 |
2016-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Poland |
Public Procurement Law |
2004-01-29 |
2023-09-28 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
Communication on the New EU Threshold Amounts |
2020-01-01 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Poland |
Whistleblower Protection Law (Draft) |
2023-07-12 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇵🇹 Portugal
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Portugal |
Law on Public Control and Sanctioning Regime for Political Officers (2019) |
2019-07-31 |
2022-01-06 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Government Code of Conduct (2019) |
2019-12-03 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Statute for Members (1993) |
1993-03-01 |
2021-08-18 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament (2019) |
2019-09-20 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Administrative Procedure Code (2015) |
2015-01-07 |
2023-02-10 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
General Labour Law for Civil Servants (2014) |
2014-06-20 |
2023-07-05 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Budget Framework Law No. 151/2015 |
2015-09-11 |
2022-04-28 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Law No. 58/2019 on the Protection of Personal Data |
2019-08-08 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Portugal |
Law No. 26/2016 (Law of Access to Public Documents) |
2016-08-22 |
2021-08-26 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Portugal |
Financing of Political Parties and Election Campaigns (2003, amended 2018) |
2003-06-20 |
2018-06-18 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Electoral Law (1979) |
1979-05-16 |
2020-11-11 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Organic Law No. 3/2006 |
2006-08-21 |
2019-03-29 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Law No. 15/2002 |
2002-02-22 |
2021-08-16 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Portugal |
Decree-Law No. 104/2011 |
2011-10-06 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Portugal |
Decree-Law No. 18/2008 |
2008-01-29 |
2023-07-14 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Portugal |
Whistleblower Protection Law (2021) |
2021-11-26 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇷🇴 Romania
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 251 of 16 June 2004 |
2004-06-16 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Decision No. 77 – Code of Conduct for Deputies and Senators |
2017-10-11 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 96 – Statute of Deputies and Senators (2006) |
2006-04-21 |
2023-07-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies |
1994-02-24 |
2022-12-14 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Rules of Procedure of the Senate |
2005-10-24 |
2023-09-20 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 161/2003 – Transparency in public functions & anti-corruption |
2003-04-19 |
2023-05-29 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Civil Service Regulations (1999) |
1999-12-08 |
2019-08-02 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 544/2001 – Free Access to Information of Public Interest |
2001-10-12 |
2016-07-17 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Methodological Rules applying Law 544/2001 |
2002-02-07 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Decision No. 830/2022 – Amendments to FOI Methodological Norms |
2022-06-27 |
– |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 52/2003 – Transparency in Decision-Making |
2003-01-21 |
2022-03-02 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Regulation on Joint Activities of the Chamber & Senate (1992) |
1992-03-03 |
2023-06-28 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 182/2002 – Protection of Classified Information |
2002-04-12 |
2015-06-30 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 190/2018 – GDPR Implementation |
2018-07-18 |
2019-12-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 51/1991 – National Security Law |
1991-07-29 |
2023-03-18 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law on the financing of political parties (2006) |
2006-07-17 |
2021-02-13 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Regulations on the Elections of Deputies and Senators |
2015-07-20 |
2022-11-10 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law 176/2010 – Integrity in Public Office |
2010-09-01 |
2022-12-28 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 98/2016 – Public Procurement |
2016-05-19 |
2022-10-06 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 99/2016 – Sector Purchases |
2016-05-19 |
2023-04-21 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 101/2016 – Remedies and Appeals in Procurement |
2016-05-19 |
2023-04-06 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Law No. 193/2013 – Awarding Procurement & Concession Contracts |
2013-06-26 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Romania |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2022-12-22 |
2023-03-28 |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇸🇰 Slovakia
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Constitutional Law on the Protection of the Public Interest in the Performance of Public Officials |
2004-05-26 |
2020-01-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Rules of Procedure of the National Council of the Slovak Republic |
1996-12-07 |
2023-05-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Code of Ethics for Civil Servants |
2019-11-21 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act No. 214/2004 – Protection of Classified Information |
2004-04-27 |
2021-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Legislative Rules of the Slovak Government |
2012-12-07 |
2023-07-15 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act No. 400/2015 – Collection of Laws of the Slovak Republic |
2015-11-18 |
2023-05-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act No. 523/2004 – Budget Rules of Public Administration |
2004-09-30 |
2023-04-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act No. 211/2000 – Free Access to Information |
2000-07-13 |
2023-01-01 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act No. 18/2018 – Personal Data Protection |
2017-11-29 |
2022-03-30 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Law on Political Parties and Political Movements |
2005-03-11 |
2020-12-01 |
Political financing |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act on Election Campaign (amending Act No. 85/2005) |
2014-06-26 |
2022-08-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act on Election of President |
1999-03-18 |
2015-07-01 |
Political financing |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Act on Public Procurement (Amendments included) |
2015-12-03 |
2023-06-01 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Office for Public Procurement Act |
2022-01-01 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Slovakia |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-05-10 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇸🇮 Slovenia
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 |
2010-06-04 |
2023-02-07 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Act on the Government of the Republic of Slovenia |
1993-01-16 |
2022-12-27 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly |
– |
2020-06-12 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Deputies Act of 1992 |
1992-10-03 |
2022-02-11 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Civil Servants Act of 2002 |
2002-06-28 |
2022-01-07 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Regulation on Restrictions and Duties of Civil Servants with regard to the Acceptance of Gifts |
2003-06-18 |
2021-07-21 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Code of Ethics of Civil Servants |
2001-01-18 |
2011-04-11 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Classified Information Act |
2001-11-08 |
2023-02-13 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
General Administrative Procedure Act |
1999-10-01 |
2022-01-07 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Information Commissioner Act |
2005-12-16 |
2007-06-08 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Personal Data Protection Act |
2004-07-23 |
2023-01-16 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Regulation on the Transfer and Reuse of Information of a Public Nature |
2016-04-01 |
2022-11-25 |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Act on Access to Public Information (ZDIJZ) |
2003-03-07 |
2022-11-07 |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Political Parties Act |
1994-07-10 |
2023-07-19 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Act on Election and Referendum Campaign |
2007-05-11 |
2013-11-09 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Public Procurement Act (Law No. 91 of 2015) |
2015-11-30 |
2023-03-03 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Act on Legal Protection in Public Procurement Procedures |
2011-06-03 |
2019-12-04 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Rules of Procedure of the State Audit Commission for the Audit of Public Procurement Procedures |
2012-07-20 |
2018-12-04 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Regulation on the Information List of Clients and Mandatory Information in Notifications for Small Value Orders |
2016-05-23 |
– |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Regulation on Green Public Procurement |
2017-09-19 |
2021-07-23 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Slovenia |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-02-15 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇪🇸 Spain
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 3 on the Exercise of Senior Positions in the General State Administration of 2015 |
2015-03-31 |
2018-09-28 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Orden TFP/2/2020 |
2020-01-10 |
2020-04-17 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Code of Conduct of the Spanish Parliament of 2020 |
1983-03-03 |
2020-10-08 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 5 on the Basic Statute of the Public Employee of 2015 |
2015-10-31 |
2023-07-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 53 on Incompatibilities of Staff in the Service of Public Administrations of 1984 |
1985-01-24 |
2023-04-12 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 19 on Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Governance of 2013 |
2013-12-10 |
2022-07-08 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure and open data |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Rules of the General Committee of the Congress of Deputies on the application of the FOIA of 2015 |
2015-01-20 |
2023-05-05 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source (Congress)
Source (CCYL) |
| Spain |
Organic Law No. 2 on Budgetary Stability and Financial Sustainability of 2012 |
2012-04-30 |
2022-09-10 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
General Budgetary Law No. 47 of 2003 |
2003-11-27 |
2022-12-24 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 39 on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations of 2015 |
2015-10-02 |
2022-10-18 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 8 on Fees and Public Charges of 1989 |
1989-04-15 |
2017-11-08 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Law No. 9 on Official Secrets of 1968 |
1968-04-06 |
1978-10-11 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Ley 37/2007, de 16 de noviembre, sobre reutilización de la información del sector público |
2007-11-17 |
2023-05-08 |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
Ley Orgánica 3/2018, de 5 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos Personales y garantÃa de los derechos digitales |
2018-12-06 |
2023-05-09 |
Open data |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
Law on Financing of Political Parties (2007) |
2007-07-05 |
2015-03-30 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
General Election Law |
1985-06-20 |
2023-06-08 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts |
2018-03-09 |
2023-05-08 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
Ley 24/2011, de 1 de agosto, de contratos del sector público en los ámbitos de la defensa y de la seguridad |
2011-08-02 |
2022-12-24 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
Real Decreto-ley 3/2020, de 4 de febrero, sobre contratación pública y otras materias |
2020-02-05 |
2023-05-25 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Spain |
Law 60/2003, of December 23, on Arbitration |
2003-12-26 |
2015-10-06 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Spain |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2023-02-16 |
– |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
🇸🇪 Sweden
| Country |
Name of the Law |
Date of Implementation |
Last Amendment |
Main Objective |
Level |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act on the Obligation for Public Officials to Report Holdings of Financial Instruments of 2018 |
2018-11-01 |
2020-01-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act on the Registration of Members of the Riksdag’s Financial Interests of 1996 |
1996-06-19 |
2020-01-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act on Registration and Handling of Gifts Received by Members of the Riksdag of 2016 |
2016-11-24 |
2018-05-25 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
The Riksdag Act of 2014 |
2014-06-19 |
2023-09-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Government Offices’ Guidelines for gifts to cabinet ministers of 2008 |
2008-03-18 |
– |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act on Restrictions on the Transfer of Ministers and State Secretaries to Other than State Activities of 2018 |
2018-05-31 |
2020-10-15 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Riksdag Code of Conduct of 2016 |
2017-01-01 |
2022-10-12 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act (1994:260) on Public Employment |
1994-04-28 |
2023-08-01 |
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Freedom of the Press Ordinance of 1949 |
1949-04-05 |
2023-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act of 2009 |
2009-05-20 |
2023-12-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Budget Act of 2011 |
2011-04-01 |
2023-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act (2002:1022) on Audit of Government Activities |
2002-12-05 |
2023-12-31 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Administrative Act of 2017 |
2017-09-28 |
2020-01-01 |
Freedom of Information Laws |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act (2022:818) on the Public Sector Making Data Available |
2022-06-09 |
– |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act with Supplementary Provisions to the EU Data Protection Regulation of 2018 |
2018-04-19 |
2022-07-01 |
Open Data |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Lag (2018:90) om insyn i finansiering av partier |
2018-02-15 |
2020-01-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Municipal Act (2017:725) |
2017-06-22 |
2022-07-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act on State Financial Support to Political Parties (1972) and Amending Act |
1972-12-08 |
2018-07-04 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Election Act (2005:837) |
2005-11-24 |
2022-02-01 |
Political financing |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Law No. 1145 Swedish Code of Statute on Public Procurement |
2016-12-01 |
2022-06-17 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
SFS 2016:1146 Act on Procurement in the Supply Sectors |
2016-12-01 |
2018-06-29 |
Public procurement |
National |
Source |
| Sweden |
Law (2011:1029) on Procurement in the Field of Defense and Security |
2011-11-01 |
2018-05-31 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Ordinance (2020:838) on Adjustment Support for May–July 2020 |
2020-10-16 |
2022-02-07 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Ordinance (2007:1117) with Instructions for the Swedish Competition Authority |
2007-11-29 |
2022-06-03 |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Act (2019:668) on Procurement Statistics |
2020-07-01 |
– |
Public procurement |
EU |
Source |
| Sweden |
Whistleblower Protection Law |
2021-09-29 |
2021-10-28 |
Whistleblower protection |
EU |
Source |
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