Does the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance pertain to Belgrade University and to the other institutions performing educational activity according to the Law on Public Services and Special Laws?

The government body within the meaning of the Art. 3 of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance ("Official Gazette of the RS" No.120/04), aside from being a government body, is also a legal entity, established or financed in full or mostly by the government authority.

Pursuant to that, Universities and other educational establishments founded by the Republic and being finances fully or mostly from the budget of the Republic of Serbia, are public authorities within the meaning of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance, and this Law does apply to them.

(The answer is contained in the letter sent to a government body, no. 011-00-12/2005-03 of 18.10.2005.)