Artikel 20(3)

“Each Contracting Party shall designate one or more enquiry points to which requests for information about the above mentioned laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings may be addressed and shall communicate promptly such designation to the Secretariat which shall make it available on request."
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
In Armenia there are no official enquiry points yet to which requests for information about the relevant laws and other regulations could be addressed. There is no information centre either. There is a plan to establish such a centre in 1994-1995. Technical assistance is required.
Phase-out
31 December 1996.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
There are no official enquiry points so far in Azerbaijan to which requests for information about relevant laws and regulations could be addressed. At present such information is concentrated in various organizations.
Phase-out
31 December 1997.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Official enquiry offices which could give information on laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings do not exist yet in Belarus. As far as the judicial decisions and administrative rulings are concerned there is no practice of their publishing.
Phase-out
31 December 1998.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
The process of establishing enquiry points has begun. As far as the judicial decisions and administrative rulings are concerned they are not published in Kazakhstan (except for some decisions made by the Supreme Court), because they are not considered to be sources of law. To change the existing practice will require a long transitional period.
Phase-out
1 July 2001.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
It is necessary to establish enquiry points.
Phase-out
31 December 1995.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
The Federation and the Republics constituting Federation.
Description
No official enquiry points exist in the Russian Federation as of now to which requests for information about relevant laws and other regulation acts could be addressed. As far as the judicial decisions and administrative rulings are concerned they are not considered to be sources of law.
Phase-out
31 December 2000.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
In Slovenia there are no official enquiry points yet to which requests for information about relevant laws and other regulatory acts could be addressed. At present such information is available in various ministries. The Law on Foreign Investments which is under preparation foresees establishment of such an enquiry point.
Phase-out
1 January 1998.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
There are no enquiry points yet in Tajikistan to which requests for information about relevant laws and other regulations could be addressed. It is only a question of having available funding.
Phase-out
31 December 1997.
Sector
All energy sectors.
Level of government
National.
Description
Improvement of the present transparency of laws up to the level of international practice is required. Ukraine will have to establish enquiry points providing information about laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings and standards of general application.
Phase-out
1 January 1998.