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Walloon Parliament
Doc. 760 (2026-2027)
Submitted
Wallonia approves European treaty on access to public documents
Official title: Projet de décret portant assentiment, en ce qui concerne les matières dont l'exercice a été transféré par la Communauté française à la Région wallonne, à la Convention du Conseil de l'Europe sur l'accès aux documents publics, faite à Tromsø le 18 juin 2009
Status: The proposal has been submitted and is waiting to be considered by parliament. (parliament: ‘Tabled’)
In plain language
- The Walloon Parliament approves the Tromsø Convention, which governs access to official documents for powers transferred from the French Community.
- This affects anyone requesting documents from the Walloon public authorities, as well as the regional public services themselves.
- You gain an internationally recognized right to inspect or receive official documents, with refusals strictly limited and formally justified.
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How parliament voted
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