Article 16. Rights and obligations of state bodies in the sphere of public control

State bodies shall have the right:

to receive information from the subjects of public control about the implementation of public control and its results;

to send justified objections to the subjects of public control regarding the proposals and recommendations specified in the final documents prepared based on the results of public control;

to post information on issues of public control over the activities they carry out on their official websites, as well as in the mass media;

to initiate the holding of public control.

State bodies may also have other rights in accordance with the legislation.

State bodies shall:

provide information about their activities concerning the public interest to the subjects of public control in the cases and procedures established by the legislation;

review the appeals and inquiries sent by the subjects of public control in the manner and terms established by the legislation, and provide answers to the appeals and the requested information, with the exception of information constituting state secrets or other secrets protected by the law, or information the transfer of which may threaten public order and the lives of citizens;

review the proposals and recommendations, as well as the final documents and materials, sent by the subjects of public control.

State bodies may also have other obligations in accordance with the legislation.