# Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents

> international treaty on freedom of information, signed on 18 June 2009 in the Norwegian city of Tromsø; first binding international legal instrument to recognize a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities

**Wikidata**: [Q29413225](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29413225)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe_Convention_on_Access_to_Official_Documents)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/council-of-europe-convention-on-access-to-official-documents


## References

1. [Source](https://rm.coe.int/1680084826)
2. [Source](https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/treaty/205/signatures)