Open Meetings & Public Notice Laws

National Laws

Open meetings laws at the national level outside the United States.

Country	Law	Regular Notice	Special Mtg	Public Comment	Closed Topics	Score
Afghanistan	Law on Municipalities of Afghanistan, 2000	7 days	—	—	1	32
Albania	Ligji për vetëqeverisjen vendore	5 days	—	—	7	33
Andorra	Llei qualificada de delimitació de competències dels Comuns	3 days	—	—	7	30
Angola	Lei Orgânica sobre Organização e Funcionamento das Autarquias Locais	5 days	—	—	5	36
Antigua and Barbuda	Barbuda Local Government Act	3 days	—	—	7	30
Argentina ↓ 21 subnational	Constitución Nacional Argentina + Leyes Orgánicas Provinciales	3 days	—	—	7	40
Armenia	Տեղական ինքնակառավարման մասին Հայաստանի Հանրապետության օրենք	3 days	—	Required	6	50
Australia	See 8 subnational laws below ↓
Austria ↓ 9 subnational	Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz und Länder-Gemeindeordnungen	3 days	—	—	7	30
Azerbaijan	Azərbaycan Respublikasının 'Bələdiyyələrin statusu haqqında' Qanunu	7 days	—	—	6	36
Bahamas	Local Government Act	3 days	—	—	7	30
Bangladesh	Local Government (Union Parishad) Act, 2009	7 days	—	—	—	45
Belarus	Закон Рэспублікі Беларусь 'Аб мясцовым кіраванні і самакіраванні ў Рэспубліцы Беларусь'	5 days	—	—	7	23
Belgium	Decreet Lokaal Bestuur / Code de la démocratie locale / Nieuwe Gemeentewet	8 days	—	—	7	41
Belize	Municipal Councils Act / Village Councils Act	3 days	—	—	7	30
Benin	Loi portant organisation des communes en République du Bénin	5 days	—	—	5	36
Bermuda	Municipalities Act	7 days	—	—	7	36
Bolivia	Ley de Gobiernos Autónomos Municipales	3 days	—	—	7	40
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Zakon o principima lokalne samouprave u Federaciji BiH / Zakon o lokalnoj samoupravi RS	5 days	—	—	7	33
Brazil ↓ 27 subnational	Constituição Federal do Brasil / Lei Orgânica dos Municípios	3 days	—	Required	7	55
Bulgaria	Закон за местното самоуправление и местната администрация	7 days	—	—	7	51
Burkina Faso	Code général des collectivités territoriales au Burkina Faso	5 days	—	—	5	36
Canada	See 13 subnational laws below ↓
Cape Verde	Estatuto dos Municípios de Cabo Verde	8 days	—	—	5	39
Cayman Islands	Constitution Order / District Administration arrangements	3 days	—	—	7	30
Chile	Ley Orgánica Constitucional de Municipalidades	3 days	—	—	7	45
China	Organic Law of the Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments	3 days	—	—	4	23
Colombia	Ley Orgánica del Régimen Municipal	3 days	—	Required	7	55
Cook Islands	Island Councils Act 2012	3 days	—	—	1	36
Costa Rica	Código Municipal	2 days	—	—	7	37
Croatia	Zakon o lokalnoj i područnoj (regionalnoj) samoupravi	5 days	—	—	7	48
Cyprus	Municipal Corporation Law	5 days	—	—	7	33
Czech Republic	Zákon o obcích (obecní zřízení)	7 days	—	Required	7	61
Denmark	Lov om kommunernes styrelse	4 days	—	—	6	45
Dominican Republic	Ley del Distrito Nacional y los Municipios	5 days	—	—	7	43
East Timor	Law on Suco Organisation and Functioning (Law No. 9/2016)	5 days	—	—	—	42
Ecuador	Código Orgánico de Organización Territorial, Autonomía y Descentralización	2 days	—	Required	7	52
El Salvador	Código Municipal	5 days	—	—	7	43
Estonia	Kohaliku omavalitsuse korralduse seadus	4 days	—	Required	7	55
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Urban Local Government Proclamation	3 days	—	—	5	33
Fiji	Local Government Act (Cap. 125)	3 days	—	—	1	36
Finland	Kuntalaki	4 days	—	—	7	45
France	Code général des collectivités territoriales	3 days	—	—	2	46
Gambia	Local Government Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Georgia	საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი 'ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის კოდექსი'	3 days	—	Required	6	55
Germany	See 16 subnational laws below ↓
Ghana	Local Governance Act, 2016	21 days	—	—	3	42
Greece	Νόμος Καλλικράτη — Πρόγραμμα Καλλικράτης	5 days	—	Required	7	48
Guatemala	Código Municipal	5 days	—	—	7	43
Guinea	Code des Collectivités Locales Révisé	5 days	—	—	5	36
Guyana	Municipal and District Councils Act	3 days	—	—	7	30
Honduras	Ley de Municipalidades	5 days	—	—	7	43
Hungary	Magyarország helyi önkormányzatairól szóló törvény	5 days	—	Required	7	58
Iceland	Sveitarstjórnarlög	7 days	—	Required	7	56
India ↓ 30 subnational	Constitution of India (73rd Amendment Act, 1992)	15 days	—	Required	—	55
Indonesia	Law No. 23 of 2014 on Regional Government	3 days	—	—	3	36
Iran	قانون تشکیلات، وظایف و انتخابات شوراهای اسلامی کشور و انتخاب شهرداران	3 days	—	—	5	23
Ireland	Local Government Act 2001	3 days	3 days	—	2	36
Israel	פקודת העיריות [נוסח חדש]	3 days	—	—	5	43
Italy	Testo Unico delle leggi sull'ordinamento degli Enti Locali	5 days	—	—	7	38
Ivory Coast	Loi portant organisation des collectivités territoriales	5 days	—	—	5	36
Jamaica	Local Governance Act	4 days	—	—	7	30
Japan	Local Autonomy Act	7 days	—	—	1	47
Jordan	قانون البلديات	3 days	—	—	5	33
Kazakhstan	Қазақстан Республикасындағы жергілікті мемлекеттік басқару және өзін-өзі басқару туралы Заң	10 days	—	—	6	36
Kenya	County Governments Act	7 days	—	—	1	52
Kosovo	Law on Local Self-Government	5 days	—	Required	7	58
Kuwait	قانون البلديات	3 days	—	—	5	33
Kyrgyzstan	Кыргыз Республикасынын 'Жергиликтүү өз алдынча башкаруу жөнүндө' Мыйзамы	7 days	—	—	6	36
Latvia	Pašvaldību likums	3 days	—	Required	7	55
Lebanon	قانون البلديات	3 days	—	—	5	33
Liberia	Local Government Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Liechtenstein	Gemeindegesetz	5 days	—	—	7	33
Lithuania	Vietos savivaldos įstatymas	3 days	—	Required	7	55
Luxembourg	Loi communale	8 days	—	—	7	36
Malawi	Local Government Act	3 days	—	—	5	33
Maldives	Decentralisation Act (Law No. 7/2010)	7 days	—	—	1	42
Malta	Local Government Act	5 days	—	Required	7	43
Mexico ↓ 32 subnational	Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Art. 115	2 days	—	—	4	40
Moldova	Legea privind administraţia publică locală	3 days	—	Required	7	50
Monaco	Loi sur l'organisation communale	3 days	—	—	7	30
Mongolia	Law on Administrative and Territorial Units and Their Governance	10 days	—	—	6	36
Montenegro	Zakon o lokalnoj samoupravi	5 days	—	—	7	33
Morocco	القانون التنظيمي المتعلق بالجماعات	5 days	—	Required	5	56
Mozambique	Lei de Bases das Autarquias Locais	5 days	—	—	5	36
Namibia	Local Authorities Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Nepal	Local Government Operation Act, 2074 (2017)	7 days	—	—	—	45
Netherlands	Gemeentewet	7 days	—	Required	7	61
New Zealand	Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987	5 days	3 days	—	12	45
Nicaragua	Ley de Municipios	5 days	—	—	7	43
Niger	Loi relative à l'organisation et à l'administration du territoire	5 days	—	—	5	36
Nigeria ↓ 37 subnational	Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999	3 days	—	—	6	30
North Macedonia	Закон за локалната самоуправа	5 days	—	Required	7	48
Norway	Kommuneloven	7 days	—	—	7	41
Pakistan ↓ 5 subnational	Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973	7 days	—	—	1	42
Palau	Palau Open Government Act	2 days	—	—	1	38
Panama	Ley de Régimen Municipal	3 days	—	—	7	40
Paraguay	Ley Orgánica Municipal	5 days	—	—	7	43
Peru	Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades	5 days	—	—	7	48
Philippines	Local Government Code of 1991	3 days	—	—	1	46
Poland	Ustawa o samorządzie gminnym	7 days	—	Required	7	61
Portugal	Regime Jurídico das Autarquias Locais	5 days	—	Required	7	43
Qatar	قانون المجلس البلدي المركزي	3 days	—	—	5	23
Romania	Codul administrativ al României	5 days	—	—	7	48
Russia	Федеральный закон 'Об общих принципах организации местного самоуправления в Российской Федерации'	10 days	—	—	6	36
Rwanda	Organic Law governing Local Administrative Entities	5 days	—	—	3	44
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Nevis Island Administration Act / Constitution	3 days	—	—	7	30
San Marino	Legge sulle Giunte di Castello	3 days	—	—	7	30
Saudi Arabia	نظام المناطق	3 days	—	—	5	23
Senegal	Code général des collectivités territoriales	5 days	—	—	5	36
Serbia	Zakon o lokalnoj samoupravi	5 days	—	Required	7	48
Seychelles	Local Government Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Sierra Leone	Local Government Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Slovakia	Zákon o obecnom zriadení	3 days	—	Required	7	55
Slovenia	Zakon o lokalni samoupravi	7 days	—	Required	7	61
South Africa	Local Government: Municipal Systems Act	3 days	—	Required	4	58
South Korea	Local Autonomy Act	3 days	3 days	—	2	56
South Sudan	Local Government Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Spain ↓ 17 subnational	Ley Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local	2 days	—	—	7	42
Sri Lanka	Pradeshiya Sabhas Act, No. 15 of 1987	7 days	—	—	1	42
Sudan	Sudan Local Governance Law	3 days	—	—	5	33
Sweden	Kommunallagen	7 days	—	—	6	51
Switzerland ↓ 26 subnational	Bundesverfassung + kantonale Gemeindegesetze	5 days	—	—	5	51
Taiwan	Local Government Act (地方制度法)	7 days	—	—	1	52
Tajikistan	Қонуни Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон 'Дар бораи мақомоти маҳаллии ҳокимияти давлатӣ'	10 days	—	—	6	26
Tanzania	Local Government (District Authorities) Act	7 days	—	—	3	42
Thailand	Local Administration Act, B.E. 2537 (1994)	3 days	—	—	1	36
Togo	Loi relative à la décentralisation et aux libertés locales	5 days	—	—	5	36
Trinidad and Tobago	Municipal Corporations Act	2 days	—	—	7	27
Tunisia	مجلة الجماعات المحلية	10 days	—	Required	5	59
Turkey	Belediye Kanunu	5 days	—	—	5	46
Uganda	Local Governments Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Ukraine	Закон України 'Про місцеве самоврядування в Україні'	10 days	—	—	7	46
United Arab Emirates	الدستور الدائم لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة والقوانين المحلية للإمارات	3 days	—	—	5	23
United Kingdom	See 4 subnational laws below ↓
United States	Government in the Sunshine Act	7 days	7 days	—	10	38
United States	See 52 US jurisdictions below ↓
Uruguay	Ley Orgánica Municipal (Ley 9.515) + Ley de Descentralización Política (Ley 19.272)	3 days	—	—	7	40
Uzbekistan	Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining 'Davlat hokimiyatining mahalliy organlari toʻgʻrisida' gi Qonuni	10 days	—	—	6	46
Vanuatu	Municipalities Act (Cap. 126)	3 days	—	—	1	36
Venezuela	Ley Orgánica del Poder Público Municipal	3 days	—	—	7	40
Vietnam	Law on Organisation of Local Government, 2015	5 days	—	—	1	29
Yemen	قانون السلطة المحلية	3 days	—	—	5	23
Zambia	Local Government Act	7 days	—	—	5	39
Zimbabwe	Urban Councils Act	5 days	—	—	3	39

Subnational Laws

States, provinces, and other subnational jurisdictions with their own open meetings laws.