Article 6. Possessor of information

§ Possessor of information may be represented by a citizen (legal entity), legal entity, the Russian Federation, subject of the Russian Federation, municipal formation.

§ On behalf of the Russian Federation, subject of the Russian Federation, municipal formation, the legal competence of the possessor of information shall be ensured by the state authorities and local self-government bodies respectively within their competence established by the corresponding normative legal acts.

§ Unless otherwise provided by federal acts, the possessor of information shall have the right:
1) to permit or restrict access to information, determine the procedure and terms of this access;
2) use the information, as well as to distribute it at his own discretion;
3) transmit information to other persons under contract or on other legally established grounds;
4) protect his rights by legal methods in the case of illegal obtaining of information or illegal usage thereof by other persons;
5) perform other actions with information or permit performance thereof.

§ When exercising his rights the possessor of information should:
1) observe the rights and legal interests of other persons;
2) take measures for information protection;
3) restrict access to the information, if this responsibility is established by federal acts.