Institutions Guaranteeing Access to Information : OECD and MENA Region Thanks to comparative tables and precise examples this report offers an overall picture of the institutions guaranteeing access to information (IGAI) in OECD member countries. While it does not provide a comprehensive analysis of each of these institutions it examines the legislation the composition and operation of the IGAIs as well as their missions regarding the spontaneous disclosure and appeals following access to information requests. Similarly the report carries out an overall analysis of the access to information legislation of Jordan Lebanon Morocco and Tunisia and of the legal and practical context of their IGAIs. In particular it offers ways to make the implementation of this legislation more effective at a time when these countries’ citizens are very keen on increased access to information.