Chapter IV
PUBLICIZATION AND USE OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Article 24.- Publicization of statistical information
1. Statistical information collected by the State statistical organizations must be publicized according to schedule, except for statistical information which must be kept secret as prescribed in Article 27 of this Law.
The Government shall specify the time limit, means and scope of publicization of statistical information.
2. Statistical information publicized by competent persons specified in Article 25 of this Law shall have legal validity.
Article 25.- Competence to publicize statistical information
1. The head of the central statistical agency shall publicize statistical information within the system of national statistical indices.
2. The ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the Government, the chief judge of the Supreme People's Court and the chairman of the Supreme People's Procuracy shall publicize statistical information belonging to the branches or domains under their respective management, which is other than statistical information belonging to the system of national statistical indices.
3. The presidents of the People's Committees of the provinces or centrally run cities shall publicize statistical information obtained from the surveys specified in Clause 3, Article 12 of this Law.
Article 26.- Use of statistical information
The citation and use of statistical information must be honest and clearly indicate the sources of such information.
Article 27.- Confidentiality of statistical information
Statistical information which must be kept secret includes:
1. Statistical information associated with the particular names and/or addresses of organizations or individuals, unless the publicization of such information is consented by the concerned organizations or individuals.
2. Statistical information on the list of State secrets.