5. Date of application. The request referred to in paragraph 1 may be made by mail. The request may be made in the form of electronic transmission after authenticated by a certification authority of electronic signature. Article 11 申請之方式或要件不備，其能補正者，政府機關應通知申請人於七日內補 正。不能補正或屆期不補正者，得逕行駁回之。 The government agency shall notify the applicant to correct the request within seven days if it is remediable. The government agency may disallow the request without consulting anyone if it is not remediable or not corrected before the deadline. Article 12 政府機關應於受理申請提供政府資訊之日起十五日內，為准駁之決定；必要 時，得予延長，延長之期間不得逾十五日。 前項政府資訊涉及特定個人、法人或團體之權益者，應先以書面通知該特定 個人、法人或團體於十日內表示意見。但該特定個人、法人或團體已表示同意 公開或提供者，不在此限。 前項特定個人、法人或團體之所在不明者，政府機關應將通知內容公告之。 第二項所定之個人、法人或團體未於十日內表示意見者，政府機關得逕為准 駁之決定。 Within fifteen days of receiving the request for government information, the government agency shall determine whether to approve such a request; the time may be extended for no longer than fifteen days if necessary. If the information referred to in paragraph 1 involves the right of a particular person, legal person or group, the government agency shall notify the particular person, legal person or group to make a comment within ten days, except that the particular person, legal person or group had agreed to provide or make available to the public. If the location of the particular person, legal person or group referred to in paragraph 2 is unknown, the government agency shall announce the content of notification in public. If the particular person, legal person or group referred to in paragraph 2 make no comment within ten days, the government agency shall determine without consulting anyone. Article 13 政府機關核准提供政府資訊之申請時，得按政府資訊所在媒介物之型態給予 申請人重製或複製品或提供申請人閱覽、抄錄或攝影。其涉及他人智慧財產權 或難於執行者，得僅供閱覽。