Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 law requires the information to be open. If after submission of the information by the person the public agency does not consider it commercial secret, the agency shall make the information open and immediately inform the concerned person thereof. The information shall become open in 15 days after the decision is made, unless the person who submitted the information appeals the agency’s decision in a higher administrative agency or court before expiration of that term. In this case the person shall immediately inform the agency about the appeal. 4. Any person may appeal the decision to consider information as a commercial secret in a higher administrative agency or court. 5. A public agency shall enter into public register the records regarding any request for commercial information submitted by a third person or another public agency, including the date of request and name/title and address of the requester. Article 273. Professional secret Professional secret means any information that constitutes personal or commercial secret of a person or organization, which became known to another person in the course of execution of his professional duties. No information that does not constitute personal or commercial secret of a person or organization shall be considered a professional secret. Article 274. State secret Information constituting a state secret shall be defined by the legislation on state secret. Article 28. Access to public information Public information shall be open, unless otherwise prescribed by the law, or except for information that constitutes state, commercial, or personal secret. Article 29. Executive privilege Names of the public servants (except for political officials) participating in the preparation of a decision by an official shall be protected from disclosure by means of the executive privilege. Article 30. The decision designating public information to be classified The decision designating public information to be classified may be rendered if law provides express requirement to protect such information from disclosure, establishes concrete criteria for such protection, and provides exhaustive list of classified information. Article 31. Term for keeping public information classified 1. Unless otherwise prescribed by applicable legislation, professional and commercial information shall be kept classified for an unlimited term. Commercial secret shall be Page 11 of 54