Article
11.
The
public
body
or
entity
shall
either
authorize
or
grant
immediate
access
to
the
available
information.
Paragraph
1.
When
it
is
not
possible
to
grant
immediate
access
to
the
information,
as
provisioned
in
the
caption
of
this
article,
the
requested
body
or
entity
shall,
within
20
(twenty)
days:
I
–
inform
the
date,
venue
and
means
to
conduct
the
consultation,
get
document
copies
or
obtain
certificates;
II
–
indicate
the
factual
and
legal
reasons
for
totally
or
partially
denying
the
requested
access;
or
III
–
inform
the
applicant
that
it
does
not
hold
the
requested
information,
refer
him/her
to
the
appropriate
body
or
entity,
or
forward
the
information
request
to
such
body
or
entity,
informing
the
applicant
about
it.
Paragraph
2.
The
term
referred
to
in
Paragraph
1
may
be
extended
for
another
10
(ten)
days,
by
means
of
explicit
justification,
which
shall
be
informed
to
the
applicant.
Paragraph
3.
Without
compromising
the
security
and
protection
of
information,
and
in
compliance
with
the
applicable
legislation,
the
body
or
entity
may
provide
the
applicant
with
means
to
retrieve
the
needed
information
his/herself.
Paragraph
4.
When
access
is
not
authorized
because
the
information
is
totally
or
partially
classified,
the
applicant
shall
be
informed
of
the
existing
possibilities
of
appeal,
as
well
as
the
terms
and
conditions
to
file
it;
and
shall
be
also
notified
of
the
competent
authority
indicated
to
examine
his/her
claim.
Paragraph
5.
The
information
stored
in
digital
format
will
be
delivered
as
such
upon
the
consent
of
the
applicant.
Paragraph
6.
If
the
requested
information
is
available
to
the
public
in
printed,
electronic,
or
any
other
means
of
universal
access,
the
applicant
must
receive
written
notification
of
the
location
and
ways
to
access,
retrieve
or
copy
such
information,
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