A!person!who!obtains!information!legally!classified!as!confidential!is!not!liable!to!prosecution!on! condition!that!the!information!is!not!obtained!by!that!person!acting!in!an!ex!officio!capacity!or!in! another!illegal!manner,!and!that!the!public!is!granted!access!to!the!information!in!question.! ! Chapter%3:%Information%Requests% Article%12:!Submission!of!Request! ! Requests!to!access!information!shall!be!submitted!in!writing!to!the!specialized!public! Informant!either!in!person!or!via!electronic!mail!according!to!the!template!prepared!for!this!purpose! with!a!clear!identification!of!the!information!required.! ! Article%13:!Notification!of!Receipt!of!Request! Upon!receiving!the!request,!the!competent!employee!shall!immediately!notify!the!requesting!party!of! the!date!of!receipt!of!the!request,!the!type!of!information!requested,!and!the!time!required!responding! to!the!request!according!to!the!pre!prepared!template!for!such!a!notification.! ! Article%14:!Response!to!Request! ! 1. The!competent!employee!shall!respond!to!each!request!within!7!days!of!receipt,!a!timeframe! that!may!be!prolonged!by!a!maximum!7!more!days.! 2. If!the!request!entails!the!retrieval!of!a!large!amount!of!information,!or!if!access!to!the! information!involves!consultation!with!a!third!party!or!another!public!institution!the!first!period! may!be!extended!for!an!additional!seven!days.! 3. Non!response!within!the!assigned!periods!in!Para!(1)!and!(2)!of!this!article!shall!be!considered!a! rejection!of!the!request!for!the!purpose!of!appeal.! ! Article%15:!Request!Approval!! 1. The!informant!should!abide!to!enable!the!access!to!information!requested!by!the!applicant! 2. The!informant!should!abide!to!enable!the!applicant!to!receive!part!of!the!requested! information,!if!the!request!requires!more!than!one!kind!of!information!and!part!of!it!falls!within! the!exceptions!set!out!in!this!law.! ! Article%16:!Submission!of!Information! 1. The!informant!should!abide!to!provide!a!copy!of!the!required!information!according!to!the! version!that!the!institution!has.!! 2. Ministerial!council!will!issue!a!system!that!defines!how!the!requesting!party!can!obtain!a!copy!of! the!required!information!including!people!with!special!needs.!! ! Article%17:!Referrals!of!Requests!to!another!Institution! ! 1. The!competent!employee!(informant)!should!with!the!prior!agreement!of!the!requesting!party,! refer!a!request!to!another!institution!if!he!finds!that!the!other!institutions!has!the!information!in! a!more!detailed!way,!or!that!it!has!a!n!alternative!version!of!the!information!if!the!applicant!is! with!special!needs,!as!long!as!the!referral!is!in!accordance!with!the!time!frame!set!in!Para.!(1)!of! article!13!of!this!law.!! 2. The!validity!of!the!time!frame!set!in!article!13!of!this!act!starts!on!the!day!of!the!referral!of!the! request!to!the!other!institute.! Article%18:!Rejection!of!Request!