Freedom of Information Act Art. 11 152.3 Consultation 1 Should an application be made for access to official documents which contain personal data, and which the authority is considering granting, it shall consult the person concerned and afford him the opportunity to submit comments within ten days. 2 The authority shall then inform such consulted person of the position it intends to take concerning the application for access. Art. 12 Decision of the Authority 1 The authority shall make a decision as soon as possible and in any case no later than 20 days after receipt of the application. 2 The deadline may, under exceptional circumstances, be extended by 20 days, should the application for access concern a large number of documents or documents which are complex or difficult to obtain. Should an application concern official documents containing personal information, the deadline shall be extended for the required period. 3 Should an application concern official documents containing personal information, the authority shall suspend access until the legal situation has been clarified. 4 The authority shall inform the applicant, with summary grounds, of any extension of the deadline, limitation or refusal of access. Information concerning the limitation or denial of access, as well as the grounds therefor, shall be conveyed in writing. Art. 13 1 Mediation A request for mediation may be filed by any person: a. whose access to official documents has been limited, deferred or refused; b. whose application was not decided by the authority within the deadline; c. who was consulted pursuant to Article 11, should the authority intend granting access contrary to his wishes. 2 The request for mediation must be filed in writing with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner within 20 days of receipt of the decision from the authority or the date of the authority’s failure to comply with the deadline. 3 Should mediation succeed, the matter is deemed to have been settled. Art. 14 Recommendation Should mediation fail, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner shall provide the participants to the mediation proceedings with a written recommendation within 30 days of receipt of the request for mediation. 5