sketches, working materials stored in magnetic or electronic form as a sound or voice, any form of optical or visual recordings, and portable equipment for automatic data processing by installed or transferrable memories for electronic data storage (hereinafter “the document”); 1.4. The applicant of a document - any natural or legal person, without discrimination on any grounds, under principles and conditions established by the present Law and other Law (hereinafter “the applicant”). 1.5. Ombudsperson - the independent institution established under the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo. CHAPTER II PROCESSING OF APPLICANTIONS Article 4 The right of access to documents 1. Any applicant of document shall have the right of access to documents of the public institutions, complying with principles, conditions and limitations established under the Law. 2. Documents shall be made accessible to the public based on a direct request, either following a written application or in electronic form, with exception to information restricted by Law. 3. Applications of the applicants for access to public documents, submitted in any way permitted with the provisions of previous paragraph of this Article, by the public institution to which the applicant addresses, shall be treated as equal and official. 4. Public documents received from the applicant can not be used for denigration, propagandistic and commercial purposes. Article 5 Unit/responsible officer for communication with citizens 1. All public institutions shall be obliged to assign units or officers who will be responsible for receiving and conducting an initial review of applications for access to documents. 2. All applications for access to documents shall be addressed to the public communication units or officers of the authority concerned. 3

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