VIII  –  compromise  intelligence  activities,  as  well  as  ongoing  investigations  and   inspections  related  to  the  prevention  and  repression  of  infractions.   Article   24.   The   information   upheld   by   public   bodies   and   entities,   observed   its   scope  and  relevance  to  social  and  State  security,  shall  be  classified  as  top  secret,  secret   or  restricted.   Paragraph   1.   The   maximum   time   frames   of   limitation   of   the   access   to   information,  in  conformity  with  the  classification  in  the  caption  of  this  article,  shall  be   in  force  from  the  date  of  their  production,  and  are  the  following:       I  –  top  secret:  25  (twenty-­‐five)  years;   II  –  secret:  15  (fifteen)  years;  and   III  –  restricted:  5  (five)  years.   Paragraph   2.   Information   that   may   threaten   the   security   of   the   President   or   Vice-­‐President  and  their  respective  family  members  will  be  classified  as  restricted  and   shall  be  kept  under  secrecy  until  the  end  of  the  term  of  office  in  course  or  last  term,  in   case  of  re-­‐election.   Paragraph  3.  As  an  alternative  to  the  time  frames  established  in  Paragraph  1,   the   end   of   the   limitation   time   frame   may   be   determined   by   the   occurrence   of   a   specific   event,   as   long   as   it   happens   before   the   maximum   time   frame   of   the   classification.   Paragraph  4.  The  information  will  be  automatically  disclosed  to  public  access  in   case   the   classification   time   frame   expires   or   the   event   that   determines   its   term   is   consummated.   Paragraph  5.  Information  shall  be  classified  in  a  specific  confidentiality  level,  in   conformity   with   its   public   interest,   and   minimally   limiting   criteria   shall   be   applied,   considering:   I  –  the  severity  of  the  risk  or  harm  to  social  and  State  security;  and   13    

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