Unofficial translation Amendments as of September 2014 c) to stimulate the formation of opinions and active participation of people in the decision-making activities in a democratic way. Article 3. Legislation on access to information (1) The legislation on access to information is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, international treaties and agreements, to which the Republic of Moldova is party; and includes the present law and provisions of other normative acts, which regulate interactions related to access to information. (2) If there is a discrepancy between international agreements and treaties, to which the Republic of Moldova is party, and provisions in the national legislation, then the prescriptions in international treaties and agreements will be applied. Article 4. Principles of state policy on access to official information (1) Under the present law, any person has the right to seek, obtain and disseminate official information. (2) The exercise of the right provided for in par. (1) of the present article may be restricted for specific reasons, in accordance with international law, including the protection of national security or a person's private life. (3) The exercise of the right provided for in par. (1) of the present article, will not involve in any way discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, creed, sex, opinion, political affiliation, wealth or social origin. Article 5. Subjects of the present law (1) The subjects of the present law are information providers and information seekers. (2) Information providers, that are holders of official information required under the present law to provide such information to applicants, are: a) local and central public authorities - state administration bodies, as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, and namely: Parliament, President, Government, Public Administration, and Judicial Authorities; b) local and central public institutions - organizations founded by the state represented by public authorities that are financed by the state budget, who are responsible for activities of administration, those in social-cultural domains or other non-commercial activities; c) individuals and legal entities that, under the law or contract with public authorities, are empowered to provide some public services and to collect, select, preserve, hold and dispose official information (3) Official information may be requested, under conditions defined in the present law, by: a) any citizen of the Republic of Moldova;