(a) more than one-half of the income thereof for the last preceding budget year is financed by the State budget, by the budgets of Public Social Insurance or of the National Health Insurance Fund, by the municipal budgets or by any contracting authorities referred to in Item 1 or 3 of Article 7 of the Public Procurement Act; (b) more than one-half of the members of the management or supervisory body thereof are designated by any contracting authorities referred to in Item 1 or 3 of Article 7 of the Public Procurement Act; (c) is subject to managerial control on the part of any contracting authorities referred to in Item 1 or 3 of Article 7 of the Public Procurement Act; managerial control shall be in place where one person may exercise a dominant influence on the activity of another person in any manner whatsoever. "Body governed by public law" shall furthermore be any commercial-corporation medical-treatment facility, whereof more than 30 per cent of the income for the last preceding year are for the account of the State budget and/or the municipal budget and/or the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund. 5. Any facts, information, decisions and data related to economic activity, whose non-disclosure is in the interest of the holders but there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure thereof, may not constitute an "industrial or trade secret". Until proven otherwise, there shall be an overriding public interest in disclosure where any such information: (a) enables citizens to form an opinion and to participate in current discussions; (b) facilitates the transparency and accountability of the entities referred to in Article 3 (1) herein regarding the decisions made thereby; (c) guarantees the legally conforming and expedient fulfilment of the legal obligations of the entities referred to in Article 3 herein; (d) discloses corruption and abuse of power, mismanagement of state or municipal property or other legally non-conforming or inexpedient acts or omissions by administrative authorities and officials in the respective administration, whereby state or public interests, rights or legitimate interests of other persons are affected; (e) disproves disseminated untrue information affecting significant public interests; (f) is related to the parties, the subcontractors, the subject matter, the price, the rights and obligations, the terms and conditions, the time limits and the sanctions specified in any contracts whereto an entity obligated under Article 3 herein is one of the parties. 6. "Overriding public interest" shall be in place where disclosure of corruption and of abuse of power, enhancement of the transparency and accountability of the entities referred to in Article 3 herein is sought through the information requested. FINAL PROVISION § 2. This Act shall supersede: 1. State Council Decree No. 1086 dated 12 July 1977 on Handling of CriticalArticles ([promulgated in the] State Gazette No. 56 of 1977); 2. Articles 14 and 19 and Item 2 of Article 57 (1) of the Proposals, Alerts, Complaints and Petitions Act (promulgated in the State Gazette No. 52 of 1980; amended in No. 68 of 1988). Act to Amend and Supplement the Access to Public Information Act (SG No. 49/2007) SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION

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