normative decisions, instructions and guidelines for the interpretation of the law or
setting the framework for an activity, as well as other pieces of information;
b) personal documents**: any information media containing personal data;
c) personal data: information concerning identified or identifiable natural persons,
and containing assessments, value judgments or data covered by limitations on the
respect for private life.
2. For the purposes of this law, the following shall not be deemed to be documents
held by public bodies:
a) personal annotations and other notes, sketches or other records of a similar nature;
b) documents whose production does not arise from the activities of public bodies, in
particular documents with reference to meetings of the Council of Ministers [Cabinet]
as well as the preparation of such meetings.
Article 5
(Internal and external security)
1. Documents containing information such that knowledge thereof is considered likely
to pose a threat or to cause harm to the State's internal or external security shall be
subject to access interdiction or access under authorisation for a period of time [no
longer than] strictly necessary and in accordance with classification in terms of
specific legislation.
2. The documents to which the preceding paragraph applies can be freely consulted,
in terms of the present law, once they have been declassified or once the period of
time provided for their classification has expired.
Article 6
(In camera proceedings)
Access to documents concerning in camera proceedings is regulated by separate
legislation.
CHAPTER II
Right of access
Article 7
(Right of access)
1. Everyone shall have the right to information through access to non-personal**
documents held by public bodies.
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