communication and information that, corresponding to each and every one of the citizens, creates broader opportunities for the construction of their citizenship beyond the recognized freedoms of expression and thought. That access to public information, in a timely, complete, adequate and truthful manner, is an indispensable requirement for the functioning of the democratic system and a fundamental pillar of transparent public management; particularly in access to information necessary to investigate crimes against humanity, human rights violations, crimes of economic damage to the State and acts of corruption. That in this sense, at the proposal of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Delegation, it is appropriate to issue this regulation by fast track, within the framework of Chapter IX of Supreme Decree No. 27230 of October 31, 2003. IN CABINET COUNCIL, DECREE: ARTICLE 1 (OBJECT). The purpose of this Supreme Decree is to guarantee access to information, as a fundamental right of every person and transparency in the management of the Executive Power. ARTICLE 2 (SCOPE OF APPLICATION). The present Supreme Decree is applied in the scope of the Executive Power both centrally and decentralized, autonomous and decentralized; State companies and companies and companies with majority State participation. When the State does not have the majority participation, this Supreme Decree will be applied to the public or private servants that represent it, within the framework of its functions and competences. ARTICLE 3 (PRINCIPLES). The fundamental principles that guide access to public information are the following: PUBLICITY: All information generated and owned by the Executive Branch belongs to the community and is public. People have the right of unrestricted access to it, except for exceptions expressly provided for by applicable laws. Under no circumstances can information regarding the commission of crimes of humanity, human rights violations, corruption in the exercise of public functions and damage to the State be protected under secrecy, reservation or confidentiality. OBLIGATORY: Every entity of the Executive Power has the obligation to deliver the information in a complete, adequate, timely and truthful manner, requested by any person, without inconvenience. GRATUITY: Access to information is free. When reproduction costs exist, they will be covered by the applicant.