3 Section 5 Deferred access An administrative agency may determine in a particular case that access to documents shall not be given until a later stage in the preparation of the case than that stipulated in sections 3 and 4, provided there is reason to believe that the documents available give a directly misleading impression of the case and that access to them could therefore be detrimental to obvious public or private interests. For case documents drawn up by or for the Office of the Auditor General in cases that the said Office is considering presenting to the Storting as part of the exercise of constitutional control, access will not be given until the case has been received by the Storting or when the Office of the Auditor General has notified the administrative agency concerned of the conclusion of the handling of the case, see section 18 second paragraph of the Act of 7 May 2004 No. 21 relating to the Office of the Auditor General. Where significant private or public interests so indicate, access to a document may be deferred until it has reached the person whom it concerns, or until the event at which it is to be made public has taken place. Section 6 Prohibition of discrimination In cases dealt with pursuant to this Act or in other cases where access to information is given, no discrimination may be made between comparable requests for access and no agreement may be made granting any person an exclusive right to information. Where the entity making the request is an administrative agency or an agency owned by the state, this is not a valid basis for discrimination if the purpose of the request is unrelated to the official tasks of the agency. The prohibition in the first paragraph does not prevent the conclusion of agreements granting exclusive rights where such agreement is necessary for the provision of a service in the public interest. The validity of the reason for concluding such agreements shall be reviewed every three years. Agreements on exclusive rights that are concluded pursuant to this paragraph shall be made public. No agreement may be concluded on exclusive rights to information to which the public have a statutory right of access pursuant to provisions of law or regulations. Unless otherwise prescribed by the King in regulations, the provisions of this section only apply to entities encompassed by the EEA Agreement Annex XI point 5k (Directive 2003/98/EC) on the re-use of public sector information. Section 7 Use of public information Information to which access is given pursuant to this Act or to other legislation that gives the public right of access to documents in the public administration may be used for any purpose unless this is prevented by other legislation or the rights of a third party. At entities encompassed by the EEA Agreement Annex XI point 5k (Directive 2003/98/EC) on the re-use of public sector information, any standard licences for the use of public information shall be available in digital format and it must be possible to process them electronically. The King may by regulations provide that the same shall

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