3. Information must be provided for citizens in timely, transparent and convenient methods,
in compliance with orders and procedures regulated by the laws.
4. The right to access to information shall be restricted in compliance with the laws and if it
is deemed necessary to protect the national defense, national security, social order and safety, social
ethics, and public health.
5. Exercise of the right to access to information of citizens must not infringe upon the
interests of the nation, the people, the legitimate rights and obligations of agencies, organizations
and individuals.
6. The Government shall create favorable conditions for persons with disability, people living
in mountainous areas, islands, areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties to exercise the
right to access to information.
Article 4. Subject of the right to access to information
1. Citizens shall exercise the right to access to information as prescribed by this Law.
2. A person losing their civil acts capacity shall request information via his/her
representative by law.
A person having difficulty in being aware of or controlling his/her acts shall request
information via his/her guardian.
3. A person under 18 years old shall request information via his/her representative by law,
except otherwise prescribed by law on children and other laws.
Article 5. Information accessible for citizens
Citizens shall have the right to access to information held by state agencies, except for
inaccessible information as regulated in Article 6 of this Law; or information accessible for citizens
upon condition as regulated in Article 7 of this Law.
Article 6. Information inaccessible for citizens
1. Information classified as state secrecy, including important information in politics,
national defense, national security, foreign affair, economics, sciences, technology and other fields
as regulated by law.
When classified information is declassified, citizens shall have the right to access them under
the provisions of this Law.
2. Information which, if published, can cause harm to state interests, cause bad effect to
national defense, national security, international relationship, social order and safety, social ethics,
social health; likely to cause serious damage to lives, life and property of individuals; information
classified as work secrecy, information about internal meetings of state agencies, documents
created by state agencies for internal works.
Article 7. Information accessible for citizens upon condition
1. Information related to business confidentiality shall only be accessible upon consent of
the business owner.
2. Information related to privacy, individuals’ secret shall only be accessible upon consent
of such person, information with regard to family’s secret shall only be accessible upon consent of
each member of the family.
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