b) The information being requested.
c) A contact address, preferably email, for communication with the applicant.
d) If applicable, the preferred form of access to the requested information.
3. Applicants are not required to provide grounds for the request to access information.
Nevertheless, they may explain their motives for requesting the information, which may be
taken into account when the decision is made. However, the absence of grounds may not be
the sole reason for rejecting a request.
4. Applicants for information may send their requests to the Public Administrations in any of
the languages that are co-official in the territory where the Administration in question is
located.
Article 18. Causes of inadmissibility.
1. Requests for information shall be denied, providing a substantiated decision, if they:
a) Refer to information that is being drafted, or for general publication.
b) Refer to auxiliary or supporting information, such as the content of notes, drafts, opinion
papers, summaries, internal communications and reports, or exchanged between
administrative bodies or entities.
c) Refer to information which would require a previous action of redrafting in order to be
disclosed.
d) Were sent to a body which does not possess the information, when the competent body is
not known.
e) Are manifestly reiterated or have an abusive nature which is not justified for the present
Act’s purpose of transparency.
2. If a request is denied due to the cause set forth in 1.d) above, the body that decided on said
denial shall indicate in the decision the body that, in its opinion, has the authority to process
the request.
Article 19. Procedure.
1. If the request refers to information not in the possession of the body to which it is
addressed, said body shall send it on to the competent body, if known, and shall inform the
applicant of this situation.
2. When the request does not sufficiently identify the information sought, the applicant shall
be asked to specify this within ten days, stating that, if this is not done, the request shall be
considered withdrawn, and the period for providing a decision shall be suspended.
3. If the information requested could affect the rights or interests of third parties, duly
identified, a period of 15 days shall be granted for them to present the arguments they deem
appropriate. The applicant shall be informed of this, as well as of the suspension of the period
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