§ 24. [Repealed - RT I 2007, 12, 66 - entry into force 01.01.2008] Division 3 Expenses Relating to Compliance with Requests for Information § 25. Covering expenses relating to compliance with requests for information (1) A holder of information shall cover the expenses relating to compliance with requests for information unless otherwise prescribed by law. (2) A person making a request for information shall pay up to 0.19 euros per page for printouts and copies on paper starting from the twenty-first page, unless a state fee for the release of information is prescribed by law. [RT I, 30.12.2010, 2 - entry into force 01.01.2011] (3) Holders of information shall cover the expenses relating to compliance with requests for information made by state or local government agencies. (4) Any income received for supplying information for re-use must not exceed the cost of supplying that information for re-use, to which a reasonable depreciation cost may be added which is intended to ensure the sustainability of the service. [RT I, 19.12.2012, 2 - entry into force 29.12.2012] § 26. Exemption from covering expenses A holder of information may exempt a person making a request for information from covering expenses provided for in subsection 25 (2) of this Act if: 1) collection of the expenses is economically inefficient; 2) the person making the request for information needs the information for research work; 3) the person making the request for information needs the information in order to exercise the rights and freedoms of the person or to perform obligations and if the person making the request does not have the financial capacity to cover the expenses. § 27. Procedure for covering expenses (1) A person making a request for information shall pay the holder of information before the information is released. (2) The state fee for the release of information or a document shall be paid before the release of the information according to the rate provided by the State Fees Act. [RT I 2006, 58, 439 - entry into force 01.01.2007] (3) A holder of information is required to issue a receipt concerning the received amounts to the person making a request for information. Chapter 4 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Division 1 Information Subject to Disclosure