In any of the cases established in this article, the officials responsible for classifying the information are the heads of the department or the officials named by the head. After secret information has been classified for five years, any individual can request this information, which will be released if the head of the respective department declares that this will not put the security of the people involved, the territorial integrity or the existence of the democratic regime at risk. If the request is denied, the head must explain in writing the reason(s) for retaining the information as classified and the estimated duration of its retention. The same previous rules apply for requesting an extension for the deadline of providing the information. The document declaring that the information will remain classified shall be given to the Council of Ministers, who can declassify the information. The requested document shall also be relayed to the ordinary commission mentioned in Article 36 of Law 27479 ten days after its pronouncement. The procedures established in this paragraph do not prohibit Congress from accessing the classified information at any time according to what Article 15-C of the present law establishes. Article 15A Exemptions to the Law: Reserved Information The right of Access to Public Information is not exercisable when the information is classified as reserved. The following cases are related to this exemption: 1. Information whose declassification would endanger territorial integrity or the survival of the democratic regime due to national security reasons regarding the internal realm. Consequently all information that prevents and fights crime in the country is considered reserved only in the following cases: a. Plans of police and intelligence operations related to fighting terrorism, drug trafficking, criminal organizations, as well as memos and other communiqués that refer to them. b. Information that would jeopardize ongoing police investigations within the limits of the law, including reward systems, effective collaboration, witness protection and the interception of communications under the law. c. Defense and security plans of police stations, penitentiaries, local premises and areas for the protection of dignitaries as well as memos, communiqués and all information related to them. d. The movement of personnel that could endanger the life and integrity of the people involved or affect the integrity of citizens. e. Arms and logistical material used for special operations and plans for the security and defense of internal order. 2. For National Security reasons and for the efficiency and external actions of the state, all information in the realm of external relations of the state shall be considered classified if its disclosure would create a risk to the security and integrity of the territory and external national defense regarding international negotiations and/or the survival of the democratic system. The exemptions are the following: a. Elements of international negotiations that would damage the negotiation process or alter the adopted agreements if revealed shall not be published, at least during the negotiation process. b. Information that if released officially by the Foreign Relations Ministry would negatively affect diplomatic relations with other countries. c. Official information that refers to the external realm treatment of militarily classified information according to the established Article 15 Section 1. a) of the present law. For the cases mentioned in this article, the people responsible for classifying the information are the heads of the corresponding department or the officials named by them. Once the cause for classification disappears the classified information becomes available to the public. Article 15B Exemptions to the Law: Confidential Information The right to access to information shall not include the following: 1. Information that contains advice, recommendations or opinions produced as part of the deliberative or consulting process before the government makes a decision, 5