(3) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the parties in judicial, administrative or other statutory proceedings, the information availability to which has been laid down by a special regulation. (4) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the information entailing the obligation of confidentiality, in accordance with the act regulating the security and intelligence system of the Republic of Croatia. (5) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the information constituting classified information owned by international organisations or other countries, or to classified information of public authorities created or exchanged within the scope of cooperation with international organisations or other countries. Harmonisation with European Union regulations Article 2 This Act contains provisions that have been harmonised with the following European Union regulatory documents: – Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information, – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. Objective Article 3 The objective of this Act is to enable and ensure the exercise of the right of access to information guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, as well as of its re-use, to natural and legal persons through openness and the public nature of the actions of public authorities. Gender neutrality of terms Article 4 Any terms used in this Act and the regulations passed pursuant to it, which bear gender connotations, regardless of whether they have been used in male or female gender, shall be understood to cover equally both male and female gender. Definitions Article 5 Individual terms used in this Act shall have the following meanings: 2