3. The head of the public authority is entitled to further extend the period mentioned in subsection (B), in a fully annotated decision sent to the applicant within the above-mentioned period, whether because of the extent or complexity of the requested information. The additional extension shall not exceed the obligatory period for the above-mentioned reasons, and in any event shall not exceed 60 days. 4. If the public authority has decided to provide the information to the applicant, the decision shall be carried out within a reasonable time under the circumstances, but no later than 15 days, unless the person responsible determines, due to extraordinary circumstances, that the decision shall be implemented at a later time; the authority shall notify the applicant where and when the information shall be made available to him. 5. The information shall be made available to the applicant in the form it is kept by the public authority. The public authority is not obliged to process the information according to the needs of the applicant; if the information is computerized, it shall be produced for the applicant through the means customarily used by the authority. 6. In the event that the public authority decides to reject the request, whether completely or partially, the applicant shall be notified in writing, including an explanation listing the reasons for the decision, and shall inform the applicant of his right to appeal the decision, under the instructions of Section 17. 8. Rejection of requests in certain cases A public authority is entitled to reject a request for information in any of the following cases: 1. Fulfilling the request requires an unreasonable allocation of resources; 2. The information was created or obtained by the public authority more than seven years before the request was filed, and locating the information is materially difficult; 3. After a reasonable effort has been made, the public authority discovers that the information cannot be located, or is no longer in its possession; 4. The information has already been published and made public knowledge, or is already available to the public, whether for payment or for free; In rejecting the request under the stipulations of this paragraph, the public authority shall notify the applicant where he can obtain or gain access to the requested information; 5. The information was created by a different public authority, and referring the applicant to that public authority does not make obtaining the information an unreasonable burden; in rejecting a request under the stipulations of this paragraph, the public authority shall refer the applicant to the public authority where the information was created. 9. Information which must not be provided, or which there is no obligation to provide 1. A public authority shall not provide information in any of the following cases: 1. Information, the disclosure of which may harm state security, its foreign relations, public safety, or the safety or well-being of a person; 2. Information on matters regarding which the Minister of Defense, for reasons of preserving state security, has specified in an order, with the approval of the joint committee; 3. Information, the disclosure of which constitutes an invasion of privacy, as defined in the Protection of Privacy Law (5741-1981) (hereafter – “the Privacy Law”), unless such disclosure is legally permissible; 4. Information, the disclosure of which is barred by any law. 2. A public authority is not obliged to provide information in any of the following categories: 1. Information, the disclosure of which is liable to disrupt the proper functioning of the