Article 24 Mutual Cooperation Every public authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina has the duty to assist public authorities in the Entities whenever the application of their respective access to information legislation necessitates their cooperation. Article 25 Responsibility for Application of the Act 1. The Council of Ministers shall take all appropriate measures, including but not limited to the issuing of Decisions, to ensure the proper and effective implementation of this Act. 2. The Council of Ministers shall, within three months of the date of the entry into force of this Act, issue a Decision regulating duplication costs as provided for under Article 16, and shall enter into mutual agreements with the Governments of the Entities in order to give effect to Article 24. Article 26 Relationship with other Laws 1. For the purpose of this Act, the general common principles of administrative law contained in the laws on administration and the laws on administrative procedure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the Republika Srpska shall apply insofar as the same subject matter is not otherwise regulated by this Act. 2. This Act shall not diminish a person’s rights and obligations related to access to information as regulated under the laws on judicial procedure, including rules of evidence, under the laws relating to professional legal privileges, or under the laws on administrative taxes, including taxes for the obtaining of original documents but excluding taxes for the making of a request or the obtaining of a decision. 3. Any contravention of this Act may be subject to sanctions under the administrative laws, criminal laws, laws on minor offenses and under any other applicable legislation in force in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 4. Legislation passed subsequent to this Act that is not specifically aimed at amending this Act shall in no way restrict the rights and obligations contained herein. Article 27 Transitional Provisions 1. For the first three months from the date of the entry into force of this Act, a public authority may claim a 15 day extension of the time limits provided for in Articles 12 and 14(4). If such an extension is claimed, the public authority claiming the extension shall, within the original time limits provided for in those Articles, notify the requester and any interested parties in writing thereof.