! The!informant!rejects!the!request!for!information!in!any!of!the!following!cases:!! 1. The!institution!doesn’t!possess!the!requested!information.! 2. The!requested!information!is!subject!to!the!access!restrictions!imposed!under!this!Law!! 3. The!rejection!of!the!request!needs!to!be!in!writing!and!explained!and!delivered!to!the!applicant! within!the!time!frame!specified!in!article!13!of!this!act.! ! ! Chapter%4:%Exceptions% ! Article%19:!National!security!and!public!order!! ! The!competent!employee!(informant)!needs!to!refuse!to!release!any!information!whose!disclosure!risks! endangering!the!defense!capabilities!and!national!security!of!the!State.!! This!includes:! 1.!Weapons,!tactics,!strategies!and!military!forces,!as!well!as!military!operations!which!aim!to! protect!the!homeland.! 2.!Intelligence!information!utilized,!in!accordance!with!the!applicable!laws,!to!thwart!any!act!of! aggression!or!crime!that!endangers!the!internal!and/or!external!security!of!the!State.! 3.!International!communications,!correspondence!and!treaties!related!to!defense!matters!and! military!alliances.! Article%20:!Information!about!a!Foreign!Party! ! The!competent!employee!shall!refuse!to!disclose!any!information!concerning!a!foreign!State!or! organization!with!which!an!agreement!has!been!concluded!to!keep!this!information!confidential,! provided!that!the!employee!can!prove!the!existence!of!such!an!agreement.! ! Article%21:!Access!to!Information!Over!20!Years!Old! ! The!competent!employee!shall!not!refuse!to!disclose!information!referred!to!in!Articles!(19)!and!(20)!of! this!Law!if!it!is!more!than!20!years!old!and!still!held!by!a!public!institution,!except!in!cases!where!a! decision!by!the!Commissioner!General!to!keep!the!information!confidential!for!a!further!fixed!time! period!is!justified!and!adequately!explained.! ! ! Article%22:!Information!on!Judicial!Investigations! ! 1. Informant!in!public!institutions!is!responsible!for!the!investigation!of!crimes!and!oversight!of!law! enforcement!and!police!action!should!refuse!to!disclose!information!related!to!the! investigation.!! 2. The!public!prosecutor!may!order!disclosure!of!information!of!investigation!of!the!public! prosecution!in!cases!of!corruption!and!public!opinion.! ! Article%23:!Economic%Security%Issues% The!informant!should!refuse!to!disclose!any!information!that!may!risks!causing!material!damage!to!the! economic!interests!of!the!State,!or!undermining!its!ability!to!manage!the!national!economy.! ! Article%24:!Commercial,!financial!and!economic!Secrets!