3) the court or the Inspector have already taken a decision on the same issue and the person (applicant) has not provided any new factual data allowing to appeal against the decision. In that case, the person (applicant) shall be informed of the decision not to examine the complaint (application) within five working days from the date of receipt of the complaint (application); 4) it is impossible to commence the investigation of the complaint (application) due to the shortage of data and when requested, the person (applicant) who has lodged the complaint (application) does not provide the data necessary for the investigation of the complaint (application) or is unable to provide them for objective reasons; 5) a procedural decision has been adopted to institute criminal proceedings in relation to the subject matter of the complaint (application); 6) the person (applicant) withdraws the complaint (application) and informs the Inspector thereof in writing. 10. In the case specified in subparagraph 6 of paragraph 9 of this Article, where a person (applicant) withdraws a part of the claims from his complaint (application), only that part of the complaint (application) from which no claims have been withdrawn shall be examined. 11. In the event that a decision to refuse to examine the complaint (application) is taken, the person (applicant) who has lodged the complaint (application) must be notified of the reasons for such refusal. 12. The investigation of a complaint (application) shall be terminated if circumstances specified in paragraph 9 of this Article transpire in the course of investigation. 13. The Inspector shall examine the complaint (application) received within three months of receipt thereof. 14. If a complaint (application) is justified, the Inspector may take one of the decisions specified in paragraph 2 of this Article. The Inspector shall communicate the decision to the person (applicant) who has lodged the complaint (application), producers and/or disseminators of public information, persons responsible for the content of the media. 15. In cases where a complaint (application) is considered unjustified, the Inspector must provide a reasoned reply in writing to the person (applicant) who has lodged the complaint (application). 16. The decisions of the Inspector, except for the cases specified in paragraph 17 of this Article, shall be published free of charge in the supplement Informaciniai pranešimai to the official gazette Valstybės žinios and on the website of the Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics. In such cases, the operative part of the Inspector’s decision must be forthwith published in the same media wherein the Inspector established the violation. 17. In cases where the publication of the Inspector’s decision may violate the rights and/or legitimate interests of the person or where the person (applicant) who has lodged the complaint (application) does not request to publish the decision, the Inspector’s decision shall not be made public. In such cases, the Inspector’s decision shall only be communicated to the person (applicant) who has lodged the complaint (application) and the producer and/or disseminator of public information who manages the media wherein the violation was established.

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