Article 14: Access to documents and information in the possession of public bodies and/or
affiliated structures is free.
However, considering the nature and size of the document, the requestor may be asked to pay an
amount that does not exceed the actual cost of the copies or photocopies of the document. A
decree of the minister of finance will set fees and payment procedures.
Article 15: All public bodies and affiliated structures must in the general interest, publish and
widely disseminate key information in the following non-exhaustive domains, in an easily
accessibly manner at least once a year:
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The description of the organization, its functions, its obligations and funding;
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Detailed information about the services it offers to the public;
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All specific procedures available to citizens to make requests or complaints
about the actions of the organization or its failure to meet its obligations, as
well as a resume of all requests, complaints, and other direct actions brought
by citizens and responses provided by the organization or affiliated structure;
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A guide with necessary information on how the organization preserves data,
the types and form of information it holds, categories of information it
publishes and procedures to follow to make a request for information;
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A description of the powers and duties of top officials and decision-making
process;
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All the provisions, policy guidelines, rules, guides or manuals on how the
organization carries out its functions;
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The contents of all its decisions and or policy guidelines adopted which have
effects on citizens, as well as the reasons for these choices and all authorized
interpretations of these decisions and all information related to their context;
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