Also accessible are administrative documents or personal data at the request of the concerned
individual without grounds of refusal as privacy, medical secrets or protection of commercial or
industrial secrets being evoked against them.
Private documents are those that carry an opinion or value judgment of a physical, named or
easily identifiable being or documents that carry a description of someone’s behavour in a way
that if disclosed in one way or another would cause him/her prejudice.
Article13: Documents which are not accessible are those which by their very nature or subject
are not administrative or information which if disclosed will compromise the smooth functioning
of the administration, infringe on private life or interest; especially industrial or commercial
secrets.
Documents or information can neither be consulted nor disclosed if they would infringe on:
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The deliberation secrets of the Government and any authority within the scope of the
executive
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National defence secrets
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The conduct of Niger’s foreign policy
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State security, public security/safety or security of persons
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The currency or public credit
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The course of proceedings in courts or preliminary operations of such proceedings,
except where authorization is granted by a competent authority
This restriction applies to all public information whose disclosure is prohibited by law and other
specific regulations
Article 14: The following information or public documents are disclosed only to the persons
concerned, save for the existence of legal provisions to contrary;
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information whose disclosure could infringe on privacy, medical secrets ,commercial and
industrial secrets;
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carrying an opinion or value judgment of a physical, named or easily identifiable person
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carrying the description of someone’s behavior in a way that disclosure could cause him
prejudice
Medical information is accessible only to the person concerned if h/she so wishes or through a
medical officer designated for that purpose and in respect of the provisions of the Public Health
Code.