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Personal information likely violate privacy and dignity of a person;
Also, an organization can refuse to disclose commercial and confidential information if:
a- The information was obtained through a third party and if their disclosure can constitute a
release of confidential information which is subject to prosecution;
b- The information was confidentially received form a third party and if it contains
commercial or industrial secrets or if its disclosure will seriously prejudice the
commercial or financial interests of a third party;
c- The information was confidentially obtained from a state or an international organization
and if their disclosure can prejudice relations with that state or international organization.
Article 17: A public body or assimilated structure is not obliged to respond to requests for
information that are manifestly imprecise, a nuisance or which have been recently responded to
following a request from the same person.
A request is considered imprecise if it does specify the information requested or contains very
unspecific description of the information.
A request is considered a nuisance if related to information that has been previously provided to
the requestor or deemed to be known by him/her by virtue of his/her function or profession
Chapter V: Protection of the right of access to information
Article 18: Following a denial of access and an unsuccessful appeal through hierarchy, the
aggrieved requestor can make an informal appeal to the Ombudsman in accordance with the
provisions of article 127 and following of the Constitution. This appeal procedure can be
exercised within two months following denial of access.
Article 19: An aggrieved requestor whose internal appeal fails can also lodge an appeal to the
President of the Court of First Instance or the Magistrates Court in the jurisdiction of the accused
organization.
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