23.1. When the information owner lacks the required information, he should determine the respective
information owner and forward the request to him without delay, i.e. within 5 working days with
notifying the requestor accordingly.
23.2. Information owners envisaged by Articles 9.1.2. and 9.3 hereof, may not to forward the request
as appropriate, providing that they notify the requestor on the lack of this information without delay, i.e.
within 5 working days.
Article 24. Term of Execution of the Request for Information
24.1.
Request for information is executed as soon as practicable, but not later than in 7 working days.
24.2. If this information looses its efficiency in this period, the request should be processed
immediately or, if impractical, not later than in 24 hours.
24.3. In cases of convincing threat to life, health or freedom of a person, the information requiring
certain time for search and prepare should be presented within 48 hours (except for holydays and weekends).
24.4. If the request is incomplete or inaccurate, the official should inform the requestor on identified
deficiencies within 5 working days.
24.5. The term of execution of the request for information as provided by the present Law starts on the
working day following the date of registration of the request.
24.6. In cases provided by Article 24.4 hereof the period of execution of the request starts on the
working day following the date of resubmission of the adjusted request, and in cases provided by Article
23.1 hereof the time for consideration of the request starts on the working day following the date of
receipt of the request by the respective information owner, rather than the date of the first entry.
Article 25. Extension of the Term of Execution of the Request for Information
25.1. If the information owner receives overmuch requests and therefore needs the additional time for
preparation of the information, or if there is a need to define the essence of the request or to investigate a
lot of documents to clear up the information, the information owner may extend the execution term
provided by the present Law for additional 7 working days.
25.2. Information owner informs the requestor on the extension of the execution period with
specification of the respective grounds within 5 working days.
Article 26. Charge for the Information Access
26.1. The information access is free of charge if the requestor has been familiarized with the
information, rewrote it by hand or copied it by using own technical means, or in other cases without
providing him with a technical support.
26.2.
Access to public information is not chargeable.