How to assess applications: guidelines for the authorities
The Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) sets out in law a general right of access to official documents at federal level. It also incorporates measures to protect justified confidentiality interests. If access to a specific document is requested, the entities responsible for processing the application must consider a series of points . Further information about procedural and substantive issues relating to access and mediation proceedings in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act can be found in the FAQs