Развојна банка на Северна Македонија АД Скопје

Free access to public information

Development Bank of North Macedonia AD Skopje

address: 26 “Dimitrie Chupovski” Str.,
1000 Skopje
Republic of North Macedonia

phone: 02/3115-844, 02/3114-840

web site: www.mbdp.com.mk

Official for mediation with information:
Vesna Veljanovska, Chief of Cabinet
e-mail: info@mbdp.com.mk

Guidance for initiating a procedure for access to public information

The procedure for exercising the right to free access to public information is as follows:

Oral or written request

The applicant may apply for access to the information in an oral, written, or electronic manner.

The applicant is obliged to state in the application the manner of further communication with the holder of the information, whether in oral, written, or electronic format.

Each applicant, based on the application, shall have the right to access the information held by the holder of the information, by means of insight, transcript, photocopy, or electronic record.

Oral request

If the applicant requests access to information by means of an oral request, the holder of the information shall be obliged to provide the applicant with access to the information, in such a way that the applicant shall have sufficient time to become familiar with its content, regarding which the information holder shall compile minutes, unless the information is classified information pursuant to the Law.

If the holder of the information responds positively to the oral request, it shall, immediately, and no later than five days from the day of submission of the application, enable familiarization with the content of the required information by means of insight or by providing a transcript, photocopy or electronic record of the required information.

If the holder of the information responds negatively to the request or is unable to immediately respond to the request, as well as if the applicant files an oral or written complaint about the manner of familiarization with the information, the official for mediation with information shall be obliged to prepare a decision pertaining to the request wherein he/she shall enter data on the applicant, the date of receipt of the request and notify the applicant about the special request, that is, the required information.

The applicant for information shall be entitled to file an appeal to the Agency for protection of the right to free access to public information against the decision within 15 days from the receipt of the decision.

In case the holder of the information responds negatively to the request or is unable to immediately respond to the request or if the applicant files an oral or written complaint about the manner of familiarization with the information, the procedure upon the oral request shall continue in the same manner as upon the written request pursuant to the Law on free access to public information.

Written request

The holder of information shall decide upon the written request for access to information in a procedure defined by the Law on free access to public information.

As regards any issues arising from the procedure mentioned above that are not regulated by the Law on free access to public information, the provisions of the Law on general administrative procedure shall apply.

Submission of the request

The request for access to information shall be submitted by the applicant to the holder of the information.

The request submitted in an electronic format shall be considered a written request.

Content of the request

The form of the template of the request for access to information shall be prescribed by the director of the Agency for the protection of the right to free access to public information and is available on our website.

The request shall be submitted on this form.

The request shall comprise the name of the holder of the information, the personal name and surname of the applicant for information, and data on the possible representative or proxy, the company, or the legal entity.

In the request, the applicant shall be obliged to state the information he/she wants to become familiar with and the manner of familiarization with the content of the required information (insight, transcript, photocopy, electronic record).

The applicant shall not be obliged to explain the request, but he/she should indicate that it is a request for access to information.

If the subject of the request indicates that it is a request for access to information pursuant to the Law on free access to public information, the holder of the information should obligatorily consider the request pursuant to this Law.

E-portal of the Agency for protection of the right to free access to public information for submission of requests

Within the activities of the IPA 2 project "Transparency and Accountability of the Public Administration", the Agency for Protection of the Right to Access to Public Information created a portal for the easier realization of the right to access to public information and more efficient implementation of the Law on free access to public information i.e.: https://slobodenpristap.mk/. There are instructions on the portal on how to register and submit a request for free access to public information to the holders of information.

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