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IFG (EN) In force since 1 January 2006

Federal Act Governing Access to Information held by the Federal Government
IFG-EN · official text on Gesetze im Internet — official English translation

🇩🇪 Auf Deutsch lesen (original text)

This is the German Federal Ministry of Justice's own official English translation. The German original linked above is the legally authoritative text.

Sections

• Section 1 — Underlying principles
• Section 2 — Definitions
• Section 3 — Protection of special public interests
• Section 4 — Protection of the official decision-making process
• Section 5 — Protection of personal data
• Section 6 — Protection of intellectual property and business or trade secrets
• Section 7 — Application and procedure
• Section 8 — Procedure when third parties are involved
• Section 9 — Rejection of the application: Legal remedies
• Section 10 — Fees and expenses
• Section 11 — Obligations to publish information
• Section 12 — Federal Commissioner for Freedom of Information
• Section 13 — Amendments to other regulations
• Section 14 — Reporting and evaluation
• Section 15 — Entry into force