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Supreme Court Case
Supreme Court Callenge to Silence on Anti-Corruption Measures 19 January 2010: Access Info’s legal challenge against the failure of Spain’s Ministry of Justice to respond to citizens’ questions about measures to combat corruption reached the Supreme Court. Access Info is asking the Supreme Court to uphold the right of access
Request Process in the Netherlands
Summary: €75,000 Is "Cost-Price" for Access to the Company Register Request sent to Chamber of Commerce Outcome of request Initial Request: Information Refused. Administrative Appeal: No response - Administrative Silence Time taken to respond The initial request was not received by the Chamber of Commerce. Once it was re-sent the
Request Process in Slovenia
Summary: Company Register Authority Appeals Pro-Transparency Ruling from Information Commissioner in Court Request sent to Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (AJPES) (Click here) Outcome of request Request rejected by AJPES. We appealed to the Information Commissioner, who ruled that the database should
Request Process in Denmark
Summary: The Register Can Be Downloaded Online, But You Need a Danish Electronic ID Request sent to Central Company Register (Click here) Outcome of request The database can be downloaded online but you need a Danish electronic ID number. Time taken to respond 11 working days (deadline is 7 working days).
Request Process in Germany
Summary: A Case of Administrative Silence - No Response to Our Request Request sent to Common register portal of the German Federal States (Click here) Outcome of request Administrative silence (Deadline for responding is 30 calendar days). Time taken to respond N/A Reason for refusal N/A The request was
Request Process in Estonia
Summary: You Must Pay €286,000 for the Company Register Database Request sent to Ministry of Justice Outcome of request Information refused. Time taken to respond 1 day. Reason for refusal Must pay for access. Another law overrides FOI law. The request was sent on 4 November 2013 to the
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