Art. 6

(Art. 7 para. 2 FoIA)

1. Where it becomes apparent in the evaluation of an application for access that the public interest in obtaining such access would prejudice a third party’s right to the protection of privacy, the competent authority may, by way of an exception, grant access after having weighed up these interests against one another.
2. The public interest in gaining access shall outweigh the right to privacy where, in particular:
   1. the granting of access to a document serves a specific public interest in obtaining such information, particularly due to important events;
   2. the granting of access serves to protect a specific public interest, and in particular the protection of public order and security and the protection of public health; or
   3. the person whose privacy could be prejudiced by access to an official document has a legal or factual relationship with an authority subject to the Freedom of Information Act which affords him significant benefits.