Which officials may request a public institution's cooperation on information disclosure materials, and on what condition may they make that request?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file we would read a copy of the written request, the list of materials it names, the name of the institution it was sent to, and any reply that institution sent, since each bears on who asked, of whom, and for what.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the list of officials as closed: only the Secretary-General of the National Assembly, the President of the Court Administration, the Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, the Secretary-General of the National Election Commission and the Minister of the Interior and Safety may make this request, and only where they deem it necessary.
Another reading stresses that the provision describes the request as cooperation, phrased as 'the submission of materials and other assistance', and does not itself say that a public institution must comply, so the file has to show what was actually asked for and how the institution responded.
Your judgment
How could a file show that the official who made the request deemed it necessary, and that the institution asked is the one concerned with the materials named?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to change which officials may make the request or the form of cooperation, or if a decision explains when such a request may be made.