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Requesting Public Interest Information

Information published ex officio

The University communicates certain information ex officio, in accordance with Law 544/2001 on free access to information of public interest. It can be accessed directly on the University website, through the following links: List of public interest information communicated ex officio, under art. 5 of Law no. 544/2001:

  1. The legal acts governing the organisation and functioning of the University of Bacău;
  2. The organisational structure, the responsibilities of the departments, opening hours and office hours;
  3. The names of the University's management and of the persons responsible for disseminating public information;
  4. The University's contact details: name, headquarters, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address and website address;
  5. The financial sources, the budget and the balance sheet;
  6. The University's own programmes and strategies;
  7. List of documents of public interest;
  8. List of categories of documents produced and/or managed, according to the law;
  9. The ways of challenging the university's decision if a person considers that their right of access to the requested public interest information has been infringed.

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON REQUEST

Requests for information are received:

  • by the staff of the University Registry, the Chief Secretary of the University of Bacău, the Chief Secretaries of the faculties and the General Chancellor of the University;
  • at the Registry of the University of Bacău, if the request for information is made in writing.

If the request is made verbally, the information is provided on the spot, if possible, or the applicant is advised to submit a written request where the complexity of the information requires it.

For requests made in writing, on paper or electronically (e-mail), the applicant will receive a written confirmation containing the date and registration number of the request.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO RECEIVE A REPLY?

  • Media representatives who have requested information verbally will receive a reply within 24 hours at most, unless they have been advised to submit a written request.
  • If the information has already been communicated ex officio in one of the forms set out in art. 5 of Law no. 544/2001, the applicant is informed of this immediately, and no later than 5 days, together with the source where the requested information can be found.
  • If the requested information is of public interest, you will receive a reply, in the format you specified (e-mail, fax or in writing), within 10 days.
  • If, because of the complexity of the documentation, preparing the information takes longer, the applicant will be informed of this, and the information may be communicated no later than 30 days from the date of the request, with the applicant being informed.
  • If the requested information is identified as being exempt from free access, the applicant is informed of this within 5 days of the request being registered at the University Registry.

HOW CAN THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION BE CHALLENGED?

According to art. 21 and art. 22 of Law 544/2001 on free access to information of public interest, a person whose rights have been infringed may lodge an administrative complaint with the management of the University of Bacău within 30 days of learning of the explicit or tacit refusal of the staff designated within the institution to apply the provisions of Law 544/2001.

If, after receiving the reply to the administrative complaint, the applicant still considers that their legal rights have been infringed, they may file a complaint with the administrative litigation section of the court in whose territorial jurisdiction they reside or with the Bacău Court.

The complaint must be filed within 30 days of the expiry of the deadline set out in art. 7 of Law 544/2001.

WHICH DATA ARE EXEMPT FROM CITIZENS' FREE ACCESS?

According to art. 12 of Law 544/2001 on free access to information of public interest, the following information is exempt from the free access of citizens provided for in art. 1:

  1. information in the field of national defence, security and public order, if it belongs to the categories of classified information, according to the law;
  2. information on the deliberations of the authorities, as well as information concerning Romania's economic and political interests, if it belongs to the category of classified information, according to the law;
  3. information on commercial or financial activities, if its disclosure infringes the principle of fair competition, according to the law;
  4. information concerning personal data, according to the law;
  5. information on the procedure during a criminal or disciplinary investigation, if disclosure would jeopardise the outcome of the investigation, reveal confidential sources or endanger the life, physical integrity or health of a person as a result of the investigation carried out or in progress;
  6. information on judicial proceedings, if its disclosure would affect the right to a fair trial or the legitimate interest of any of the parties involved;
  7. information whose publication would undermine the measures for the protection of young people.

REQUEST AND COMPLAINT TEMPLATES

The documents can be downloaded, printed, filled in and submitted to the Registry of the University of Bacău