A law that came into force at the beginning of 2006 that guarantees everyone a right of access to official information vis-à-vis the federal authorities. However, there are so many exceptions to the official confidentiality obligations (legal nondisclosure regulations) that access to information about the activities of the authorities in the financial market in particular must be refused. – See BaFin’s 2006 Annual Report, p. 209 f. (presentation of the legal situation; statistics on requests), BaFin’s 2007 Annual Report, p. 225 f. (BaFin may not disclose operational and business secrets or personal data of third parties; actions before the administrative court), BaFin’s 2008 Annual Report, p. 219 (BaFin’s view confirmed by courts), BaFin’s 2009 Annual Report, p. 249 f. (inquiries to BaFin under the Freedom of Information Act), BaFin Annual Report 2010, p. 262 f. (courts force BaFin to produce documents; status of legal situation), BaFin Annual Report 2012, p: 229 ff. (legal uncertainty; lawsuits against BaFin; statistics of inquiries to BaFin); BaFin Annual Report 2013, p. 57 (legal issues; statistics), as well as the respective BaFin Annual Report, chapter “Cross-Sectional Tasks.”
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