Art. 15

(Art. 17 para. 2 FoIA)¹

1. The authority shall waive fees where the cost of collecting them would exceed the fee amount. Fees of less than 100 francs shall not be charged.
2. Costs which result exclusively from meeting the special needs of disabled persons are not factored into the calculation of fees.
3. The authority may waive or reduce fees where it denies an application for access or only grants partial access.
4. If the authority charges a fee for an application for access made by a journalist, it shall reduce this fee by 50 per cent.²