Free and unrestrained access of individuals to any information of public interest constitutes one of the fundamental principles of relations between individuals and public authorities, in accordance with the Constitution of Romania and the international documents ratified by the Romanian Parliament. Any person has the right to request and obtain from public authorities and institutions, under the conditions of Law 544/2001 regarding free access to information of public interest, information of public interest, and public authorities and institutions are obliged to provide individuals, at their request, the requested information of public interest in writing or verbally. Public authorities and institutions are obligated to respond in writing to requests for information of public interest within 10 days, or, as the case may be, within a maximum of 30 days from the registration of the request, depending on the difficulty, complexity, volume of documentary work and urgency of the request. If the time required to identify and disseminate the requested information exceeds 10 days, the response shall be communicated to the applicant within a maximum of 30 days, provided that they are notified in writing of this fact within 10 days. The explicit or tacit refusal of the designated employee of an authority or public institution to apply the provisions of Law no. 544/2001, as well as their negative response, constitutes a violation and entails the disciplinary liability of the guilty party. Against the refusal and the negative response, a complaint may be made to the head of the authority or public institution in question within 30 days from the date the aggrieved person has become aware. If, after administrative investigation, the complaint is found to be justified, the response shall be sent to the aggrieved person within 15 days from the submission of the complaint and shall contain both the information of public interest initially requested and a mention of the disciplinary sanctions taken against the party found guilty. The displayed administrative complaint form, whether against the refusal or the negative response, may be filled out by the citizen, who may request reinstatement of their rights and the provision of the requested information. If a person considers themselves harmed in their rights, they may file a complaint with the administrative litigation section of the tribunal in whose territorial jurisdiction they reside or in whose territorial jurisdiction the headquarters of the authority or public institution is located. The complaint must be made within 30 days from the date of the expiry of the 30-day period for responding. First, in order to exercise the right to file an administrative complaint, the citizen must create an account on the Single Electronic Contact Point platform. After registration or logging into the account, the individual or legal entity enters the platform and searches for the institution they wish to address, in our case the Brăila County Council. Once at the respective institution, the citizen looks for the necessary form to complain about how they were wronged by the institution, which they must download, fill out with the requested data, scan, and then upload again to the platform. Confirmation of receipt of the document and, subsequently, the response will be communicated via the platform, to the email address mentioned in the form.*