Interpretative criteria

One of the functions that Law 19/2013 on transparency, access to public information and good governance attributes to the Transparency Council is to develop uniform interpretation criteria to help clarify the obligations contained in this rule, both those related to active advertising and the management of the right of access to public information.

In this section the interpretative criteria issued by the Council are available, several of them in collaboration with the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

Criterios interactivos
No. Criterion	Year	Date	Title	Affected LTAIBG articles
1/2015	2015	06/24/2015	Obligations of the state public sector to provide information on TPNs and remuneration	15
2/2015	2015	06/24/2015	Application of the limits to the right of access to information	14, 15
3/2015	2015	05/11/2015	Scope of the transparency obligations of private entities	3
4/2015	2015	07/23/2015	Active publicity on the data of the ID and the handwritten signature	8, 15
5/2015	2015	10/14/2015	Responding to complex or voluminous requests for information	20
6/2015	2015	11/12/2015	Causes of inadmissibility of requests for information: auxiliary or supporting information	18.1.b)
7/2015	2015	11/12/2015	Causes of inadmissibility of requests for information that require a reprocessing for their disclosure	18.1.c)
8/2015	2015	11/12/2015	Application DA 1st on special regulations of the right of information	DA.1.2
9/2015	2015	11/12/2015	Action of the organ or unit when requesting information already subject to active publicity	22.3
1/2016	2016	02/17/2016	Complaint to the Council against the rejection of a request for access to information by silence	20, 23, 24
2/2016	2016	05/07/2016	Information relating to the agendas of public officials	15
3/2016	2016	07/14/2016	Causes of inadmissibility of requests for information. Request for repetitive or abusive information	18.1.e)
1/2019	2019	09/24/2019	Damage to economic and commercial interests (Article 14.1h) of the Transparency Act	14.1.h)
2/2019	2019	12/20/2019	Active advertising: concept and nature	5, 6, 7, 8
3/2019	2019	12/20/2019	Active advertising: subjective scope	2, 3, 4
1/2020	2020	03/05/2020	Public information of contingent personnel in the AGE and application of art. 19.3 of the Transparency Act	15, 19.3

No. Criterion
- 1/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  06/24/2015
- Title
  
  Obligations of the state public sector to provide information on TPNs and remuneration
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  15
No. Criterion
- 2/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  06/24/2015
- Title
  
  Application of the limits to the right of access to information
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  14, 15
No. Criterion
- 3/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  05/11/2015
- Title
  
  Scope of the transparency obligations of private entities
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  3
No. Criterion
- 4/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  07/23/2015
- Title
  
  Active publicity on the data of the ID and the handwritten signature
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  8, 15
No. Criterion
- 5/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  10/14/2015
- Title
  
  Responding to complex or voluminous requests for information
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  20
No. Criterion
- 6/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  11/12/2015
- Title
  
  Causes of inadmissibility of requests for information: auxiliary or supporting information
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  18.1.b)
No. Criterion
- 7/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  11/12/2015
- Title
  
  Causes of inadmissibility of requests for information that require a reprocessing for their disclosure
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  18.1.c)
No. Criterion
- 8/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  11/12/2015
- Title
  
  Application DA 1st on special regulations of the right of information
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  DA.1.2
No. Criterion
- 9/2015
- Year
  
  2015
- Date
  
  11/12/2015
- Title
  
  Action of the organ or unit when requesting information already subject to active publicity
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  22.3
No. Criterion
- 1/2016
- Year
  
  2016
- Date
  
  02/17/2016
- Title
  
  Complaint to the Council against the rejection of a request for access to information by silence
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  20, 23, 24
No. Criterion
- 2/2016
- Year
  
  2016
- Date
  
  05/07/2016
- Title
  
  Information relating to the agendas of public officials
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  15
No. Criterion
- 3/2016
- Year
  
  2016
- Date
  
  07/14/2016
- Title
  
  Causes of inadmissibility of requests for information. Request for repetitive or abusive information
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  18.1.e)
No. Criterion
- 1/2019
- Year
  
  2019
- Date
  
  09/24/2019
- Title
  
  Damage to economic and commercial interests (Article 14.1h) of the Transparency Act
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  14.1.h)
No. Criterion
- 2/2019
- Year
  
  2019
- Date
  
  12/20/2019
- Title
  
  Active advertising: concept and nature
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  5, 6, 7, 8
No. Criterion
- 3/2019
- Year
  
  2019
- Date
  
  12/20/2019
- Title
  
  Active advertising: subjective scope
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  2, 3, 4
No. Criterion
- 1/2020
- Year
  
  2020
- Date
  
  03/05/2020
- Title
  
  Public information of contingent personnel in the AGE and application of art. 19.3 of the Transparency Act
- Affected LTAIBG articles
  
  15, 19.3

Recommendation on agendas of public officials

Recommendation 1/2017 of the Council of Transparency and Good Governance on the publication of the agendas is addressed to members of the Government, secretaries of State and senior positions of the Administration.

The Transparency Act, adopted in 2013, does not expressly oblige public bodies to report on the agendas of those responsible. However, its character of public information is unquestionable.

Recommendation 1/2017 on information on the agendas of public officials (April 2017) (454 KB)