The free and unrestricted access of individuals to any public interest information constitutes one of the fundamental principles of the relationship between individuals and public authorities, in accordance with the Constitution of Romania and with international documents ratified by the Romanian Parliament. Any person has the right to request and obtain public interest information from public authorities and institutions, under the conditions of Law 544/2001 regarding free access to public interest information, and public authorities and institutions are obliged to provide individuals, at their request, the public interest information requested in writing or verbally. Public authorities and institutions are obliged to respond in writing to the request for public interest information within 10 days or, as the case may be, within at most 30 days from the registration of the request, depending on the difficulty, complexity, volume of documentary work, and the urgency of the request. If the necessary time to identify and disseminate the requested information exceeds 10 days, the response will be communicated to the applicant within maximum 30 days, provided they are notified in writing about this fact within 10 days. The explicit or tacit refusal of the designated employee of public authorities or institutions to apply the provisions of Law no. 544/2001, as well as their negative response, constitutes a violation and attracts the disciplinary liability of the guilty party. Against the refusal and negative response, a complaint can be filed with the head of the respective authority or public institution within 30 days from when the aggrieved person became aware of the matter. If, after administrative investigation, the complaint is proven justified, the response will be sent to the aggrieved person within 15 days from the filing of the complaint and will include both the initially requested public interest information and mention of the disciplinary sanctions taken against the guilty party. The displayed administrative complaint form, either against the refusal or against the negative response, can be filled out by the citizen, who can request reinstatement of rights and provision of the requested information. If a person considers their rights harmed, 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 is submitted within 30 days from the date of expiration of the 30-day period for formulating the response. First of all, to benefit from the right to file an administrative complaint, the citizen must create an account on the electronic single contact point platform. After registration or logging into the account, the natural or legal person enters the platform and searches for the institution they wish to address, in our case the Brăila County Council. Once they reach the respective institution, the citizen searches for the necessary form to report how they were aggrieved by the institution, which must be downloaded, filled in with the requested data, scanned, and then uploaded again to the platform. The confirmation of receipt of the document and, subsequently, the response will be communicated via the platform, to the email address mentioned in the form.*