This procedure regulates the method of access to public interest information according to Law no. 544/2001 and the Methodological Norms of February 7, 2002, for the application of Law no. 544/2001 regarding free access to public interest information with subsequent amendments and completions, within the Gorj Public Health Directorate.

The person responsible for the application of Law no. 544/2001 regarding free access to public interest information with subsequent amendments and completions, at the level of the Gorj Public Health Directorate, is Pitian Elena, inspector within the Public Relations Department.

Authorities and public institutions are obliged to respond in writing to requests for public interest information 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 will be communicated to the applicant within a maximum of 30 days, provided that the applicant is notified in writing about this fact within 10 days.

The deadlines for responding to applicants for public interest information are calculated from the date of registration of the request and the day from which the deadline starts to run, nor the day it is fulfilled, are not included in the calculation. When the last day of a deadline falls on a non-working day, the deadline is extended until the next working day.

Regarding personal data collected by the Gorj Public Health Directorate, it is processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) no. 679/2016 on Personal Data Protection, the purpose of processing such data being that set by fulfilling the duties and legal obligations established by Law no. 544/2001 regarding free access to public interest information, with its subsequent amendments and completions.

More information regarding the policy of the Gorj Public Health Directorate in relation to personal data processing, as well as the data protection officer within the institution, can be found on the institution's website https://dsp-gorj.centruldecalcul.ro/, in the section "https://dsp-gorj.centruldecalcul.ro/protectia-datelor-cu-caracter-personal-gdpr/"