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

The person responsible for the implementation of Law no. 544/2001 on free access to information of public interest 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 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 needed to identify and disseminate the requested information exceeds 10 days, the response will be communicated to the requester within a maximum of 30 days, provided that the requester is notified in writing of this fact within 10 days.

The deadlines for communicating a response to applicants for information of public interest are calculated from the date of registration of the request, and neither the day from which the period begins to run nor the day on which it expires is counted in the deadlines. When the last day of a period falls on a non-working day, the deadline is extended to the first following working day.

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

More information regarding the Gorj Public Health Directorate’s policy on personal data processing, as well as the person responsible for data protection 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/”