Views and opinions with regard to implementation of law given by public authorities, either at request of a person or expressed through individual decisions, are unquestionably very important information for which there is the public interest. This is why this has to be made available to all, even without explicit request. This is binding by provisions about publication of information booklets from Article 39. of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance, as well as point 2. paragraph 2. point 11) of the Guide for Publication of Information Booklet of State Bodies ("Official Gazette of RS " No. 57/05), according to its provisions, issued opinions of authorities, made decisions, appeals and similar are obligatory contained in Information Booklet of a state body.
Acting of a state body in accordance with these legal obligations and publication of said types of information in its Information Booklet and its regular update as per provisions of the Guide, the question of abuse of information obtained for commercial proposes by publishing houses and public journals, as a requester of information, would be pointless. At the same time, the principle of equality of access to information of public importance would be adhered to.
(Abstract, Commissioner's Response to a public authority No. 011-00-7 /2006-03 dated 29.03.2006)