Article 2
Applications for access 1. Applications for access to Foundation documents which are not publicly available shall be made in written form, including electronic form and in a sufficiently precise manner to enable the Foundation to identify the documents. 2. The Foundation shall answer initial and confirmatory access applications within 15 working days from the date of registration of the application. 3. In the case of complex or bulky applications, the deadline may be extended by 15 working days. Reasons must be given for any extension of the deadline and it must be notified to the applicant beforehand. 4. If an application is imprecise, as referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the Foundation shall ask the applicant to provide additional information making it possible to identify the documents requested; the deadline for reply shall run only from the time when the Foundation has this information. 5. Any decision which is partly negative shall state the reason for the refusal based on one of the exceptions listed in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.