8 12. That the Inter-American Commission applauds the progress made by the State in the instant case and the spirit of cooperation between the representative of the victims and the State in relation to the reparations ordered by the Court. 13. That the Inter-American Court appreciates the promulgation and publication of the Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información de la Administración del Estado (Law on Transparency in Public Office and Access to Information on State Administration) which regulates Article 8 of the Political Constitution of Chile and establishes a procedure to secure access to State-held information. Said Law enshrines the right to request and receive information from the State Administration,8 and provides, among other things, for the principles governing the right of access to information, the procedure and requirements to file requests for information, the authorities responsible for processing the requests, the express grounds for secrecy or reserve for which access to information may be partly or whole denied, the classified or secret status of acts or documents, the available remedies, the creation and functioning of the Council for Transparency,9 the procedure for appointment and incompatibility of its members and the procedure for violations and penalties. 14. That based on the information provided by the parties, the Court concludes that the State has fully honored its obligation to adopt, within a reasonable time, the necessary measures to guarantee the right of access to State-held information, in accordance with the general obligation to adopt domestic provisions established in Article 2 of the American Convention on Human Rights, according to operative paragraph 7 of the Judgment. * * * 15. That with regard to the obligation to provide training to public entities, authorities and agents responsible for responding to requests for access to State-held information established in operative paragraph 8 of the Judgment, together with the activities already informed by the State and considered by the Court in the previous Order, Chile stated that the following activities were carried out: 8 Section 10. All persons shall be entitled to request and receive information from any entity of the State Administration in the manner and under the conditions set out in this law. Access to information shall comprise the right to access any information contained in acts, orders, records, files, contracts and agreements, as well as any information produced under public budget in any format or support, to the extent permitted by law. 9 Section 31.- The Council for Transparency is hereby created as a public law autonomous Corporation, with legal standing and own assets. The seat of the Council shall be in the city of Santiago; however, it may settle offices throughout the country. The supreme decrees referring to the Council, where no reference to a specific Ministry is made, shall be issued through the Ministry/Secretary of the Presidency. Section 32.- The purpose of the Council shall be to promote transparency of public acts, monitor compliance with the rules and regulations governing transparency and publicity of the information produced by the entities of the State Administration, and secure the exercise of the right of access to information.

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