The rule enshrined in Art. 268, par. (2) of the Constitution is known as the "principle of open Administration"Princípio da Administração Aberta [Artigo 268º nº 2 da Constituição da República Portuguesa] (in Portuguese). Commission for Access to Administrative Documents. and it is regulated by Law no. 26/2016 (Lei n.º 26/2016, de 22 de AgostoEnglish version of the original Law no. 26/2016, not up to date. Portuguese Parliament.) which also enacts into national law the European Directives no. 2003/4/EC and 2003/98/EC. Art. 15 of this law requires public entities to respond to each request within 10 days and the law's Chapter 3 created an independent watchdog to keep track of compliance with its rules, the Commission for Access to Administrative Documents (Comissão de Acesso aos Documentos Administrativos).
