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Please find below the lists of indicators that have been used to analyse each law. You can click on each of them and you will get the result for that indicator in each country.

Country	Description	Scoring instructions	Max score	Finding	Points	Article	Comments
Albania	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	13(4) Citizens appropriately registered with the social assistance schemes and persons eligible under the Law No. 10039 of 22.12.2008 On Legal Aid, as amended, receive the information free of charge up to a certain number of pages for each request or to the equivalent value when the information is given in a different format. (5) The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance by way of a joint decision, determine the number of pages, for which information is obtained free of charge, according to point 4 of this Article, along with all exemptions from payment. 10(2) The Right to Information Coordinator has the following powers: (f) verifies instances when information is given free of charge to the citizens, as provided for in point 5, Article 13 of this Law 18(2) The actions and inactions, in accordance with this Law to the extend they do not constitute a criminal offence, are considered administrative offenses and are fined as follows: (l) failure to meet the requirements of point 4, Article 13 of this Law, to provide free of charge information is punishable by 50 000 to 100 000 ALL	The Law provides clear procedures for fee waivers for for impecunious requesters, as well as administrative actions against the failure to apply these waivers.
Australia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	29 Charges (5) Without limiting the matters the agency or Minister may take into account in determining whether or not to reduce or not to impose the charge, the agency or Minister must take into account: (a) whether the payment of the charge, or part of it, would cause financial hardship to the applicant, or to a person on whose behalf the application was made; and (b) whether the giving of access to the document in question is in the general public interest or in the interest of a substantial section of the public. Reg. 8 If an applicant requests access to a document of an agency or an official document of a Minister, the relevant agency or relevant Minister may make either or both of the following decisions: (a) a decision that the applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect of the request for access to the document (b) a decision that the applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect of the provision of access to the document.	S. 29(5). Also, Reg. 8 states that charging fees is discretionary.
Brazil	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Article 12. The service to search and provide information is free of charge, except in the case of document reproduction by the public organ or entity, when only the costs of the services and materials used can be charged. Single paragraph. Those whose economic situation does not afford the payment of the costs described in the caption of this article without prejudice of their family or own living shall be exempt of such payment, under the terms of Law nr. 7,115, of August 29th 1983.
Canada	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	11 (2) The head of a government institution to which a request for access to a record is made under this part may waive the requirement to pay a fee or a part of a fee under this section or may refund a fee or a part of a fee paid under this section. Interim Directive. 7.5.2 Exercising discretion concerning the waiver, reduction or refund of the application fee while taking into account the applicable steps set out in subsection 7.1.1 of this directive.
Cape Verde	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	8(2) Beneficiaries of legal aid, recognized as such under the terms of the law, enjoy exemption from any fees due for access to the administrative information necessary for the instruction of the process, in respect of which they have been granted the respective support. (3) Persons who prove that they earn a monthly income equal to or less than the minimum wage practiced in public administration are exempt from paying fees. (4) Public utility entities and collective persons are exempt from paying fees. (5) Victims of gender-based violence and their respective representative associations, as well as associations representing children and adolescents victims of sexual abuse, qualified as such, under the terms of the law, enjoy exemption from any fees due for access to administrative information necessary for processing requests for administrative protection or judicial action aimed at preventing or prosecuting acts of gender-based violence or sexual abuse committed against you or your associates.	Some rather interesting fee waiver arrangements.
Estonia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	26. Exemption from covering expenses "A holder of information may exempt a person making a request for information from covering expenses provided for in subsection 25 (2) of this Act if: 1) collection of the expenses is economically inefficient; 2) the person making the request for information needs the information for research; 3) the person making the request for information needs the information in order to exercise the rights and freedoms of the person or to perform obligations and if the person making the request does not have the financial capacity to cover the expenses."
Ethiopia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	14(12) The fees payable for access to information in accordance with sub-article (2) of this Article shall not exceed the actual cost of searching, collecting and duplicating the record containing the information provided that no fee shall be charged for requests of personal information or for requests from those who cannot afford to pay.
Ghana	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	75(2) Despite subsection (1), a fee or charge shall not be payable for (e) information to an applicant who is indigent; (f) information to a person with disability;	No fees for disabled or indigent
India	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Article 7(5) Where access to information is to be provided in the printed or in any electronic format, the applicant shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (6), pay such fee as may be prescribed: Provided that the fee prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 6 and sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 7 shall be reasonable and no such fee shall be charged from the persons who are of below poverty line as may be determined by the appropriate Government.	7(5) protects requesters below the poverty line.
Israel	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	N/A	6(c) to the Regulations of the Freedom of Information Act (secondary legislation) states that requesters who receive payments from social services (pension under the Income Support act, disability pension and more) are entitled to request fee waiver and to four additional hours of production and examination time.
Jamaica	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Article 12(1) The cost of reproducing any documents containing information in relation to which an application is made under this Act shall be borne by the applicant. (2) The responsible Minister may waive, reduce or rem it, the cost specified in subsection (1) for access to an official document where he is satisfied that such waiver, reduction or remission is justifiable.
Japan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	16 (Fees) (3) When it finds that there is economic hardship or other special grounds, pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order, the head of an Administrative Organ may grant a reduction of or an exemption from the fee set forth in paragraph 1.	Article 16(3).
Kazakhstan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	11(13) In case if a response to a written request necessitates copying or printing costs, then an information user must compensate these actual costs to an information holder. The amount of actual costs for copying or printing and the order of compensating costs are determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The tariffs for copying or printing and the order of compensating them have to be published in periodicals distributed throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and placed on the web sites of information holders. Socially deprived people are released from compensating actual costs for copying or printing according to the order set by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	20...When providing information by public sector entities, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic shall establish a unified register, standards and price list for the cost of copying services and the terms of their payment, including the conditions for exemption from payment for socially vulnerable categories of the population.
Latvia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Section 13. Payment for the Provision of Information "(1) Generally accessible information which does not require any additional processing shall be provided free of charge. (2) Payment for the provision of information may not exceed the expenses of the searching for, additional processing and copying of documents or information. The payment may not include any other expenses, which have been incurred in respect of resolving legal or political issues, which are associated with the provision of answers to the request for information. (3) Every applicant for information may request exemption from the payment for the service. The Cabinet shall determine the cases where payment for the provision of information by a private person shall be reduced or shall be released from such payment. (4) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which payment is performed for the provision of information, as well as the paid services and the amounts thereof. (5) Commercial companies founded by public persons for the re-use of information in their commercial activities shall have applied the same payment and provision procedures as for other applicants for information."
Malta	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Art. 9. "(5) A public authority may waive any fees payable in respect of a particular application if, in the opinion of the authority - (a) the fee payable is so small as to be not worth collecting; or (b) payment of the fee would cause financial hardship to the applicant, bearing in mind the applicant's means and circumstances; or (c) disclosure of the information requested is in the public interest."
Mexico	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Article 141. Should any cost to get the information exist, it will be paid in advance to delivery and may not exceed the sum of: I. The cost of the materials used in reproducing the information; II. The shipping cost, if any; III. Payment for the certification of Documents, as appropriate. Fees of dues should be established in the Federal Duties Act, which will be published on the websites of the regulated entities. In their determination, they must consider that the amounts allow or facilitate the exercise of the right of access to information, it will also establish the obligation to set a single and exclusive bank account for the applicant to make full payment of the cost of the information requested. The regulated entities to whom the Federal Duties Act does not apply shall establish fees that should not be higher than those provided for in the Act. The information shall be provided without cost, if it involves the delivery of no more than twenty simple sheets. Transparency Units may exempt payment of reproduction and mailing in addressing the socio-economic circumstances of the applicant.
Namibia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	46(3) A reproduction fee is not payable -(e) if the requester is indigent as may be prescribed.
Netherlands	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Netherland Administrative Law Act and in enforceable regulations related with it.
Paraguay	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	N/A	Lack of any fees makes this moot.
Philippines	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	N/A	Regulation 5(2) allows users to request an exemption.
Rwanda	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 008/07.01/13 OF 19/12/2013: Article 3: However, a public or a private organ required to provide information shall not charge fees as provided for in Paragraph One of this Article if: (1) an applicant is in category of poor people and has a certificate thereof issued by competent authorities; (2) the information were not given in the time limit as provided for by laws; (3) the disclosure of the information is in the public interest; (4) the cost of collecting the fee exceeds the amount of the normal fee itself; (5) payment of the fee can cause financial hardship to the applicant; For the public organs, those charges shall be paid in the Rwanda Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	6 (4) Regulations made by the Minister under subsection (3) may, in particular, provide that no fee shall be payable under this section in the following cases: (a) where the applicant falls below a certain income level; (b) where the request is for personal information relating to the applicant; or (c) where the request is in the public interest, for example because the applicant intends to make the information public.
Slovakia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	Section 21 Payment of costs: \"(2) The obliged person may forgive the charges.\"	Not specifically mentioned, but can be inferred.
South Africa	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2	22. (8) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette— (a) exempt any person or category of persons from paying any fee referred to in this section; (b) determine that any fee referred to in this section is not to exceed a certain maximum amount; (c) determine the manner in which any fee referred to in this section is to be calculated; (d) determine that any fee referred to in this section does not apply to a category of records; (e) exempt any person or record or category of persons or records for a stipulated period from any fee referred to in subsection (6); and (f) determine that where the cost of collecting any fee referred to in this section exceeds the amount charged, such fee does not apply.	The minister may waive fees for anyone they choose –and supplementary regulations target this towards impecunious requesters.
South Sudan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	YES	2		12(4) mentions financial hardship
Bangladesh	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	8(5): "The Government may, in consultation with the Information Commission, fix the fees for having any information by notification in the official Gazette, and, if necessary, may fix the price of information, or as the case may be, may exempt an individual or a class of individuals or any other class from paying such price."	8(5) allows for exemptions, but does not spell out for whom.
Burkina Faso	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	Article 8 : Les personnes vivant avec un handicap sont exemptées de tout paiement lorsque l’information ou le document demandé vise leur intégration scolaire, professionnelle et sociale.	Very limited fee waiver.
China	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	42 Administrative organs providing government information upon application are not to collect fees. However, where the number or frequency of applicants' applications to disclose government information clearly exceed reasonable limits, administrative organs may collect fees for handling the information. Specific measures on administrative organs collection of information handling fees are to be drafted by the State Council departments for pricing together with the State Council finance departments, and the departments in charge of open government information for the entire nation.	Generally there are no fees so mostly impecunious requesters get information for free. But not always so not enough to earn the full two points.
Guyana	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	21(5) The Commissioner of Information shall have the authority to waive fees in fit cases.	21(5) - in fit cases.
Ireland	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	S.I. No. 484/2014 - Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Fees) Regulations 2014.	Reduced fees exist only for appeals (10 euro instead of 30 for internal review and 15 instead of 50 for appeal to the Commissioner). No reduced fees for search and retrieval (which is 20 euros an hour above the first 5 hours - which are free). It is for medical card holders and their dependents. The Act has to be read in conjunction with SI 484 2014.
Maldives	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	19(c)(3) That the fee does not amount to an obstruction in gaining information that is entitled to a financially disadvantaged person;	Not quite a fee waiver, but a consideration of financial burdens on poor requesters deserves a point.
Mongolia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	16.2. The amount of service fee specified in the article 16.1 of this Law shall be established by the management of the organization in commensurate with the expenses to be incurred in relation to the release of such information, and the calculation methodology and procedures for the payment of such fees, its discount and waiver shall be approved by the Government of Mongolia.	Reference to fee waivers but not clear if established
New Zealand	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	N/A	Fees are discretionary, but the act does not contain a specific waiver for financial hardship.
Slovenia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	Decree on the communication and re-use of public information	This is a partial right for access to some information free of charge and for appeal to the Information Commissioner for fee waivers on grounds of financial position. Reviewer: Decree on communication and re-use of information of public character states that, on the grounds of economy, the body may not charge material costs for providing information which do not exceed 10 EUR. This means that approximately 166 photocopies of requested documents per application are free. Appeal to Information Commissioner is free and in administrative disputes there is a right of the party to ask for dismiss of costs due to her financial position.
South Korea	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	17(2) Where the purpose of using information subject to application for disclosure is deemed necessary for maintaining and promoting public welfare, the expenses referred to in paragraph (1) may be reduced or exempted.PD 17(3): (3) In cases of falling under any of the following subparagraphs, fees may be reduced or exempted pursuant to Article 17 (2) of the Act: 1. Where a nonprofit academic or public organization or a corporation has requested necessary information for the purpose of academic research or administrative surveillance; 2. Where a professor, teacher, or student has requested necessary information upon receipt of confirmation from the head of an affiliated agency for the purpose of educational resources or research; 3. Where the head of a public institution deems that exemption is necessary for the maintenance and enhancement of public welfare. (4) Where reduction or exemption of expenses is requested pursuant to Article 17 (2) of the Act, explanatory materials regarding the reason for reduction or exemption shall be attached thereto. (5) The head of a public institution shall determine the ratio of reduction or exemption pursuant to paragraph (3), and disclose it through the information and communications network.	Not exactly for impecunious requesters but for public interest cases.
Sri Lanka	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	Section 14. The duties and functions of the Commission shall be, to (d) prescribe the circumstances in which information may be provided by an information officer, without the payment of a fee; Section 25(4) Notwithstanding the requirement made for the payment of a fee under subsection (1), the Commission may specify the circumstances in which information may be provided by an information officer, without the payment of a fee.	Not in place yet but clearly intended.
Switzerland	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	ORDINANCE ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION IN THE ADMINISTRATION. Section 5 Fees. Article. 15 (Waiver or reduction of fees): "1 The authority shall waive fees where the cost of collecting them would exceed the fee amount. Fees of less than 100 francs shall not be charged."	No specific mention about the impecunious requesters.
Thailand	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	Partially	1	N/A	The 7 May 1999 announcement leaves it to the discretion of state agencies to waive or cut fee for impecunious requesters.
Afghanistan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Andorra	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		No mention of this in the law.
Angola	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Antigua and Barbuda	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	20(3) The minister may, after consultation with the Commissioner, make Regulations providing (c) that no fee is to be charged in cases specified in the Regulations; and	20(3)(c) suggests this may be addressed in the regulations, but it's not stated here.
Argentina	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A
Armenia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Austria	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	Not mentioned.	N/A
Azerbaijan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	2.1. Access to information is free in the Republic of Azerbaijan. 14.3. In the cases specified in Article 14.2.1 of this Law, access to information shall be provided free of charge, with payment or on preferential terms. Article 26. Payment for access to information 26.1. The applicant shall not pay for access to the information if he / she gets acquainted with the information, copies it by hand or makes a copy using his / her technical capabilities, as well as in other cases where technical assistance is not provided. 26.2. There is no charge for accessing public information. 26.3. There may be a fee for the information service, provided that the amount of payment does not exceed the cost of preparation and submission of information. 26.4. Relevant executive authority in coordination with the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan: 26.4.1. list of paid information services; 26.4.2. payment rules for preparation and submission of information; 26.4.3. cases of submission of information with advance payment; 26.4.4. the terms of the discount that can be made at the time of payment; 26.4.5. except as provided in Article 14.4 of this Law, determines the conditions and rules for securing information requests by contract.	Not mentioned
Bahamas	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned. However, Section 56(1)(b) would allow the minister to exempt this category of persons should s/he so choose.
Belgium	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	There is no provision for fee waivers in the law.
Belize	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Benin	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Bolivia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Bosnia and Herzegovina	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Bulgaria	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Chile	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Colombia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Cook Islands	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Costa Rica	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Res. 17235-2008 indicates there may be exceptional circumstances where the authority should bear the cost. (see excerpt at https://www.pgr.go.cr/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TryAmite_de_solicitudes.pdf). But no points are given for this because no more specific procedure is established for this in the Decree and unlikely to be meaningfully realised without clear guidance.
Croatia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Cyprus	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Czech Republic	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Denmark	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Dominican Republic	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	ARTICLE 15. El organismo podrá fijar tasas destinadas a solventar los costos diferenciados que demande la búsqueda y la reproducción de la información, sin que ello implique, en ningún caso, menoscabo del ejercicio del derecho de acceso a la información pública. Podrá, además, establecer tasas diferenciadas cuando la información sea solicitada para ser utilizada como parte de una actividad con fines de lucro o a esos fines; y podrá exceptuar del pago cuando el pedido sea interpuesto por instituciones educativas, científicas, sin fines de lucro o vinculadas como actividades declaradas de interés público o de interés social.	No - Art 15 allows that institutions may create exemptions for requests in the public interest - but that doesn't cut it.
East Timor	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	Article 9(3) The entities that hold the documents may charge administrative fees for the reproduction or issuance of certificates whose value is not disproportionate to the costs incurred by the services and does not exceed the average value charged by the corresponding service. 4. The value of the administrative costs of the services integrated in the Direct and Indirect Administration of the State is defined by Government Diploma. 5. Administrative charges should be posted in a place accessible to the public.	Does not currently provide for that although the rules might include this idea when they are adopted.
Ecuador	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
El Salvador	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Fiji	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Finland	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
France	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Gambia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Georgia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Germany	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	No specific provision.
Greece	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Guatemala	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Guinea	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A
Honduras	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Hungary	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Iceland	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	No impecunious requesters waivers are mentioned.
Indonesia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Iran	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Italy	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Ivory Coast	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Jordan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Kenya	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Kosovo	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Kuwait	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Lebanon	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Liberia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Liechtenstein	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned in law nor regulation.
Lithuania	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Luxembourg	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Malawi	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Moldova	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Monaco	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Montenegro	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Morocco	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Mozambique	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Nepal	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Nicaragua	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned
Niger	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Nigeria	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
North Macedonia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Norway	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Pakistan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Palau	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	Not mentioned
Panama	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned
Peru	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Poland	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned
Portugal	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Qatar	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	Not mentioned
Republic of Belarus	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	Not mentioned
Romania	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Russia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not specifically mentioned.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
San Marino	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Saudi Arabia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Serbia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	17 Paragraph 4: Journalists, requesting a copy of a document for professional reasons, and non-governmental organizations, focusing on human rights and requesting a copy of a document for the performance of their registered activities, and all persons that request the information due to the imperilment, i.e. protection of public health and environment, shall be exempted from the obligation of reimbursement in Para 2 of this Article, except in cases referred to in Article 10, Para 1 of this Law.	There are some waivers, but not specifically for impecunious people (for journalists and nongovernmental organizations focusing on human rights).
Seychelles	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Spain	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A
Sudan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Sweden	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Law is vague. Not specifically mentioned.
Taiwan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	22 A government agency may charge a fee according to the purpose of requesting the government information, when making available or providing such information in accordance with this Law. The fees may be reduced or waived if the applicant requests the government information for academic research or public interest use. The fees as referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the costs of searching, examining, copying and duplicating the government information. The standard of such fees shall be made by each respective government agency.	Art 22 - only waivers for scholarly and public interest research.
Tajikistan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A
Tanzania	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Togo	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Trinidad and Tobago	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Tunisia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Turkey	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	No mention about this.
Uganda	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not specified.
Ukraine	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	21.4 Requestor’s personal information and information of public interest shall be provided without payment for copying and printing.	Not mentioned although there are some fee waivers.
United Kingdom	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
United States	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A
Uruguay	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Uzbekistan	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Vanuatu	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned.
Venezuela	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	N/A	Not mentioned
Vietnam	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned.
Yemen	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0		Not mentioned - though requests in the public interest are prioritized in terms of timelines.
Zambia	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	40(2)(a)
Zimbabwe	There are fee waivers for impecunious requesters.	-	2	NO	0	17 (5) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette— (a) exempt any person or class of persons from paying any fee referred to in this section; (b) determine that any fee referred to in this section is not to exceed a certain maximum amount; (c) determine the manner in which any fee referred to in this section is to be calculated; (d) determine that any fee referred to in this section does not apply to a particular class of information or records.	The minister may set rules exempting people from paying fees but this does not appear to have been done yet.

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