Documental access, provided for by Chapter V of Law No. 241 of 7 August 1990 (Articles 22 et seq.) and by Presidential Decree No. 184 of 12 April 2006, concerns the right of the data subjects to view and obtain copies of administrative documents held by public administrations.

The application for access to documents can be submitted informally (if there are no other data subjects with an interest in accessing the documents, there are no doubts about the legitimacy of the applicant and it is possible to grant the request immediately) or formally, by filling out and submitting the form below and attaching an identification document.

Access may be required by anyone who has a direct, concrete and current interest, corresponding to a legally protected situation and connected to the document for which the access is requested. For this reason, the request must indicate the interest in viewing or extracting a copy of the document. The administration will assess, on the basis of the reasons given, whether the applicant has a direct, concrete and current interest in viewing the document. The applicant must indicate the documents in which he/she is interested. The examination of documents is free of charge. The issue of copies is subject only to reimbursement of the cost of reproduction, without prejudice to the provisions in force regarding stamp duty. The University is not bound to produce documents that are not already in its possession at the time of the request. Access is granted in accordance with the limits and criteria set by the Law No. 241 of 7 August 1990, the Decree of the President of the Republic No. 184 of 12 of April 2006 and the Regulations on access to University documents and data (available in the relevant section below).

The request for access shall be submitted by:

1. Regular mail to the relevant Office or to: University of Trento, Via Calepina 14, 38122, Trento.
2. E-mail to the relevant Office or to: [email protected]
3. certified e-mail (PEC) to: [email protected]

Further information on how to contact the University can be found at the Contacts and suggestions page (or visit the Management page).

The office holding the documents, information or data included in the request for access shall assess the completeness, correctness and validity of the request, and shall notify the applicant of the partial or total refusal or acceptance of the request within 30 days without prejudice to the obligations of communication and the possible exercise of the right of opposition by any other data subjects with an interested in the request for access (in this case, the interested party shall be granted 10 days to submit any opposition).

In the event of denial of access, whether express or tacit, or deferral of access, the applicant may lodge an appeal with the Regional Court of Administrative Justice within 30 days in accordance with Article 25 of Law No. 241 of 7 August 1990.

Simple civic access, introduced by art. 5 paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree No. 33 of 14 March 2013, is the right of anyone to request documents, information or data, subject to mandatory publication according to the current regulatory provisions, if the public administrations have omitted their publication.

The request for simple civic access is free of charge, does not require motivation and must identify as precisely as possible the data, information or documents whose publication is requested and is admissible only in cases of failure to publish online acts, documents and information required by legal obligations.

The request for simple civic access is submitted to the Transparency Manager of the University of Trento (email address: [email protected]) preferably using the online mode.

Alternatively, you can use the form below, attaching your identification document and sending them via:

1. ordinary mail to the address: University of Trento, Transparency Manager, Via Calepina 14, 38122 Trento
2. e-mail to the email address: [email protected] or [email protected]
3. certified e-mail (PEC) to the address: [email protected]

The Transparency Manager, upon receipt of the request, assesses its correctness, completeness and validity, and provides for their publication, through the competent Office that holds the documents, information or data subject to the request for access, within 30 days and the simultaneous communication to the applicant of the publication, indicating the hyperlink (URL) to which they were published.

In the event of refusal, delay or lack of response by the Transparency Manager, the applicant may appeal to the Director General by email to [email protected].  

Generalized civic access, introduced by art. 5 paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree No. 33 of 14 March 2013, is the right of anyone to request documents, information and/or data in addition to those subject to mandatory publication, in compliance with the limits relating to the protection of legally relevant public and private interests, according to the provisions of art. 5 bis of the aforementioned legislative decree.

The request for generalized civic access does not require motivation, identifies the documents or data requested and is free of charge, except for the reimbursement of the cost actually incurred by the administration for the reproduction of the same on material supports. The University is not required to produce documents, information or data that are not already in its possession at the time of the request.

The request for generalized civic access is submitted to the competent office that holds the documents or data subject to the request, preferably using the online mode.

Alternatively, you can use the form below, attaching your identification document and sending them via:

1. ordinary mail to the address of the competent office or to the address: University of Trento, Via Calepina 14, 38122 Trento
2. e-mail to the email address of the competent Office, or to the [email protected] address
3. certified e-mail (PEC) to the address: [email protected]

Further information on how to contact the University can be found on the Contacts and suggestions page (or visit the Management page).

The competent office that holds the documents, information or data subject to the request for access shall assess their completeness, correctness and validity by notifying the applicant of the partial or total refusal or acceptance of the request within 30 days, without prejudice to the communication obligations and the possible exercise of the right of opposition by any counter – interested parties to the request for access (in this case, the interested party is granted 10 days to submit possible opposition).

In cases of total or partial denial, delay or lack of response from the competent Office, the applicant may submit a request for review to the Corruption Prevention Officer at the [email protected] email who responds with a reasoned decision within 20 days.