The Sofia City Court shall decide within a month on the complaint of the Bulgarian Media Coalition against a refusal of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM). The CEM refused access to the discussions, which had led to the adoption of methods and evaluation criteria for applicants for radio and television licenses. According to the Council, the requested information was preparatory and included opinions of its members, which gave grounds for refusal under Art. 13, Para. 2, item 1 of the APIA. The Council also refused access to the application forms on the ground of trade secret. Since the CEM is a body with public functions and its sessions shall be public pursuant to the Radio and Television Law, the quoted exemption to the right of access is inapplicable. Unfilled application documents may not be anyone’s trade secret, according to the legal team of AIP.