德国《信息自由法》对于过程性信息保护有直接的法律规定,但对于过程性信息的保护有诸多严格的限制,包括内容的限制和期限的限制:首先,严格区分讨论的过程信息与讨论所依据的事实材料和结果信息,前者免于公开,而后者则不能免于公开;其次,作为最终行政决定的直接准备性工作和前置决定在最终决定结束前免于公开,但在行政程序结束后也不再受到保护。 The German Freedom of Information Act has direct legal provisions for the protection of procedural information, but there are many strict restrictions on the protection of procedural information, including content restrictions and deadlines: First, the strict distinction between process information and discussion Based on the factual material and the outcome information, the former is exempt from disclosure and the latter is not exempt from disclosure; the second is that direct preparatory work and forward decisions as final administrative decisions are waived until the final decision is completed, but at the end of the administrative process After no longer be protected.