(13)Applying the ‘once-only’ principle also means that the founder company should not have to resubmit the company documents or information to any authority, body or person. An authority, body or person should first directly access information that is publicly available through the system of interconnection of registers via the portal. In cases where the register should provide such information to any authority, body or person, Member States should be free to decide on the means to do so, for example through national optional access points to the system of interconnection of registers, and whether to charge fees for such information.