Statute of the European Ombudsman

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EU legal act legal framework

The Statute of the European Ombudsman is the legal framework adopted by the European Union that defines the Ombudsman’s mandate, powers, procedures, and relationship with EU institutions in handling complaints about maladministration.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
EU institutions to provide information requested by the European Ombudsman	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU legal act ⓘ legal framework ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ
aimsAt	promoting good administration in EU institutions ⓘ protecting citizens and residents of the European Union against maladministration ⓘ
appliesTo	European Ombudsman (office in Strasbourg) ⓘ surface form: European Ombudsman agencies of the European Union ⓘ bodies of the European Union ⓘ institutions of the European Union ⓘ offices of the European Union ⓘ
authorizes	European Ombudsman to conduct own-initiative inquiries ⓘ European Ombudsman to hear evidence from EU officials ⓘ European Ombudsman to inspect EU institution files ⓘ
basedOn	Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
concerns	maladministration in the activities of EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies ⓘ
defines	mandate of the European Ombudsman ⓘ powers of the European Ombudsman ⓘ procedures of the European Ombudsman ⓘ relationship between the European Ombudsman and EU institutions ⓘ
governs	access to documents in the Ombudsman’s inquiries ⓘ cooperation between the European Ombudsman and EU institutions ⓘ inquiries conducted by the European Ombudsman ⓘ
language	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalNature	binding on EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies ⓘ
providesFor	annual report of the European Ombudsman ⓘ reporting by the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament ⓘ
regulates	handling of complaints about maladministration in the activities of EU institutions ⓘ
relatesTo	EU citizens’ right to complain to the European Ombudsman ⓘ right to good administration ⓘ
requires	Statute of the European Ombudsman self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EU institutions to provide information requested by the European Ombudsman European Ombudsman to be independent in the performance of duties ⓘ
setsOut	conditions for admissibility of complaints to the European Ombudsman ⓘ rules on confidentiality in Ombudsman procedures ⓘ rules on cooperation with national ombudsmen ⓘ
specifies	grounds for dismissal of the European Ombudsman ⓘ incompatibilities with the office of European Ombudsman ⓘ term of office of the European Ombudsman ⓘ
territorialScope	European Union ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Ombudsman (office in Strasbourg) → legalBasis → Statute of the European Ombudsman ⓘ

Statute of the European Ombudsman → requires → Statute of the European Ombudsman self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU institutions to provide information requested by the European Ombudsman