Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

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EU transparency law European Union regulation

Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is an EU law that establishes the public’s right of access to documents held by the European Parliament, Council and Commission, promoting transparency and openness in EU decision-making.

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Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001	0

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU transparency law ⓘ European Union regulation ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionProcedure	co-decision procedure ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure widest possible access to documents ⓘ promote good governance in the European Union ⓘ
appliesTo	all documents held by the European Parliament, Council and Commission ⓘ documents in all areas of EU activity ⓘ
appliesToInstitution	Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnTreatyProvision	Article 255 of the EC Treaty ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	exceptions to the right of access ⓘ protection of commercial interests ⓘ protection of court proceedings and legal advice ⓘ protection of defence and military matters ⓘ protection of financial, monetary or economic policy of the EU or a Member State ⓘ protection of inspections, investigations and audits ⓘ protection of international relations ⓘ protection of privacy and integrity of the individual ⓘ protection of public security ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	2001-05-30 ⓘ
dateOfEntryIntoForce	2001-12-03 ⓘ
definesRight	right of access to documents of the European Parliament, Council and Commission ⓘ
establishes	administrative procedures for handling access to documents requests ⓘ time limits for responding to access to documents requests ⓘ
fullName	Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsRightTo	any EU citizen ⓘ any legal person with a registered office in a Member State ⓘ any natural person residing in a Member State ⓘ
hasBeenSubjectOf	proposals for revision by the European Commission ⓘ
implementsTreatyProvision	Article 255 of the EC Treaty ⓘ
influencedBy	case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on access to documents ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
languageVersions	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasisFor	public access to documents of EU institutions ⓘ
legalCitation	OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43–48 ⓘ
OJIssuesNumber	145 ⓘ
OJPublicationDate	2001-05-31 ⓘ
OJSeries	L ⓘ
providesFor	confirmatory applications for access to documents ⓘ initial applications for access to documents ⓘ
publishedIn	Official Journal of the European Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ principle of openness in the European Union ⓘ
requires	EU institutions to maintain registers of documents NERFINISHED ⓘ EU institutions to make documents directly accessible where possible ⓘ
setsOut	conditions for access to EU documents ⓘ limits to access to EU documents ⓘ principles governing access to EU documents ⓘ
shortName	EU Access to Documents Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulation 1049/2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	openness of EU institutions ⓘ public access to documents ⓘ transparency of EU decision-making ⓘ

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