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Resources on public access to EU documents

Regulation 1049/2001/EC - key texts

• Regulation 1049/2001/EC
• Council's Rules of Procedure pdf)
• Decision on public access to European Parliament documents
• Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
• European Commission Rules of Procedure on access to documents
• EU-NATO Security Regulations (pdf); Amendment, doc 5239/1/04, April 2004: Amendment (pdf)
• European Ombudsman code on administrative behaviour: Report

Regulation 1049/2001/EC - implementation reports - Commission

• Commission implementation report for the year2013 (pdf) and see:Annex - statistics (pdf)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2012 (pdf)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2011 (pdf)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2010 (link)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2009 (pdf)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2008 (pdf)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2007 (link)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2006 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2005 (13354/1/06, 28 September 2006)
• Council implementation report for the year 2004 (8896/05, 12 May 2005)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2004 (COM (2005) 348, 29 July 2004)
• Council implementation report for the year 2003 (8036/1/04, 21 April 2004)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2003 (COM (2004) 45, 30 January 2004)
• Council implementation report for the year 2002 (7957/03, 14 May 2003)
• Commission implementation report for the year 2002 (COM (2003) 216, 29 April 2004)

- Commission Green Paper on access to documents (preliminary version, April 2007)

Regulation 1049/2001/EC - implementation reports - Council

• Council implementation report for the year 2012 (pdf)
• Council implementation report for the year 2011 (pdf)
• Council implementation report for the year 2010 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2009 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2008 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2007 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2006 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2005 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2004 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2003 (link)
• Council implementation report for the year 2002 (pdf)

Biennial reports (former legislation)

- Code of access (1993)

- Third report on the implementation of Council Decision 93/731/EC on access to Council documents (1998-1999)
- Second report on the implementation of Council Decision 93/731/EC on public access to Council documents (June 1998)
- First report on the implementation of Council Decision 93/731/EC on public access to Council documents (July 1996)

Public registers of documents of the EU institutions - links

• EU Council
• European Commission
• European Parliament
• Other EU institutions

Applying for EU documents - links

• How to obtain or apply for documents from EU institutions (Statewatch)
• Submit a request for access to EU Council documents
• European Parliament: guide to public access to EU documents

Historical archives of the EU:

• Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community: Full-text (link); This was amended to reflect changes efffected in Regulation 1049/2001on 22 September 2003 by Council Regulation (EC, EURATOM) No 1700/2003: Full-text (pdf)