regul ec european parliament council public access european parliament council commiss document european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss act accord procedur refer articl treati subparagraph articl treati european union enshrin concept open state treati mark stage process creat closer union peopl europ decis openli close citizen open enabl citizen particip close decis make process guarante administr enjoi greater legitimaci effect account citizen democrat system open contribut strengthen principl democraci respect fundament right laid articl eu treati charter fundament right european union conclus european council meet held birmingham edinburgh copenhagen stress introduc greater transpar work union institut regul consolid initi institut view improv transpar decis make process purpos regul give fullest effect public access document lai gener principl limit access accord articl ec treati question access document cover provis treati establish european coal steel commun treati establish european atom energi commun european parliament council commiss accord declar attach final act treati amsterdam draw guidanc regul document activ cover treati wider access grant document case institut act legisl capac includ deleg power time preserv effect institut decis make process document made directli access greatest extent accord articl eu treati access appli document relat common foreign secur polici polic judici cooper crimin matter institut respect secur rule order ensur full applic regul activ union agenc establish institut appli principl laid regul account highli sensit content document special treatment arrang inform european parliament content document made interinstitut agreement order bring greater open work institut access document grant european parliament council commiss document drawn institut document receiv context recal declar attach final act treati amsterdam member state request commiss council commun parti document origin state prior agreement principl document institut access public public privat interest protect except institut entitl protect intern consult deliber safeguard abil carri task assess except institut account principl commun legisl protect person data area union activ rule access document institut conform regul order ensur access fulli respect stage administr procedur appli addit possibl court proceed complaint ombudsman institut measur inform public provis forc train staff assist citizen exercis right regul order make easier citizen exercis right institut provid access regist document object effect regul amend nation legisl access document clear virtu principl loyal cooper govern relat institut member state member state care hamper proper applic regul respect secur rule institut regul prejudic exist right access document member state judici author investig bodi accord articl ec treati institut lai specif provis access document rule procedur council decis ec decemb public access council document commiss decis ecsc ec euratom februari public access commiss document european parliament decis ec ecsc euratom juli public access european parliament document rule confidenti schengen document modifi repeal adopt regul articl purpos purpos regul defin principl condit limit ground public privat interest govern access european parliament council commiss hereinaft refer quot institut quot document provid articl ec treati ensur widest access document establish rule ensur easiest exercis promot good administr practic access document articl beneficiari scope citizen union natur legal person resid regist offic member state access document institut subject principl condit limit defin regul institut subject principl condit limit grant access document natur legal person resid regist offic member state regul appli document held institut document drawn receiv possess area activ european union prejudic articl document made access public written applic directli electron form regist document drawn receiv legisl procedur made directli access accord articl sensit document defin articl subject special treatment accord articl regul prejudic right public access document held institut follow instrument intern law act institut implement articl definit purpos regul quot document quot content medium written paper store electron form sound visual audiovisu record matter relat polici activ decis fall institut sphere respons quot parti quot natur legal person entiti institut concern includ member state commun commun institut bodi countri articl except institut refus access document disclosur undermin protect public interest public secur defenc militari matter intern relat financi monetari econom polici commun member state privaci integr individu accord commun legisl protect person data institut refus access document disclosur undermin protect commerci interest natur legal person includ intellectu properti court proceed legal advic purpos inspect investig audit overrid public interest disclosur access document drawn institut intern receiv institut relat matter decis institut refus disclosur document undermin institut decis make process overrid public interest disclosur access document opinion intern part deliber preliminari consult institut concern refus decis disclosur document undermin institut decis make process overrid public interest disclosur parti document institut consult parti view assess except paragraph applic clear document disclos member state request institut disclos document origin member state prior agreement part request document cover except remain part document releas except laid paragraph appli period protect justifi basi content document except appli maximum period year case document cover except relat privaci commerci interest case sensit document except continu appli period articl document member state member state receiv request document possess origin institut clear document disclos member state consult institut concern order decis jeopardis attain object regul member state refer request institut articl applic applic access document made written form includ electron form languag refer articl ec treati suffici precis manner enabl institut identifi document applic oblig state reason applic applic suffici precis institut applic clarifi applic assist applic provid inform public regist document event applic relat long document larg number document institut concern confer applic inform view find fair solut institut provid inform assist citizen applic access document made articl process initi applic applic access document handl promptli acknowledg receipt applic work dai registr applic institut grant access document request provid access accord articl period written repli state reason total partial refus inform applic make confirmatori applic accord paragraph articl event total partial refus applic work dai receiv institut repli make confirmatori applic institut reconsid posit except case event applic relat long document larg number document time limit provid paragraph extend work dai provid applic notifi advanc detail reason failur institut repli prescrib time limit entitl applic make confirmatori applic articl process confirmatori applic confirmatori applic handl promptli work dai registr applic institut grant access document request provid access accord articl period written repli state reason total partial refus event total partial refus institut inform applic remedi open institut court proceed institut make complaint ombudsman condit laid articl ec treati except case event applic relat long document larg number document time limit provid paragraph extend work dai provid applic notifi advanc detail reason failur institut repli prescrib time limit consid neg repli entitl applic institut court proceed institut make complaint ombudsman relev provis ec treati articl treatment sensit document sensit document document origin institut agenc establish member state countri intern organis classifi quot trè secret top secret quot quot secret quot quot confidentiel quot accord rule institut concern protect essenti interest european union member state area cover articl notabl public secur defenc militari matter applic access sensit document procedur laid articl handl person acquaint document person prejudic articl assess refer sensit document made public regist sensit document record regist releas consent origin institut decid refus access sensit document give reason decis manner harm interest protect articl member state measur ensur handl applic sensit document principl articl articl respect rule institut sensit document made public commiss council inform european parliament sensit document accord arrang agre institut articl access applic applic access document consult spot receiv copi includ electron copi applic prefer cost produc send copi charg applic charg exce real cost produc send copi consult spot copi page direct access electron form regist free charg document releas institut concern easili access applic institut fulfil oblig grant access document inform applic obtain request document document suppli exist version format includ electron altern format braill larg print tape full regard applic prefer articl regist make citizen right regul effect institut provid public access regist document access regist provid electron form refer document record regist delai document regist refer number includ applic interinstitut refer subject matter short descript content document date receiv drawn record regist refer made manner undermin protect interest articl institut immedi measur establish regist oper june articl direct access electron form regist institut make document directli access public electron form regist accord rule institut concern legisl document document drawn receiv procedur adopt act legal bind member state subject articl made directli access document notabl document relat develop polici strategi made directli access direct access regist regist document locat articl public offici journal addit act refer articl ec treati paragraph articl euratom treati document subject articl regul publish offici journal commiss propos common posit adopt council accord procedur refer articl ec treati reason underli common posit european parliament posit procedur framework decis decis refer articl eu treati convent establish council accord articl eu treati convent sign member state basi articl ec treati intern agreement conclud commun accord articl eu treati document publish offici journal initi present council member state pursuant articl ec treati pursuant articl eu treati common posit refer articl eu treati direct refer articl ec treati decis refer articl ec treati recommend opinion institut rule procedur establish document publish offici journal articl inform institut requisit measur inform public right enjoi regul member state cooper institut provid inform citizen articl administr practic institut institut develop good administr practic order facilit exercis access guarante regul institut establish interinstitut committe examin practic address conflict discuss futur develop public access document articl reproduct document regul prejudic exist rule copyright limit parti reproduc exploit releas document articl report institut publish annual report preced year includ number case institut refus grant access document reason refus number sensit document record regist latest januari commiss publish report implement principl regul make recommend includ propos revis regul action programm measur institut articl applic measur institut adapt rule procedur provis regul adapt effect decemb month entri forc regul commiss examin conform council regul eec euratom februari open public histor archiv european econom commun european atom energi commun regul order ensur preserv archiv document fullest extent month entri forc regul commiss examin conform exist rule access document regul articl entri forc regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun applic decemb regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel european parliament presid fontain council presid lejon oj opinion european parliament publish offici journal council decis oj decis amend decis ec oj oj decis amend decis ec ecsc euratom oj oj oj