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2011/0073(COD) Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

Progress: Awaiting committee decision

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Lead LIBE
Former Responsible Committee LIBE HEDH Anna (icon: S&D S&D)
Former Responsible Committee LIBE
Committee Opinion INTA
Committee Opinion JURI
Committee Opinion AFCO
Committee Opinion PETI
Former Committee Opinion INTA PAPASTAMKOS Georgios (icon: PPE PPE)
Former Committee Opinion INTA
Former Committee Opinion JURI LICHTENBERGER Eva (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Former Committee Opinion JURI HAUTALA Heidi (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Former Committee Opinion AFCO JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli (icon: ALDE ALDE)
Former Committee Opinion AFCO Ashley FOX (icon: ECR ECR), Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (icon: S&D S&D), Constance LE GRIP (icon: PPE PPE), Morten MESSERSCHMIDT (icon: ECR ECR)
Former Committee Opinion PETI
Former Committee Opinion PETI
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 015-p3

Events

2014/09/15
   EP - HEDH Anna (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2014/09/03
   EP - HAUTALA Heidi (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in JURI
2011/06/22
   RO_CHAMBER - Contribution
Documents
2011/05/24
   EP - JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2011/05/10
   IT_SENATE - Contribution
Documents
2011/04/13
   EP - PAPASTAMKOS Georgios (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2011/04/12
   EP - LICHTENBERGER Eva (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in JURI
2011/04/05
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2011/03/28
   PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
2011/03/21
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) n° 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents with the aim of extending its institutional scope.

PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.

BACKGROUND: the Commission submitted a proposal for recasting Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on 30 April 2008. The European Parliament voted a report containing a number of amendments, but decided not to take a vote on the accompanying legislative resolution. As a result, there is no position of the European Parliament at first reading.

Following the European elections of June 2009, the newly elected Parliament resumed its work on the legislative proposal. An amended draft report was circulated within the European Parliament in May 2010. The Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament have delivered their opinions on the proposal of the Commission on 30 November and 1 December 2010, respectively. The Civil Liberties Committee has not yet adopted a draft report. No date has been set for the adoption of the position of the European Parliament at first reading.

The present Regulation only directly applies to the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission. Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the legal base for public access to documents is now Article 15(3) TFEU. This new provision extends the public right of access to documents of all the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. The Court of Justice, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank are subject to this provision only when exercising their administrative tasks.

With a view to taking into account this extension of the institutional scope of the public right of access, the Commission has included its proposal of 30 April 2008 for a recasting of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 in its Communication on the consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures. The co-legislators could, therefore, integrate this adjustment to the new Treaty in the course of the current ordinary legislative procedure.

More than one year after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, there is still no perspective for the adoption of a new Regulation regarding public access to documents that will replace Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. The discussions in the European Parliament and the Council have shown strongly diverging views about amending the Regulation.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission has not carried out an impact analysis.

LEGAL BASIS : Article 15(3) TFEU.

CONTENT: since most of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union apply the Regulation or similar rules, the institutional scope of the current Regulation can be extended to all of them, subject to the limits provided for by the Treaty regarding the Court of Justice, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank.

The Commission considers, therefore, that Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 should be amended in view of extending its institutional scope in compliance with the new legal basis for access to documents provided for under Article 15(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union without further delay. This amendment does not prejudice the procedure for a recast of Regulation 1049/2001 on the basis of the Commission's proposal from April 2008.

Documents

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(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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                                • date: 2011-03-28T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0137 title: COM(2011)0137 type: Contribution body: PT_PARLIAMENT
                                • date: 2011-06-22T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0137 title: COM(2011)0137 type: Contribution body: RO_CHAMBER
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                                • date: 2011-03-21T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0137/COM_COM(2011)0137(COR1)_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0137 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=137 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) n° 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents with the aim of extending its institutional scope. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. BACKGROUND: the Commission submitted a proposal for recasting Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on 30 April 2008. The European Parliament voted a report containing a number of amendments, but decided not to take a vote on the accompanying legislative resolution. As a result, there is no position of the European Parliament at first reading. Following the European elections of June 2009, the newly elected Parliament resumed its work on the legislative proposal. An amended draft report was circulated within the European Parliament in May 2010. The Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament have delivered their opinions on the proposal of the Commission on 30 November and 1 December 2010, respectively. The Civil Liberties Committee has not yet adopted a draft report. No date has been set for the adoption of the position of the European Parliament at first reading. The present Regulation only directly applies to the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission. Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the legal base for public access to documents is now Article 15(3) TFEU. This new provision extends the public right of access to documents of all the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. The Court of Justice, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank are subject to this provision only when exercising their administrative tasks. With a view to taking into account this extension of the institutional scope of the public right of access, the Commission has included its proposal of 30 April 2008 for a recasting of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 in its Communication on the consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures. The co-legislators could, therefore, integrate this adjustment to the new Treaty in the course of the current ordinary legislative procedure. More than one year after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, there is still no perspective for the adoption of a new Regulation regarding public access to documents that will replace Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. The discussions in the European Parliament and the Council have shown strongly diverging views about amending the Regulation. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission has not carried out an impact analysis. LEGAL BASIS : Article 15(3) TFEU. CONTENT: since most of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union apply the Regulation or similar rules, the institutional scope of the current Regulation can be extended to all of them, subject to the limits provided for by the Treaty regarding the Court of Justice, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank. The Commission considers, therefore, that Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 should be amended in view of extending its institutional scope in compliance with the new legal basis for access to documents provided for under Article 15(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union without further delay. This amendment does not prejudice the procedure for a recast of Regulation 1049/2001 on the basis of the Commission's proposal from April 2008.
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                                • date: 2011-03-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=137 celexid: CELEX:52011PC0137:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(2011)0137 body: EC type: Legislative proposal published commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/index_en.htm title: Secretariat General Commissioner: BARROSO José Manuel
                                • date: 2011-04-05T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Constitutional Affairs committee: AFCO body: EP responsible: False committee: AFCO date: 2011-05-24T00:00:00 committee_full: Constitutional Affairs rapporteur: group: ALDE name: JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA body: EP responsible: False committee: INTA date: 2011-04-13T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: PAPASTAMKOS Georgios body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Legal Affairs committee: JURI body: EP responsible: False committee: JURI date: 2011-04-12T00:00:00 committee_full: Legal Affairs rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: LICHTENBERGER Eva body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2014-07-22T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: S&D name: HEDH Anna body: EP responsible: True committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee: LIBE body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Petitions committee: PETI
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                                • body: EP responsible: False committee: AFCO date: 2011-05-24T00:00:00 committee_full: Constitutional Affairs rapporteur: group: ALDE name: JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli
                                • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA
                                • body: EP responsible: False committee: INTA date: 2011-04-13T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: PAPASTAMKOS Georgios
                                • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Legal Affairs committee: JURI
                                • body: EP responsible: False committee: JURI date: 2011-04-12T00:00:00 committee_full: Legal Affairs rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: LICHTENBERGER Eva
                                • body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2014-07-22T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: S&D name: HEDH Anna
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