Legislative briefing Recast of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission’s documents

ClientEarth argues that the Commission's proposal to recast Regulation 1049/2001 restricts transparency through a narrower definition of 'document' and new exceptions for dispute settlement proceedings. The briefing calls for the regulation to be updated in line with the Lisbon Treaty, Court of Justice case law, and the Aarhus Convention to ensure broader public access to EU institutional information, including legal advice in legislative processes and environmental data.

• The Commission's proposal introduces a restrictive definition of a 'document', requiring it to be "formally transmitted to one or more recipients" or registered/received, which ClientEarth argues would exclude internal meeting notes and encourage poor transparency practices.
• The proposal creates a new exception for "dispute settlement proceedings", which ClientEarth claims would block public access to letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions sent by the Commission to Member States during infringement procedures.

APA

ClientEarth (2010). Legislative briefing Recast of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission’s documents. https://www.clientearth.org/media/clnpnsbx/recast-of-regulation-1049-2001-regarding-public-access-to-european-parliamentcouncil-and-commissions-documents-ce-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Legislative briefing Recast of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission’s documents. 2010. https://www.clientearth.org/media/clnpnsbx/recast-of-regulation-1049-2001-regarding-public-access-to-european-parliamentcouncil-and-commissions-documents-ce-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2010legislative, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Legislative briefing Recast of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission’s documents}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2010}, month = jun, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/clnpnsbx/recast-of-regulation-1049-2001-regarding-public-access-to-european-parliamentcouncil-and-commissions-documents-ce-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }