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Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documentsRecitalsArticle 1 PurposeArticle 2 Beneficiaries and scopeArticle 3 DefinitionsArticle 4 ExceptionsArticle 5 Documents in the Member StatesArticle 6 ApplicationsArticle 7 Processingof initial applicationsArticle 8 Processing of confirmatory applicationsArticle 9 Treatment of sensitive documentsArticle 10 Access following an applicationArticle 11 RegistersArticle 12 Direct access in electronic form or through a registerArticle 13 Publication in the Official JournalArticle 14 InformationArticle 15 Administrative practice in the institutionsArticle 16 Reproduction of documentsArticle 17 ReportsArticle 18 Application measuresArticle 19 Entry into forceDone at
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Published date: 31 May 2001

Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

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Recitals
Article 1 Purpose
Article 2 Beneficiaries and scope
Article 3 Definitions
Article 4 Exceptions
Article 5 Documents in the Member States
Article 6 Applications
Article 7 Processingof initial applications
Article 8 Processing of confirmatory applications
Article 9 Treatment of sensitive documents
Article 10 Access following an application
Article 11 Registers
Article 12 Direct access in electronic form or through a register
Article 13 Publication in the Official Journal
Article 14 Information
Article 15 Administrative practice in the institutions
Article 16 Reproduction of documents
Article 17 Reports
Article 18 Application measures
Article 19 Entry into force
Done at
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