European rules on transparency and access to documents

• Article 15§3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
• 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 (OJ L 145 of 31 May 2001)
• Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission relating to 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 (OJ L 173 of 27 June 2001)

Decisions of the Committee of the Regions on transparency and access to documents

• Bureau decision 64/2003 on public access to Committee of the Regions documents
• Bureau decision 128/2003 on public access to Committee of the Regions documents via the Electronic Document Register