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Treaty establishing the European Community: Articles 207 and 255 (Rome, 25 March 1957) — 1997 consolidated version
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Treaty establishing the European Community: Articles 207 and 255 (Rome, 25 March 1957) — 1997 consolidated version

The Treaty of Amsterdam, signed on 2 October 1997, amends the Treaty establishing the European Community and incorporates the right of access to documents and the public nature of the decision-making process of the Council.

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Title Treaty establishing the European Community: Articles 207 and 255 (Rome, 25 March 1957) — 1997 consolidated version
Document type Treaty
Source "Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Community (25 March 1957)", in "Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union", in "Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts", in "Treaty of Amsterdam: Declaration No 32 on the organisation and functioning of the Commission (2 October 1997)", in "Protocol (No 7) on the institutions with the prospect of enlargement of the European Union (1997)", in "Protocol (No 8) on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies and departments of the European Communities and of Europol (2 October 1997)", in "Protocol (No 30) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality", in "Treaty of Amsterdam: Declaration n° 31 relating to the Council Decision of 13 July 1987 (2 October 1997)", in "Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts", in "Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Community (25 March 1957)", in "Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union (7 February 1992)", in Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC). . . . . . . . . . . 10.11.1997, No C 340: pp. 173.
Keywords EC Treaty, transparency in decision-making
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Caption The Treaty of Amsterdam, signed on 2 October 1997, amends the Treaty establishing the European Community and incorporates the right of access to documents and the public nature of the decision-making process of the Council.
Location in the digital library EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> Council >> Council of the European Union >> Organisation and operation >> Operation >> Transparency
Document extract Treaty establishing the European Community [Consolidated version including the amendments of the Treaty of Amsterdam of 2 October 1997]. […] Article 207 (ex Article 151) 1. A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the Council. The Committee may adopt procedural decisions in cases provided for in the Council’s Rules of Procedure. 2. The Council shall be assisted by a General Secretariat, under the responsibility of a Secretary-General, High Representative for the common foreign and security policy, who shall be assisted by a Deputy Secretary-General responsible for the running of the General Secretariat. The Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General shall be appointed by the Council acting unanimously. The Council shall decide on the organisation of the General Secretariat. 3. The Council shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. For the purpose of applying Article 255(3), the Council shall elaborate in these Rules the conditions under which the public shall have access to Council documents. For the purpose of this paragraph, the Council shall define the cases in which it is to be regarded as acting in (...) Read more in ENA
See also Conclusions of the General Affairs Council on public access to the minutes and statements in the minutes (2 October 1995)
JHA Council conclusions on transparency in JHA and the public register of Council documents (19 March 1998)
Openness and Transparency in the Council (2006)
Chronological table on transparency (1992–2004)
Decision of the Secretary_General of the Council/High Representative for the CFSP on measures for the protection of classified information (27 July 2000)
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