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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
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| Source |
Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Community (25 March 1957), in Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC). 10.11.1997, No C 340, p. 173.
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| 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.
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| Location in the digital library |
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> Council >> Council of the European Union >> Organisation and operation >> Operation >> Transparency
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| 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)
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to documents (30 May 2001)
Council Decision 93/731/EC on public access to Council documents (20 December 1993)
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)
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