European legislation

Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 27 November 2008 at the 1042bis meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies

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Explanatory Memorandum to the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents

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Recommendation R(2002)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on access to official documents adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 February 2002 at the 784th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies

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Explanatory Memorandum to the Recommendation Rec. (2002) 2of the Committee of Ministers to member states on access to official documents

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REGULATION (EC) No 1049/2001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

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Code of conduct concerning public access to Commission and Council documents

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Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

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Recommendation R(81)19 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted on 25 November 1981

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Recommendation No. R (94)13 Of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Measures to Promote Media Transparency
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 22 November 1994 at the 521st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies

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Recommendation R(2000)13 on a European policy on access to archives Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 13 July 2000 at the 717th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies

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Recommendation 1037 (1986) on data protection and freedom of information Text adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, on 3 July 1986.

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