Considerations on COM(2002)406-16 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No *… of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a European Maritime Safety Agency

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dossier COM(2002)406-16 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No *… of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a European Maritime Safety ...
document COM(2002)406 EN
date July 22, 2003
 
(1) Certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 setting up a European Maritime Safety Agency(5) should be brought into line with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(6), (hereinafter referred to as the general Financial Regulation), and in particular Article 185 thereof.

(2) The general principles and limits governing the exercise of the right of access to documents provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty have been laid down by 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(7).

(3) When Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 was adopted, the three institutions agreed in a joint declaration that the agencies and similar bodies should have rules which conform to those of that Regulation.

(4) Appropriate provisions should therefore be included in Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 to make Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 applicable to the European Maritime Safety Agency, as should a provision on appeals against a refusal of access to documents.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.