EP Rules of procedure, new annex: list of documents with direct access in the Parliament's register

The committee adopted the report by Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN (EPP-ED, NL) on supplementing Parliament's Rules of Procedure by a list of Parliament documents directly accessible through the register. It followed on from the rapporteur's previous report (adopted in plenary on 13 November 2001) on adapting the Rules of Procedure to ensure compliance with Regulation (EC) No. 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. The list takes the form of an annex to the Rules of Procedure setting out the categories of document which are directly accessible through the register. They fall essentially into five groups: (1) documents relating to Parliament's activities, including plenary documents, parliamentary committee and delegation documents, conciliation documents, documents relating to Members' activities and documents from other Parliament bodies; (2) general information documents, including press documents, Parliament's bulletin and Parliament studies and publications; (3) official documents forwarded by other institutions; (4) third-party documents, including documents from Member States and petitioners (subject to petitioners' agreement); and (5) administrative documents (i.e. official letters containing notifications of Parliament decisions).�