# Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

European Parliament procedure 2008/0090(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee AFCO / LIBE / PETI). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 214 committee amendments tabled by 28 Members between 2008-12-04 and 2011-10-18.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative file on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. The amendments restate the principles, conditions and limits of the right of access under the Treaty, who may apply, and the scope covering documents held by Union institutions, bodies and agencies; they stress transparency in the legislative process and the exceptions protecting public or private interests, court proceedings, investigations, audits and competition procedures.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renate SOMMER | Germany | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4282.md |
| Marco CAPPATO | Italy | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4740.md |
| Michael CASHMAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4532.md |
| Sonia ALFANO | Italy | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97086.md |
| Charlotte CEDERSCHIÖLD | Sweden | PPE-DE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2110.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Monica MACOVEI | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96824.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Constance LE GRIP | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101580.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.552: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.552+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.017: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.017+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.177: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.177+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE420.114: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.114+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE445.988: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-445.988+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.759: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.759+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0090-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0090-COD.json

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