Decision of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of 25 June 2001 on a code of good administrative behaviour for the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and its staff in their professional relations with the public

Decision of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
of 25 June 2001
on a code of good administrative behaviour for the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and its staff in their professional relations with the public
(2001/C 189/01)
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Council's Rules of Procedure, and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The provisions of Community law on openness and transparency should be fully respected in the daily practice of the General Secretariat of the Council (hereinafter referred to as the "General Secretariat").
(2) Experience has shown that a number of requests from citizens for general information fall outside the scope of the rules governing public access to Council documents as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
(3) Guidance should be provided for members of staff in their professional relations with the public,