Transparence

Avis sur la proposition de règlement relatif à l'accès du public aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission, JO C 2, 7.01.2009, p. 7

The Opinion reacts on the Commission's proposal aimed at reviewing the rules on public access to documents held by EU institutions. The Opinion focuses on an amended provision dealing with the relation between public access to documents and the protection of personal data. Although the EDPS welcomes the Commission's intention to clarify the delicate interaction between public access and data protection, he feels that the substance of the proposed amendment fails to provide the appropriate answer. He therefore proposes a different provision to stimulate discussions in Parliament and Council.

Durant sa troisième année d'activités, le CEPD a continué à s'investir dans l'implantation d'une culture avancée de la protection des données dans les institutions et organes européens. Depuis 2004, 150 contrôles préalabes de traitements à risques et 25 avis sur des propositions de législation ont été publiés. Le temps est venu pour le CEPD d'élargir ses activités de supervision, de commencer des inspections et de mesurer les résultats.

Avis sur la proposition de règlement du Conseil protant sur la modification du règlement (EC) No 1290/2005 relatif au financement de la politique agricole commune (COM(2007) 122 final), JO C 134, 16.06.2007, p. 1

The aim of the proposal is to fulfil the requirement on the publication of information on beneficiaries of Community funds, as inserted into the Financial Regulation by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006. To that end, Member States should ensure annual ex-post publication of the beneficiaries and the amount received per beneficiary under European Funds, which form part of the budget of the European Communities.

In the opinion, the EDPS supports the inclusion of the transparency principle and underlines that a proactive approach to the rights of the data subjectsshould be respected. Moreover, the EDPS suggests introducing a specific provision, which would help to comply with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, as regards the need to inform data subjects about the processing of their personal data by auditing and investigating institutions and bodies.