CHAPTER XIU.K. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 109U.K.Transparency

1.Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) shall apply to documents other than case files, including electronic images of those files, that are kept in accordance with Article 45 of this Regulation.

2.The European Chief Prosecutor shall, within 6 months of the date of his/her appointment, prepare a proposal for detailed rules for applying this Article. That proposal shall be adopted by the College.

3.Decisions taken by the EPPO under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 may form the subject of a complaint to the European Ombudsman or of an action before the Court of Justice, under the conditions laid down in Articles 228 and 263 TFEU respectively.

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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 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).