L 313/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.11.2001 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 29 November 2001 amending the Council's Rules of Procedure (2001/840/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(3) and Article 255(3) thereof, Whereas: In accordance with Article 255(2) of the Treaty, Regula- tion (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 (") defines the general principles, conditions and limits governing the right of access to documents provided for in Article 255(1) of the Treaty. Article 255(3) of the Treaty provides that the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall elabo- rate in their Rules of Procedure specific provisions regarding access to their documents. On the basis of its Rules of Procedure adopted by Decision 2000/396/EC, ECSC, Euratom (%), the Council has adopted a series of acts regarding access to its docu- ments. Those acts should be consolidated in a single text incorporating, in an annex to the Rules of Procedure, both the unchanged provisions and the substantive amendments to those acts and new provisions which are to be made in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, () O] L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43. () O] L 149, 23.6.2000, 2001/216/EC (O] L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 30). p. 21. Decision as amended by Decision HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Council's Rules of Procedure are hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 10 shall be replaced by the following and the text of footnote 1 shall be deleted: ‘Article 10 Public access to Council documents The specific provisions regarding public access to Council documents are set out in Annex IIL; 2. Article 17(1)(g) shall be replaced by the following: ‘g 3. the international agreements concluded by the Community. Reference shall be made in the Official Journal to the entry into force of such agreements.’; following point shall be added to Article 17(1): international agreements concluded in accordance with Atticle 24 of the Treaty on European Union, unless the Council decides otherwise on the grounds of Articles 4 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the Euro- pean Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (¥). Reference shall be made in the Official Journal to the entry into force of such agreements. (*) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.;