14.8.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 205/19 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE of 1 July 2003 on public access to European Economic and Social Committee documents (2003/603EC) THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, Having regard to Article 255(2) and (3) of the Treaty estab- lishing the European Community (TEC), Having regard to 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 ('), Having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Rules of Procedure, in particular Rule 64 (1 and 2) thereof, Having regard to the measures adopted by the European Parlia- ment, the Council, the Commission and the Committee of the Regions on public access to official documents, Whereas in the Joint Declaration on European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 () the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission request the other institutions to adopt internal rules regarding public access to documents, taking into account the principles and limits set out in this Regulation; Having regard to the content of the EESC Bureau Decision of 27 May 1997 on public access to EESC documents (), HEREBY DECIDES: PUBLIC REGISTER OF EESC DOCUMENTS Article 1 Scope Any citizens of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State shall have a right of access to European Economic and Social Committee documents, subject to the principles, conditions and limits set out in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and the specific provisions laid down in this Decision. Atticle 2 Establishment 1. A public register of European Economic and Social Committee documents shall be established in accordance with Article 11 of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001. () OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43. 2. The register thus created shall contain opinions adopted by the EESC and draft opinions adopted by the sections, as well as the documents listed in the Annex. It may also contain other decisions or documents produced by the Committee or refer- ences to documents drawn up or received by the institution as from 3 December 2001, the date from which Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is applicable. 3. The full texts of documents shall be published on the Committee's Internet site, subject to Regulation (EC) No 45/ 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data, and Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. () OJL 173, 27.6.2001, p. 5. () OJ L 339,10.12.1997, p. 18.