29.9.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 2451 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) REGULATION (EC) No 1641/2003 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 July 2003 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (3), Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (3), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (%), Whereas: (1)  Certain provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (°) should be brought into line with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the general Financial Regulation’) (°) and in particular Article 185 thereof. (2)  The general principles and limits governing the exercise of the right of access to documents, provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty, have been laid down by 0 () O] C 285, 21.11.2002, p. 4. () O] C 85, 8.4.2003, p. 64. (*) Opinion of the European Parliament of 22 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 3 June 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the European Parliament of 1 July 2003. () O] L 120, 11.51990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 9331999 (O] L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 1). () O] L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. with Corrigendum in O] L 25, 30.1.2003, p. 43. 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 (). (3)  When Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 was adopted, the three institutions agreed in a joint declaration that the agencies and similar bodies should have rules which conform to those of that Regulation. (4)  Appropriate provisions should therefore be included in Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 to make Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 applicable to the European Environment Agency, as should a provision for appeals against a refusal of access to documents. (5)  Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 1. Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (¥) shall apply to documents held by the Agency. (') O L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.