Transparency and access to documents
Article 17
1. The Agency shall develop good administrative practices in order to ensure the highest possible level of transparency concerning its activities. Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 shall apply to documents held by the Agency. 2. The Management Board shall, within six months of the commencement of the Agency's operation, adopt specific rules for the practical implementation of paragraph 1. These shall include, inter alia , rules on: (a) openness of meetings; (b) publication of the work of the agency, including the work of the Scientific Committee; and (c) arrangements to implement Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. 3. Where the Agency takes decisions under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, a complaint may be lodged with the Ombudsman or an action may be brought in the Court of Justice of the European Communities, as provided by Articles 195 and 230 of the Treaty respectively.