(OR. en) 6212/10 INF 17 API 18 JUR 77

CONSIGLIO
DELL'UNIONE EUROPEA
Bruxelles, 15 marzo 2010 (16.03)
(OR. en)
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NOTA PUNTO "I/A"
del:
Gruppo "Informazione"
al:
Coreper (parte seconda)/Consiglio
n. doc. prec.:
6210/10
Oggetto:
Accesso del pubblico ai documenti
- Domanda di conferma di Alexander MacKenzie (n. 05/c/01/10)
Si allega per le delegazioni il progetto di risposta del Consiglio alla domanda di conferma di
Alexander MacKenzie (n. 05/c/01/10), risultante dai lavori del Gruppo "Informazione" del
12 marzo 2010.
Le delegazioni finlandese e svedese hanno preannunciato il loro voto contrario sul progetto di
risposta e hanno fatto le seguenti dichiarazioni:
FI:
"FI non ha obiezioni alla logica del progetto di risposta per quanto riguarda l'applicabilità
del regolamento n. 1049/2001, articolo 4, paragrafo 1, lettera a). Tuttavia, sembrerebbe che
la possibilità di accesso parziale a norma dell'articolo 4, paragrafo 6 del regolamento non
sia stata approfonditamente esaminata."
SE: "Dovrebbe essere concesso un ulteriore accesso parziale, per esempio ai punti 18, 25, 27, 34,
36 e 37, in quanto la loro divulgazione non arrecherebbe pregiudizio ad alcuno degli
interessi tutelati a norma dell'articolo 4."
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La maggioranza delle delegazioni ha convenuto di rendere pubblico il risultato della votazione.
S'invita pertanto il Comitato dei Rappresentanti permanenti a suggerire che nella prossima sessione
il Consiglio:
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approvi, tra i punti "A", il progetto di risposta allegato al presente documento, con il voto
contrario delle delegazioni finlandese e svedese;
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decida di rendere pubblico il risultato della votazione.
L'allegato è disponibile soltanto in inglese.
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REPLY ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON ..................
TO CONFIRMATORY APPLICATION No 05/c/01/10
made by Mr Alexander MacKenzie by e-mail on 8 February 2010,
pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
for public access to document 14458/2/04 REV 2 (RESTREINT UE)
The Council has considered this confirmatory application under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001
(OJ L 145 of 31.5.2001, p. 43) and Annex II to the Council's Rules of Procedure (Council Decision
2009/937/EU, Official Journal L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35) and has come to the following conclusion:
1.
The applicant refers to document 14458/2/04 REV 2 (RESTREINT UE) which is a note from
the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator and the Commission to the Political and Security
Committee and contains an assessment of EU Counter-Terrorism Clauses. The public already
had access to a partially declassified version of the document, 14458/2/04 REV 2 EXT 1, but
the applicant, in his initial application, requested access to "as much declassified information
as possible".
2.
In its reply dated 4 February 2010, the General Secretariat refused full public access to this
document pursuant to Article 4(1)(a), first and third indents of the Regulation (protection of
the public interest with regard to public security and with regard to international relations).
3.
Following the applicant's confirmatory application dated 8 February 2010, the Council has
thoroughly examined the document and carried out internal consultations to ascertain the
applicability of the above-mentioned exceptions to the parts retained. The Council has come
to the conclusion set out below.
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4.
Document 14458/2/04 REV 2 (RESTREINT UE) contains an assessment of the EU CounterTerrorism Clauses which the EU includes since September 2001 into all agreements with third
countries. Certain still classified parts of the document discuss in detail the way in which the
EU model counter-terrorism clauses are adapted in order to suit the specificities of the EU's
relations with the third countries concerned. Furthermore, other classified parts of the
document contain analyses and assessments of the counter-terrorism provisions included in
already existing agreements as well as in agreements which are currently being negotiated.
Releasing the concerned parts of the document to the public would not only prejudice the
EU's position in its current negotiations with third countries on agreements which should
include such counter-terrorism clauses but would also have an adverse effect in similar future
negotiations. It would also be detrimental to the efforts undertaken by the EU to make specific
counter-terrorism issues a key element of its relations with third countries. Furthermore,
disclosure of the concerned parts of the document would breach the mutual confidence among
the EU and its negotiating parties and thus seriously prejudice the relations between the
European Union and the third parties concerned.
5.
Full public access to document 14458/2/04 REV 2 must therefore be refused pursuant to the
third indent of Article 4(1)(a) of the Regulation (protection of the public interest with regard
to international relations).
6.
However, in the light of the internal consultations referred to above, the Council has come to
the conclusion that further partial access may be granted, in application of Article 4(6) of the
Regulation, to the following additional parts of the document which are not covered by any of
the exceptions under Regulation 1049/2001:
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point 2 on page 2,
points 6, 7 and 8 on pages 3 and 4,
second sentence of point 12 and
second and third sentence of point 13.
A partially declassified version of document 14458/2/04 REV 2, which includes the additional
parts listed above, is set out in document 14458/2/04 REV 2 EXT 2.
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