Definition in the context of public access to EU documents, the first application addressed to an EU institution by a natural or legal person requesting access to a document Reference "Council-EN, based on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, CELEX:32001R1049/EN"
Comment "Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 defines a ""document"" as ""any content whatever its medium (written on paper or stored in electronic form or as a sound, visual or audiovisual recording) concerning a matter relating to the policies, activities and decisions falling within the institution's sphere of responsibility""."