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KHO:1997:54 AI generated

EU Commission documents to Finnish County Board not exempt from public access law under specific conditions.

Case Number KHO:1997:54
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that documents sent by the European Commission to the Åland County Board were not exempt from public access. The Commission argued for confidentiality, but the court found no requirement for confidential handling and no sensitive information warranting secrecy. Consequently, the documents must be made public in accordance with the relevant access laws.

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Act on Public Access to Documents of Public Authorities s. 9 (2); Regulation on Public Access to General Documents s. 1 (1) point 2a; Council and Commission Documents Access Rules 93/730/ETY: Documents are not exempt from public access if the recipient did not require confidential handling and the content does not contain information requiring protection under established EU rules.

Keywords

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public access documents EU Commission correspondence confidentiality exemption general documents regulation administrative transparency public authority records information disclosure

Cited Legislation

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Act on Public Access to Documents of Public Authorities s. 9 (2)
Regulation on Public Access to General Documents s. 1 (1) point 2a
AsiakJulkA 1 § 1 mom 2 a kohta
Council and Commission Documents Access Rules 93/730/ETY
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Euroopan unionin komission Ahvenanmaan maakuntahallitukselle lähettämät Ahvenanmaan ympäristötukea koskevat asiakirjat eivät olleet salassapidettäviä yleisten asiakirjain julkisuudesta annnetun lain 9 §:n 2 momentin ja yleisten asiakirjain julkisuudesta annetun asetuksen 1 §:n 1 momentin 2 a kohdan nojalla, ottaen huomioon, ettei komissio ollut edellyttänyt asian luottamuksellista käsittelyä ja se, etteivät asiakirjat sisältäneet sellaisia tietoja, joiden antamisesta Euroopan unionin toimielimen on tiedonsaantioikeutta neuvoston ja komission asiakirjoista koskevien 6 joulukuuta 1993 annettujen käytännesääntöjen (93/730/ETY) mukaan kieltäydyttävä.

AsiakJulkL 9 § 2 mom

AsiakJulkA 1 § 1 mom 2 a kohta

Tiedonsaantioikeutta neuvoston ja komission asikirjoista koskevat 6 joulukuuta 1993 annetut käytännesäännöt (93/730/ETY)