Ref. Ares(2023)5016426 - 19/07/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
HUMAN RESOURCES AND SECURITY
Finance, Legal & Partnerships
Ethical conduct
Brussels
HR.F.5.001/MC
SENSITIVE*:
Staff Matter
NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF MS VICKY CANN
Subject:
Your application for access to document – Ref EASE 2023/3721
Dear Ms Cann,
We refer to your e-mail dated 28 June 2023, in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on 29 June 2023, under the above-mentioned reference number.
You request access to “the most up to date version of
'Practical Guide for staff on ethics
and conduct' or similar guides to ethics for Commission staff.”
Having examined your request under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, please be informed
that my services have identified the following two documents:
1.
Practical Guide for Staff on Ethics and Conduct (August 2019),
2.
European Commission Ethics Guide (September 2019).
I kindly draw your attention to the fact that the requested documents have been already
released to your organization, CEO, following the request for access to documents:
GESTDEM 2020/4871.
Nevertheless, we enclose a pdf. electronic copy of the requested documents. You may
reuse them free of charge for non-commercial and commercial purposes provided that the
source is acknowledged, that you do not distort the original meaning or message of the
documents. Please note that the Commission does not assume liability stemming from
the reuse.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to
make a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon
receipt of this letter to the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111
Office: L107 20/DCS – Tel. direct line +32 229-66352
SENSITIVE
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
Ewoud SAKKERS
Head of Unit
c.c.:
xxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx;
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Annexes:
Practical Guide for Staff on Ethics and Conduct (August 2019),
European Commission Ethics Guide (September 2019).
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Electronically signed on 19/07/2023 10:21 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121