20.8.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 272/13 TRANSLATION CENTRE FOR THE BODIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DECISION OF THE TRANSLATION CENTRE FOR THE BODIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION of 13 April 2004 on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to documents (2004/605/EC) THE MANAGEMENT BOARD, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for bodies of the European Union ('), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1645/2003 (3 of 18 June 2003, in particular Article 18a thereof, Whereas: (1) The second subparagraph of Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union enshrines the concept of openness, stating that the Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen. (2)  Openness guarantees that the administration enjoys greater legitimacy and is more effective and more accountable to the citizen in a democratic system and contributes to strengthening the principles of democracy and respect for fundamental rights as laid down in Article 6 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Funda- mental Rights of the European Union. (3)  Article 18a of Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 provides that Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents })  (hereinafter ~ Regulation  (EC) No 1049/2001) shall also apply to documents held by the Centre and it also provides that the Management Board shall adopt the practical arrangements for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, () O] L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1 () O] L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 13. () O] L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atticle 1 Beneficiaries and scope 1. Any natural or legal person shall have a right of access to documents of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union (the Centre) subject to the principles, conditions and limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and in accordance with the provisions of this decision. 2. Documents in the Centre’s possession for translation purposes only are not held by the Centre within the meaning of Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Article 2 Definitions For the purpose of this decision: (@) ‘document’ shall mean 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 Centre’s sphere of responsibility; (b) ‘third party’ shall mean any natural or legal person, or any entity outside the Centre, including the Member States, other Community or non-Community institutions and bodies and third countries. Atticle 3 Applications 1. All applications for access to a document shall be sent to the Centre via its website (www.cdteuwint), by e-mail (cdt@cdt.cu.int), by mail (Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, Batiment Nouvel Hémicycle, 1 rue du Fort Thiingen, L-1499 Luxembourg), or by fax ((352) 421711 220). The Centre shall reply to initial and confirmatory access appli- cations within 15 working days from the date of registration of the application. In the case of complex or bulky applications, the deadline may be extended by 15 working days. Reasons must be given for any extension of the deadline and be notified to the applicant in advance.