To promote transparent and ethical dealings with interest groups, the EU institutions place certain conditions on their interaction with these bodies.
This principle ('conditionality') is laid down in the interinstitutional agreement on a Transparency register.
Each institution implements this principle by making one of 2 types of individual decisions:
- Conditionality measures - these make certain activities by interest representatives conditional on them having registered in the Transparency register.
- Complementary transparency measures - these further encourage registration and stregthen transparency.
All conditionality and complementary transparency measures adopted by the 3 main EU institutions (Commission, Council and Parliament), are published below.
There may also be measures from other EU institutions and from EU countries (covering interest representative interaction with their permanent representations to the EU).
Decisions marked with * are conditionality measures (meaning prior registration is necessary).
European Parliament:
Members’ financial interests and Transparency register - Rules on Meetings and the publication of meetings - Annex I (Code of Conduct for Members) Article 7.1
Former MEPs Bureau decision of 17 April 2023
European Commission:
Article 7 of Commission Decision C(2018)0700 on a Code of Conduct for the Members of the European Commission and point V of the Working Methods of the European Commission.*
European Parliament:
Members’ financial interests and Transparency register - Rules on meetings and the publication of meetings - Annex I (Code of Conduct for Members) Article 7.2 a)
Legislative footprint - Annex I (Code of Conduct for Members) Article 8
European Commission:
Commission Decision 2014/838/EU, Euratom of 25 November 2014 on the publication of information on meetings held between Commission Directors-General and organisations or self-employed individuals
Commission Decision 2014/839/EU, Euratom of 25 November 2014 on the publication of information on meetings held between Commissioners and organisations or self-employed individuals
European Parliament:
Guide to the obligations of officials and other servants of the European Parliament - Code of Conduct adopted by the Bureau on 7 July 2008
Council of the EU:
Article 3 of Council Decision on the regulation of contacts between the General Secretariat of the Council and interest representatives.*
European Commission:
Point V of the Working Methods of the European Commission.*
European Parliament:
New Rules governing the participation of interest representatives in events held on Parliament premises - Decision of the Bureau of 12 June 2023*
Intergroups and unofficial groupings – Rule 35 and 35a of Parliament´s Rules of Procedure.
Council of the EU:
Articles 4 and 5 of Council Decision on the regulation of contacts between the General Secretariat of the Council and interest representatives*
European Commission:
Article 8 of Commission Decision C(2016)3301 establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups.*
European Parliament:
Notifications on the activities of Parliament’s committees via the Register - Decision of the Bureau of 4 July 2016
European Commission:
Public consultations: Notifications about consultations and roadmaps in specified fields of interest. Better Regulation Guidelines of the European Commission.
European Parliament:
Access to Parliament - Rule 123 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.*
Council of the EU:
Article 6 of Council Decision on the regulation of contacts between the General Secretariat of the Council and interest representatives*
The following conditionality and complementary transparency measures have been notified to the management board (decisions marked with * are conditionality measures for which prior registration is necessary):
European Economic and Social Committee – Transparency measures
European Committee of the Regions - Transparency measures
Political declaration by Member States on the adoption of the interinstitutional agreement on a mandatory Transparency register (signed by all Member States)*.