Following own-initiative inquiries by the Ombudsman in 1996 and 1999, many other Community institutions and bodies also adopted rules on access to documents.Regulation 1049/2001 gives applicants a choice of remedy: they may challenge a total or partial refusal of access either in court proceedings under Article 230 of the EC Treaty, or by complaining to the Ombudsman.
I ndiaidh fiosrúchán a rinne an tOmbudsman ar a thionscnamh féin i 1996 agus i 1999, ghlac a lán institiúidí agus comhlachtaí Comhphobail eile rialacha i ndáil le teacht ar cháipéisí.Faoi Rialachán 1049/2001 bíonn rogha ag iarratasóirí maidir leis an réiteach ar fáil: féadfaidh siad cur i gcoinne diúltaithe iomláin nó pháirtigh teacht a thabhairt trí imeachtaí cúirte faoi Airteagal 230 de Chonradh an CE, nó trí ghearán a dhéanamh leis an Ombudsman.