Documents

access to documents

The right of public access to documents in the EU falls under the provisions of Regulation 1049/2001, through which members of the public may make a formal request for document access, provided what is sought does not fall under the exceptions detailed in Articles 4 and 9.

EMSA has a specific procedure in place for requesting access to documents under the Regulation, which is detailed below. Please note that this is the only procedure through which access to documents can be requested.

Requests for documents may be submitted:

by filling out a document request form
by ordinary mail to

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
Cais do Sodré
1249-206 Lisbon,
Portugal

If you choose to request documents by post, in order to enable us to process your request, please state your surname, forename, address, town and postcode, country, and telephone number when you write to us.

If you choose to request access to documents via our online form, below, please ensure that you fill all fields out carefully, and give us as much information as you can about what you’re looking for.