Marc Dubois
Head of Legal Unit
Leads the Legal Unit and provides advice on institutional, governance and litigation matters.
marc.dubois@agency.europa.eu+33 1 55 00 34 01
Meet the Team
4 people
Elena Petrova
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Ensures compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and handles data subject requests.
dpo@agency.europa.eu+33 1 55 00 34 02
Antoine Lemaire
Ethics & Whistleblowing Officer
Runs the ethics framework, whistleblowing channel and staff conduct guidance.
ethics@agency.europa.eu+33 1 55 00 34 03
Ingrid Larsen
Legal Adviser — Access to Documents
Handles public access to documents requests and coordinates legislative quality control.
ingrid.larsen@agency.europa.eu+33 1 55 00 34 04
What we do
The Legal Unit advises the Agency on institutional and governance matters, ensures compliance with EU law, coordinates data protection, ethics and whistleblowing, and manages requests for public access to documents. It also maintains the internal legal library.
News
- Data Protection11 Jul 2026
New records of processing activities available
The updated ROPA register is published on the Data Protection Hub — please review the entries for your unit.
- Ethics02 Jul 2026
Annual declaration of interests — reminder
All staff members must submit or confirm their declaration of interests by 31 July 2026.
- Access to Documents18 Jun 2026
2025 transparency report published
See how the Agency handled public access to documents requests in 2025 and the key figures for the year.
Whistleblowing — internal
Confidential reporting channel
Staff can report suspected breaches of EU law confidentially through the secure internal channel. Reports are received by the Ethics & Whistleblowing Officer and treated in line with Directive (EU) 2019/1937.
Data Protection Hub
Everything on GDPR & Regulation (EU) 2018/1725
The Data Protection Hub gathers all resources on personal data processing at the Agency: register of processing activities, privacy notices, data subject request forms and DPO guidance.
For any question, contact the Data Protection Officer at dpo@agency.europa.eu.
Internal Governance Tasks
Document library
- Internal Rules of Procedure.pdf10 Jul 2026
- Delegations of Authority — 2026.pdf05 Jul 2026
- Internal Governance Framework.docx28 Jun 2026
- Board Standing Orders.pdf12 May 2026
Legislative Quality Control
File viewer — currently reviewed drafts
Draft_Guidelines_v3.2.pdf
Guidelines on Supervisory Convergence — v3.2
Article 1 — Subject matter. These guidelines set out common approaches for the consistent application of…
Article 2 — Scope. The provisions apply to competent authorities as defined in Article 4(2) of…
Ethics and Staff Conduct
Text & PDF viewer
The Agency's ethics framework covers conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality, outside activities and post-employment obligations. Staff members must comply with the Staff Regulations and the Agency's Code of Conduct.
Code_of_Conduct_2026.pdf
Public Access to Documents
Under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, any citizen may request access to documents held by the Agency. Requests are handled by the Legal Unit within 15 working days.
Information Requests Tracker
List — connected to Microsoft Forms submissions
Submit a new requestAll Items
| Subject | Status | Reference Number |
|---|---|---|
| Supervisory data — Q1 2026 | In Progress | IR-2026-042 |
| Meeting minutes — Board of Appeal | In Review | IR-2026-041 |
| Statistics on stress tests | Completed | IR-2026-040 |
| Public consultation reply — Guidelines v3 | Completed | IR-2026-039 |
Legal library
Documents & external links
- Founding Regulation (EU) 2023/xxxRegulation
- EU Financial Regulation — consolidatedRegulation
- Staff Regulations & CEOSRegulation
- GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679External link
- Case law repositoryPortal