Olli Rehn's letters to member state governments about EU economic governance

Ares(2012)276568

Dear Sir,

Subject: Your application for access to documents about EU Economic governance

We refer to your e-mail dated 20/02/2012 in which you make a request for access to documents.

Your application concerns a very large number of documents, which need to be assessed individually. Such a detailed analysis cannot be carried out within the normal time limits set out in Article 7 of Regulation 1049/2001.
However, the Regulation also provides for a possibility to confer with applicants in order to find a fair solution when an application concerns a very large number of documents. Article 6(3) provides that "in the event of an application relating to a very long document or to very large number of documents, the institution concerned may confer with the applicant informally, with a view to finding a fair solution".
Based on this provision, we would kindly ask you whether you could narrow down the scope of your request, so as to reduce it to a more manageable amount of documents. If that is not possible and if you maintain your request for access to all documents concerned by your application, we propose to handle your application in successive stages. If you accept this proposal, you could indicate an order of priority, which we will follow as much as possible in handling your application. You will receive, at regular intervals, batches of documents which have been cleared for release or a reasoned reply explaining why some documents cannot be disclosed.

Yours faithfully,

Christophe Houyoux

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Ares(2012)308874

 

 

Dear Sir,

 

Subject:               Your application for access to
documents about private sector lobbies

 

We refer to your e-mail dated 20/02/2012 in which you make a request for
access to documents.

 

Your application concerns a very large number of documents, which need to
be assessed individually. Such a detailed analysis cannot be carried out
within the normal time limits set out in Article 7 of Regulation
1049/2001.

However, the Regulation also provides for a possibility to confer with
applicants in order to find a fair solution when an application concerns a
very large number of documents. Article 6(3) provides that "in the event
of an application relating to a very long document or to very large number
of documents, the institution concerned may confer with the applicant
informally, with a view to finding a fair solution".

Based on this provision, we would kindly ask you whether you could narrow
down the scope of your request or be more specific on the files you are
interested in, so as to reduce it to a more manageable amount of
documents.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Christophe Houyoux

 

 

Dear M. Hoedeman;

Thank you for your replies.

I will contact you as soon as I have some feedback.

Best regards.

Christophe Houyoux

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Ares(2012)504155
 
 
Dear Sir,
 
Thank you for your e-mail requesting access to documents under Regulation
No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents.
 
We enclose a copy of the documents that we have identified and which we
hope will meet your needs. I must however, remind you that they cannot be
reproduced or disseminated for commercial purposes unless the Commission
has first been consulted.
 
 
 
 
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Christophe Houyoux