Ref. Ares(2022)5231654 - 19/07/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION
The Director-General
Brussels,
TAXUD/GT/Svdv – taxud.e.2(2022)5237619
Mr Peter Teffer
Follow the Money
Overtoom 197
NL - 1054 HT Amsterdam
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
(via e-mail only)
Dear Sir
,
Subject: Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2022/3736
We refer to your e-mail dated 28 June 2022 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered under the above-mentioned reference number.
You request access to:
“All documents - including but not limited to minutes, (hand-written)
notes, audio recordings, verbatim reports, operational conclusions, lines to take, briefings,
e-mails, letters, position papers and presentations - related to any communication with
Lukoil and/or Gazprom, since 1 January 2022.”
We regret to inform you that DG Taxation and Customs union (DG TAXUD) does not
hold such documents.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the right of access as
defined in that regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the
institution.
Given that no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your
application, are held by DG TAXUD, DG TAXUD is not in a position to fulfil your
request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make
a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt
of this letter to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following address:
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: J-79 05/222 - Tel. direct line +32 229-53046
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European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Brussels
or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
(e-Signed)
Gerassimos THOMAS
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Electronically signed on 18/07/2022 20:06 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121