Ref. Ares(2022)8424744 - 05/12/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION
The Director-General
Brussels,
TAXUD/GT
Mr Kasper Bøgsted Kristensen
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(via e-mail only)
Dear Sir
,
Subject: Your application for access to documents – Case 2022/6075
We refer to your e-mail dated 25 October 2022 addressed to DG TRADE in which you
make a request for access to documents, registered under the above-mentioned reference
number. Your request was re-attributed to us on 25 November 2022.
You request access to:
“All documents related to import of tobacco from Malawi by
Scandinavian Tobacco Group in Denmark, Mac Baren Tobacco Company in Denmark,
Philip Morris International in Poland, Japan Tobacco International in Poland and British
American Tobacco in Poland between January 2018 and October 2020.”
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:
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
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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Electronically signed on 05/12/2022 16:24 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121