Ref. Ares(2021)3561141 - 31/05/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
The Director
Brussels
SG.D.1/MS
Mr Will Aitchison
Sent by email :
ask+request-9403-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Sir,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – GESTDEM 2021/2900
We refer to your e-mail dated 29 April 2021 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on 04 May 2021 under the above-mentioned reference number.
Your request is being followed on by several Commission services. This reply concerns
part of your access request pertaining to documents related to:
All documentation, including but not limited to attendance lists, agendas, background
papers, minutes/notes and email correspondence about or summarising, the following
meetings between:
Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana (Confindustria) and Jyrki
Katainen, Vice-President, on 01/03/2018 regarding Industrial policy
Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana (Confindustria) and Marika
Lautso Mousnier, Cabinet member of Jyrki Katainen on 09/01/2018 regarding
Industrial policy & challenges of EU competitiveness
We regret to inform you that the Commission does not hold any documents in relation to
these meetings that would correspond to the description given in your application.
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 the Commission, the Commission 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.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
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
Elisabeth WERNER
(Acting) Director
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Electronically signed on 28/05/2021 19:51 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482
