Access request re Business & Science Poland, Polish Hydrogen Platform - Energy, Clima, Grow
From: Belen Balanya, Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
26 May 2021 RE: Access to Documents related to Business & Science Poland and the Polish Hydrogen Tehcnology Platform
Dear DG energy, DG Clima, DG Grow,
Referring to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to EU documents, I would herewith like to ask for access to the following:
1- all correspondence (including email) between 1st January 2021 and 26th May 2021 between Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Energy, DG Clima, DG Grow one side and representatives of Business & Science Poland and/or the Polish National Hydrogen Technology Platform on the other.
2 - list of meetings/videocalls/calls between 1st January 2021 and 26th May 2021 between officials and representatives of the European Commission and representatives of Business & Science Poland and/or the Polish National Hydrogen Technology Platform on the other.
3 - minutes of the meetings/videocalls/calls mentioned above
I would like to make clear I prefer you produce the documents on a rolling basis.
At no point should the Commission’s search for—or deliberations concerning—certain documents delay the production of others that the Commission has already retrieved and elected to produce.
To the extent possible, we prefer the documents in electronic format. Documents that cannot be sent in electronic format should be sent to Corporate Europe Observatory, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.
I reserve the right to appeal.
Please confirm having received this application. I look forward to your reply within 15 business days, according to the regulation.
Thank you for your assistance.
Belen Balanya
Corporate Europe Observatory
[1]RE: access to documents request - Access request re Business & Science
Poland, Polish Hydrogen Platform - Energy, Clima, Grow --- Ref .Gestdem
2021/3485 - 2021/3486 & 2021/3487 - Ares(2021)3512151
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Dear Madam,
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents,
which was registered on 27/05/2021 under reference number GESTDEM
2021/3485 - 2021/3486 & 2021/3487.
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
will be handled within 15 working days.
The time limit will expire on 17/06/2021. In case this time limit needs to
be extended, you will be informed in due course.
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Yours faithfully,
Access to documents team (rc)
SG.C.1
Transparency
Dear Ms Balanya,
We refer to your e-mail of 26 May 2021 in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered on 27 May 2021 under the above mentioned
reference number. Your application is currently being handled.
However, we will not be in a position to complete the handling of your
application within the time limit of 15 working days, which will expire on
17 June 2021.
An extended time limit is needed for thorough analysis as to the
availability of the documents requested.
Therefore, we have to extend the time limit with 15 working days in
accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents. The new time limit expires on 08 July 2021.
We apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours faithfully,
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European Commission
DG Energy
DG ENERGY – Access to documents team
Email: [2][email address]
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Dear [email address],
Thanks for your responses.
Could you clarify which GESTDEM number is for which dg?
Yours sincerely,
Belen Balanya
Dear Energy,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
In conformity with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (hereafter “the Regulation”) I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'Access request re Business & Science Poland, Polish Hydrogen Platform - Energy, Clima, Grow' (which has an unclear GESTDEM number as three were given to me without specifying which one refers to Energy)
I note that the extended deadline to reply to my request has expired.
I accordingly urge you to disclose the requested information in the shortest time possible.
Kind regards,
Belén Balanyá
Dear Madam,
Thank you for your email dated 20/07/2021 by which you request, pursuant
to Regulation No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament,
Council and Commission documents, a review of the position taken by DG
ENER in reply to your initial application GESTDEM 2021/3485.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your confirmatory application for access
to documents which was registered on 22/07/2021 (Ares(2021)4710381).
Your application will be handled within 15 working days (12/08/2021). In
case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be informed in due
course.
Please be informed that the answer to your confirmatory application is a
formal Commission decision that will be notified to you by express
delivery. Thank you for providing your contact phone number, so that the
external delivery service can contact you in case of absence.
Please note that the Commission will not use your phone number for any
other purpose than for informing the delivery service, and that it will
delete it immediately thereafter.
Yours faithfully,
Access to documents team (cr)
SG.C.1
Transparency
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Dear Ms Balanya,
I refer to your email of 20 July 2021, registered on 22 July 2021, by
which you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article
7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
Your confirmatory application is currently being handled. Unfortunately,
we have not yet been able to gather all the elements needed to carry out a
full analysis of your request and to take a final decision.
Therefore, we are not in a position to reply to your confirmatory request
within the prescribed time limit which expired on 12 August 2021.
Consequently, we have to extend this period by another 15 working days in
accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
The new deadline expires on 2 September 2021. However, I can assure you
that we are doing our utmost to provide you with a final reply as soon as
possible.
I regret this additional delay and that due to an administrative problem
it was not possible to send you this information before.
Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
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European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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[5]Gestdem 2021- 3485 - 2nd holding reply - Ares(2021)5438721 (Please use
this link only if you are an Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien
exclusivement si vous êtes un(e) utilisateur d’Ares)
Dear Ms Balanya,
I refer to your email of 22 July 2021, registered on the same day, by
which you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article
7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
I also refer to our holding reply of 27 August 2021, by which the time
limit for replying to your confirmatory application was extended by 15
working days, pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation 1049/2001. This
extended time limit expired on 2 September 2021.
I regret to have to inform you that we are not able to respond within the
extended time-limit, as we have not yet finalised internal consultations.
I can assure you that we are doing our utmost to provide you with a final
reply as soon as possible.
I regret this additional delay and sincerely apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
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European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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[4]Your request to access to documents - EASE 2021/3485 - reply to the
initial request - Ares(2022)7108024 (Please use this link only if you are
an Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes un(e)
utilisateur d’Ares)
Dear Ms Balanya ,
We refer to your e-mail of 26/05/2021, in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered on 27/05/2021 under the above mentioned
reference number.
Please find attach the reply to your initial request.
Kind regards,
DG Energy
DG ENERGY – Access to Documents Team
Email: [5][email address]
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