DG ENV: french ban on plastic cups, cutlery and plates
Dear Environment,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
1. Any letters of formal notice or draft letters of formal notification by the European Commission regarding the french ruling on the ban on plastic cups, cutlery and plates from 2016, which is described in this newspaper article (https://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/19/europ...).
2. All documents regarding meetings and communications between the European Commission and Plastic2Go, PlasticsEurope or any other trade association representing the polymer producers in Europe, concerning the french ruling on the ban on plastic cups, cutlery and plates from 2016.
The background to this request is as follows: In a newspaper reporting by the Washington post Eamonn Bates, the secretary general of Pack2Go Europe, stated that “we are urging the European Commission to do the right thing and to take legal action against France for infringing European law”. If an investigation was launched by the European Commission it appears to be closed by this time.
Yours faithfully,
Moritz Neujeffski
Heidebrinker Straße 10
13357 Berlin
Dear Sir or Madam,
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sent on 07/11/2022 and registered on 09/11/2022 under the case number
2022/6369.
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Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Environment - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Environment,
I hope this E-mail finds you well. I contacted DG ENV more than two months ago regarding my freedom of information request. Could you please inform me when I can expect an answer to my freedom of information request? This would be much appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Moritz Neujeffski
Dear Mr Neujeffski,
The reply to your request for access to documents is ready to be sent out and is pending validation by the hierarchy.
It will reach you soon.
Kind regards,
DG ENV B1