Documentation of meetings between European Commission and plastics/petrochemical companies related to global agreement on plastic pollution
Dear Environment,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following information:
I am seeking all documentation, including correspondence, logs of meetings, minutes and summaries, from 1 January 2021 onward between the European Commission and plastic producers and petrochemical companies and industry associations representing them, related to the development of a new global agreement on plastic pollution and the United Nations Environment Assembly’s consideration thereof. This includes, but is not limited to, correspondence with associations like PlasticsEurope, European Chemistry Industry Council (CEFIC) and the World Plastics Council as well as companies like BASF, Dow Europe, ExxonMobil Chemical and Ineos.
In the event this application relates to a very long document or to a very large number of documents, I am open to conferring informally pursuant to Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 with a view toward finding a fair solution. I request that, for any documents withheld or redacted, a list be provided with the claims to justify their withholding and redaction.
Yours faithfully,
John Chalmers,
Bureau Chief, Brussels
Reuters News
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Hi there. My postal address is: Avenue Montjoie 243, Uccle, Bruxelles 1180, BELGIUM
Yours sincerely,
John Chalmers
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are an Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes un(e)
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Dear John,
Just wanted to let you know that I am working on this request and will
come back to you as soon as I can.
Kind regards
Christoffer Back VESTLI
International Relations Officer
European Commission
Directorate-General for Environment
Unit F.3, Global Environmental Cooperation and Multilateralism
Breydel 2 building (BRE2), Avenue d’Auderghem 19
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
+32 229 92374
Mobile: +47 928 22 405
[email address]
Dear Mr Chalmers,
Please find attached our reply to your request registered under GESTDEM 2021/7777.
Kind regards,
Murielle Monclus
Assistant to the Head of Unit
« Global Environmental Cooperation and Multilateralism »
Directorate General for the Environment
European Commission
+32 229 93164
[email address]