Glyphosate and Commission

Carmen McConochie Sánchez made this Informationsfreiheit request to Generalsekretariat der Europäischen Kommission

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Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting:

1. position papers, joint statements, letters or joint letters
2. list of meetings and minutes, emails exchanged between officials/representatives/experts and officials/representatives of:
- Monsanto/Bayers or any other company producing glyphosate (Syngenta, Dow Chemicals, DuPont)
- Glyphosate Task Force
-Glyphosate Renewal Group
- European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
- CopaCogeca
-Bayer CropScience
-Bayer AG
-the European Chemical Industry Council
-Hume Brophy or any other firm representing industry with an interest in glyphosate
-Pesticide Action Network
- Greenpeace
-EFFAT
-Friends of the Earth
-HEAL
-FoodWatch
-AVAANZ
or any other business and NGO or civil society groups concerning or mentioning the active substance glyphosate or the Plant Protection Product Regulation 1107/2009, between January 2009 and December 2013 included.

Yours faithfully,

Carmen McConochie

sg-acc-doc@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are writing to you concerning your request for access to documents sent
on 27/01/2023 and registered on 27/01/2023 under case number 2023/0559.

Since you have not indicated your postal address, we are not able to start
handling your request. The 15 working days to reply to your request will
start running only when you send us your postal address.

You can send your postal address by replying to this e-mail. If we do not
receive your reply we may close this case.

Please note that you can submit a request for access to Commission
documents via the portal [1]'Request a Commission document', which does
not require you to indicate your postal address.

Why do we need your personal postal address?

Since 1 April 2014, the submission of a postal address became a mandatory
feature when submitting an application for access to Commission documents
via an e-mail. We would like to explain why we need your postal address in
order to register and handle your application for access to documents when
submitted via e-mail:

• Firstly, to obtain legal certainty as regards the date you received
the European Commission reply to your application for public access to
documents. Article 297 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the
European Union (TFEU) states that 'decisions which specify to whom
they are addressed, shall be notified to those to whom they are
addressed and shall take effect upon such notification.' In line with
this provision, if the Commission does not grant full access to the
requested documents, it notifies the reply to the applicant via
registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt or via delivery
service. This requires an indication of a valid postal address by the
applicant;
• Secondly, to apply correctly the [2]Data Protection Regulation (EU)
2018/1725. Knowing whether the applicant is an EU resident (or not) is
necessary for deciding which conditions shall apply for the
transmissions of personal data to applicants for access to documents.
These conditions are not the same for recipients established in the
Union and for recipients in third countries. As the vast majority of
the documents requested contain personal data, the Commission cannot
ensure the correct application of the data protection rules in the
absence of a postal address;
• Thirdly, to apply correctly [3]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Article
4(1)(b) of that Regulation refers to the protection of the privacy and
integrity of the individual and has to be applied in line with the
Data Protection Regulation;
• Fourthly, to protect the interest of other citizens and safeguard the
principle of good administration. The Commission has to treat all
citizens equally by ensuring that the legal framework for public
access to documents is respected. For example, it has to verify
whether Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is being evaded
by introducing several requests under different identities. Indeed, in
its Ryanair judgment ([4]EU:T:2010:511), the General Court confirmed
that Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 cannot be evaded by
splitting an application into several, seemingly separate, parts. In
addition, the Commission has to make sure that the legal framework is
respected and the right of access to documents is not abused by making
requests under an invented identity.

The considerations above show that the request for and the consequent
processing of the applicant's postal address is not only appropriate, but
also strictly necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the
public interest within the meaning of Article 5(1)(a) of Data Protection
Regulation, namely providing a smooth and effective access to documents.

Yours faithfully,

Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission

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Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,

Thank you for the response, and apologies for the lack of information needed to go through with the request.
My postal address is 28012, Madrid, Spain.

Yours faithfully,

Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Sg-Acc-Doc@ec.europa.eu, Generalsekretariat der Europäischen Kommission

Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
 
 
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
 
 
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
 
 

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Sg-Acc-Doc@ec.europa.eu, Generalsekretariat der Europäischen Kommission

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Dear Ms McConochie Sánchez,

 

Would you please indicate the city in which you leave?

 

Thank you,

 

Kind regards

 

 

ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (IC)

 

 

European Commission

Secretariat-General

SG.C1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)

[email address]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Dear [email address],

The city in which I live is Madrid (Spain).

Yours sincerely,

Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Sg-Acc-Doc@ec.europa.eu, Generalsekretariat der Europäischen Kommission

Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
 
 
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
 
 
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
 
 

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3. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/...

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

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Dear Mrs. Sánchez McConochie,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/0559.

Kind regards,

SANTE - UNIT E4

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

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Dear Mrs. McConochie Sánchez,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/0559.

Kind regards,

SANTE - UNIT E4

Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Thank you for getting back to me. I thereby re-write the email clarifying what you have requested:

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting:
1. position papers, joint statements and letters (including joint letters)
2. list of meetings (including briefings and minutes), and emails exchanged between officials/representatives/experts from the Commission and officials/representatives of:
- Monsanto/Bayers and other companies that represent the industry on glyphosate (Syngenta, Dow Chemicals, DuPont)
- Glyphosate Task Force
-Glyphosate Renewal Group
- European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
- CopaCogeca
-Bayer CropScience
-Bayer AG
-the European Chemical Industry Council
-Hume Brophy
-Pesticide Action Network
- Greenpeace
-EFFAT
-Friends of the Earth
-HEAL
-FoodWatch
-AVAANZ
-the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment BfR
-representatives of the German government
concerning or mentioning the active substance glyphosate or the Plant Protection Product Regulation 1107/2009, between January 2009 and December 2013 included.

Yours faithfully,

Carmen McConochie Sánchez

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Mrs. Sánchez McConochie,

We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 27.01.2023 under case number 2023/0559.

As reported in the clarification request sent on 22 February 2023, in
accordance with the third paragraph of Article 2 of the Detailed rules for
the application of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the deadline of 15
working days for handling your application has started to run when we
received the requested clarifications on 28 February 2023.

We are currently working on your request. However, we have not yet been
able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full analysis of
your request. We will not be able to send you the reply within the
prescribed time limit expiring on 21.03.2023 due to internal
consultations.

Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 14 April 2023.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards,

SANTE Unit E4

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Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
I am writing in regard to my request for access to Commission documents registered under case number 2023/0559 concerning Glyphosate and the Commission. I have not yet received a reply from your end, even though the time limit of 15 working days expired on 21.03.2023, which was extended to 14 April 2023 in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.

As of today's date, 17th April 2023, I have not received any reply or update from your end. I understand that you may be dealing with a large number of requests, but as per the law, you are required to reply to my request within the given time limit. I am concerned that this delay might be indicative of a larger issue, and I would appreciate it if you could initiate an internal review to determine why the response to my request has been so slow.

I urge you to expedite the process and send me the requested documents as soon as possible. Please let me know the status of my request and how much longer I need to wait for a response. I hope that we can resolve this issue soon.

Yours faithfully,

Carmen McConochie Sánchez

Sg-Acc-Doc@ec.europa.eu, Generalsekretariat der Europäischen Kommission

Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
 
 
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
 
 
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
 
 

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SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu, Generalsekretariat der Europäischen Kommission

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Dear Madam,

 

Thank you for your email regarding your request for access to documents.

 

We acknowledge that the time limit expired on 14 April 2023 and apologize
for the delay.

 

We would like to inform you that your request is being handled and the
reply will be sent to you as soon as it is signed at the appropriate
level.

 

Please be reassured that we are doing our utmost to provide you with the
reply as soon as possible.

 

Thank you very much for your understanding.

 

Best regards,

 

 

SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

European Commission
Health and Food Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

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  • Attachment

    02 EU evaluationprogramme for approving active substances according to Regulation EC N 1107 2009 Renewal of approval of active substances according to Regulation EC N 1141 2010 AIR 2 Glyphosate completenes.pdf

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    03 Draft reply FoE glyphosate urine Ares 2013 2718574.pdf

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    04 POEA tallowamines in glyphosate containing plant protection products Ares 2013 303196.pdf

    691K Download View as HTML

Hello,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/0559.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

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Hello,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/0559.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

14 Attachments

Hello,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/0559.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,

SANTE-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

3 Attachments

  • Attachment

    02 EU evaluationprogramme for approving active substances according to Regulation EC N 1107 2009 Renewal of approval of active substances according to Regulation EC N 1141 2010 AIR 2 Glyphosate completenes.pdf

    715K Download View as HTML

  • Attachment

    03 Draft reply FoE glyphosate urine Ares 2013 2718574.pdf

    672K Download View as HTML

  • Attachment

    04 POEA tallowamines in glyphosate containing plant protection products Ares 2013 303196.pdf

    691K Download View as HTML

Hello,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/0559.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,