Letter MEPs Gibault and Cavada

Interne Prüfung durch Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration wird erwartet.

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL),

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:

- Letter of MEP Claire Gibault and Jean-Marie Cavada to Commissioner Spitla (dated 23 August 2006) and any other documents related to the follow-up given to this letter.

Yours faithfully,

Arun Dohle

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

L'activité des services de la Commission européenne étant réduite durant
le mois d'août, vos demandes d'accès aux documents seront traitées dans
les meilleurs délais. Toutefois, certains retards peuvent se produire, en
particulier lorsque le traitement des données exige la consultation des
administrations nationales, d’organisations extérieures ou d’autres
services.

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Die Tätigkeiten der Dienststellen der Europäischen Kommission sind im
August reduziert; Ihre Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden dennoch so
schnell wie möglich bearbeitet. Allerdings können Verzögerungen auftreten,
insbesondere wenn die Berarbeitung der Anträge die Konsultierung der
nationalen Verwaltungen, externer Organisationen oder anderer
Dienststellen erforderlich macht.

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The activity of European Commission departments is likely to be reduced
during August.  We will handle  your requests for access to documents as
soon as possible.  However, some delays may occur, especially where the
processing of data requires the consultation of national administrations,
external organisations or other services.

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

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Dear Mr Dohle,

 

Thank you for your e-mail dated 26/08/2013 registered on 28/08/2013. I
hereby acknowledge receipt of your request for access to documents (ref.:
gestdem 2013-4353).

 

In accordance with Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, you will receive a
response to your request within 15 working days (18/09/2013).

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul SIMON
European Commission - Secretariat General
Unit SG.B.5, Transparency

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Arun Dohle [mailto:[FOI #788 email]]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 4:26 PM
To: SG ACCES DOCUMENTS
Subject: access to information request - Letter MEPs Gibault and Cavada

 

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL),

 

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:

 

- Letter of MEP Claire Gibault and Jean-Marie Cavada to Commissioner
Spitla (dated 23 August 2006) and any other documents related to the
follow-up given to this letter.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Arun Dohle

 

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This is a request for access to information under Article 15 of the TFEU
and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been sent via the
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Deadline: 18 September 2013

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

 

Link to Ares (2013)2937397  GESTDEM 2013-4353

 

Dear Mr Dohle,

 

We have received your request of access to the following documents: letter
of MEP Claire Gibault and Jean-Marie Cavada to Commissioner Spidla (dated
23 August 2006) and any other documents related to the follow-up given to
this letter.

 

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 18 September 2013.

An extended time limit is needed as your application implies consultation
of third parties on the disclosure and a research in the historical
archives of the Commission. 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 15/10/2013.

 

We apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.

Best regards,

 

European Commission

Directorate-General for Justice

Civil Justice Policy Unit

 

 

From: EMPL CAD
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 10:45 AM
To: ENGELEN Lieve (EMPL); EMPL CAD; EMPL C1 UNIT
Subject: Ares(2013)2937397 : EMAIL - Demande d'accès aux documents -
GESTDEM 2013-4353 - Letter of MEP C. G. and J-M C. to Commissioner S.V
(dated 23/08/2006) and any other documents related to the follow-up given
to this letter.

 

 

Afin de consulter le document Ares(2013)2937397 : EMAIL - Demande d'accès
aux documents - GESTDEM 2013-4353 - Letter of MEP C. G. and J-M C. to
Commissioner S.V (dated 23/08/2006) and any other documents related to the
follow-up given to this letter. , cliquez sur le lien suivant :

[1]http://www.cc.cec/Ares/documentInfoDetai...

Important :

-L'accès au document est dépendant de divers facteurs et pourrait vous
être refusé.

-Si vous êtes connecté à ARES en tant qu'entité virtuelle ou avec une
délégation, il y a deux façons de consulter ce document :

         - Soit utiliser la fonction de recherche d'ARES en vous servant
du numéro de sauvegarde du document : empl.g.3(2013)3137714

         - Soit Copier-Coller l'URL.

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New deadline 15 October 2013

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)/DG JUST,

From your reply I gather that DG EMPL has identified the letter in the electronic mail register

http://www.cc.cec/Ares/documentInfoDetai...

Considering the fact that it concerns a letter of 2 Members of the European Parliament to a Commissioner, I question if agreement for disclosure of the third party (MEPs)is needed.

The Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament states that in exercising their duties, Members of the European Parliament:
(a) are guided by and observe the following general principles of conduct:
disinterest, integrity, openness, diligence, honesty, accountability and
respect for Parliament’s reputation,

Considering the special interest that the two MEP's had in the issue of intercountry adoption,
http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/two_y...
I consider that there is a public interest to disclose this letter without further delay.

As the reply was signed by the Civil Justice Unit, I conclude that the letter will be further dealt with by DG JUST.

I hereby request you to make the letter public, while at the same time DG JUST can continue to check their historical archives (which I assume are also electronic).

Yours faithfully,

Arun Dohle

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

Dear Sir,

We refer to your e-mail dated 26/08/2013 addressed to DG Employment in
which you make a request for access to documents, registered on 28/08/2013
under the above mentioned reference number.

Your application has been transferred to DG JUSTICE on 03/09/2013 and 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 expired on 18/09/2013.

An extended time limit is needed as your application as the application
concerns documents originated by different Services which must be
consulted.

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 09/10/2013.

We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.

Yours faithfully,

JUSTICE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM

 

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)/DG JUST,

Please pass this on to the the General Secretariat's Transparency Unit for a Freedom of Information review (confirmatory appeal).

I am writing to request an internal review of DG JUST's handling of my FOI request 'Letter MEPs Gibault and Cavada'.

The original request of 26 August was to DG EMPL.
On 28 Ausgust I received an acknowledgment of receipt of the Secretariat General and a time limit of 18 September.

On 17 September I received a reply of DG JUST, Civil Justice Policy Unit (no name) giving a new time limit, being 15 October. However, below that reply was the internal mail with which DG EMPL transfered my request to DG JUST. From that internal mail it became clear that the requested letter had been identified in DG EMPL's electronic mail register.

I replied on 19 September, providing arguments why I consider there is a public interest in disclosure of the letter without further delay.

Today I received another reply, this time from the CIVIL JUSTICE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (no name) setting the time limit on 9 October, with the following justification: "An extended time limit is needed as your application as the application concerns documents originated by different Services which must be consulted".

I kindly request you to look into the way my request is being handled.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/lette...

Yours faithfully,

Arun Dohle

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

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Dear Mr Dohle,

 

I refer to your e-mail of 24/092013, copied below concerning your initial
application for access to documents – Gestdem 2013/4353

 

DG Justice has informed us that they have sent you a letter extending the
deadline for replying to your initial application by 15 working days.
As that deadline expires only on 15 October 2013, the Secretariat General
cannot register your e-mail as a confirmatory request.

 

Please know that DG Justice will do its utmost to provide you with an
initial reply within the shortest possible deadlines.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Arun Dohle [[1]mailto:[FOI #788 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 1:53 PM

To: SG ACCES DOCUMENTS

Subject: Internal review of access to information request - Letter MEPs
Gibault and Cavada

 

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)/DG JUST,

 

Please pass this on to the the General Secretariat's Transparency Unit for
a Freedom of Information review (confirmatory appeal).

 

I am writing to request an internal review of DG JUST's handling of my FOI
request 'Letter MEPs Gibault and Cavada'.

 

The original request of 26 August was to DG EMPL.

On 28 Ausgust I received an acknowledgment of receipt of the Secretariat
General and a time limit of 18 September.

 

On 17 September I received a reply of DG JUST, Civil Justice Policy Unit
(no name) giving a new time limit, being 15 October. However, below that
reply was the internal mail with which DG EMPL transfered my request to DG
JUST. From that internal mail it became clear that the requested letter
had been identified in DG EMPL's electronic mail register.

 

I replied on 19 September, providing arguments why I consider there is a
public interest in disclosure of the letter without further delay.

 

Today I received another reply, this time from the CIVIL JUSTICE ACCESS TO
DOCUMENTS TEAM (no name) setting the time limit on 9 October, with the
following justification: "An extended time limit is needed as your
application as the application concerns documents originated by different
Services which must be consulted".

 

I kindly request you to look into the way my request is  being handled.

 

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[2]http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/lette...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Arun Dohle

 

 

 

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I handed in a complaint with the European Ombudsman: failure to register confirmatory appeal

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

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Link to Ares (2013)2937397 and Ares (2013) 3072218

Subject: GESTDEM 2013-4353 - Letter of MEP C. G. and J-M C. to
Commissioner S.V (dated 23/08/2006)

 

 

 

Dear Mr Dohle,

 

As follow-up of our reply of 17 September 2013, please fin attached the
letter of MEP Claire Gibault and Jean-Marie Cavada to Commissioner Spidla
(dated 23 August 2006) and the answer of Commissioner Spidla.

 

Best regards,

 

European Commission

Directorate-General for Justice

Civil Justice Policy Unit

 

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL), DG JUST, General Secretariat

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review (confirmatory application) of DG JUST's handling of my FOI request 'Letter MEPs Gibault and Cavada'.

I have received the letter to which I requested access as well as the reply of Commissioner Spidla.

However, as these letters now came from DG JUST, I am - as said before - interested in DG JUST's follow-up given to this letter of MEPs Gibault and Cavada.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/lette...

In an earlier request for access to documents, I asked about correspondence received by the Commission both from Members of the European Parliament and citizens/associations, in the period between 1/1/2006 and 1/6/2010 to which this study (Comparative study on the adoption procedures in EU Member States) was a follow-up. The letter of MEPs Cavada/Gibault was not disclosed then, while it does relate to it.

http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/compa...

On 20 September I already handed in a confirmatory appeal about that request, as I am still awaiting disclosure of correspondence from citizens/ associations."

Yours faithfully,

Arun Dohle

Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Integration

Reply - Internal review of access to information request - Letter MEPs
Gibault and Cavada

Link to Ares(2013)3244966

 

Dear Mr Dohle,

Following your request of internal review of 20 October below, please find
here the reply from DG Justice.

You should have noticed that the answer of Commissioner Spidla to MEPs
Cavada and Gibault mention both a possible study on adoption issues and an
initiative on European adoptions which took place on 9 November 2006 at
the European Parliament. You already know that Vice-President Frattini
commissioned a comparative study on adoption which has been the subject of
previous requests of access to documents. We hereby confirm also that
Vice-President Frattini participated to the initiative organized by the
European Parliament on 9 November 2006.

Concerning the fact that the letter from MEPs Cavada and Gibault to
Commissioner Spidla was not disclosed earlier by DG Justice, the reason is
that DG Justice was not even aware of the existence of this exchange of
letters, as the letter of 23-8-2006 from the MEPs was addressed to
Commissioner Spidla and not to Vice-President Frattini. A research in the
historical archives of Commissioner Spidla has been carried out in order
to answer to your request.

Concerning your request related to GESTDEM 3117/2013, for which you
already sent on 20 September a confirmatory appeal, please be aware that
you have received most part of the correspondence available to DG Justice
already on 19/7/2013.  Moreover, the letters from the associations (like
Amici dei Bambini, Amici dell'Adozione, etc) had been the subject of other
requests of yours and you have already received the answer. There are
still few letters from citizens for which we are collecting the permission
to disclose and that will be forwarded to you as soon as possible.

 

Best regards,

 

European Commission

Directorate-General for Justice

Civil Justice Policy Unit

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Arun Dohle [[1]mailto:[FOI #788 email]]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:20 PM
To: SG ACCES DOCUMENTS
Subject: Internal review of access to information request - Letter MEPs
Gibault and Cavada

 

Dear Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL),  DG JUST, General
Secretariat

 

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

 

I am writing to request an internal review (confirmatory application) of
DG JUST's handling of my FOI request 'Letter MEPs Gibault and Cavada'.

 

I have received the letter to which I requested access as well as the
reply of Commissioner Spidla.

 

However, as these letters now came from DG JUST, I am - as said before -
interested in DG JUST's follow-up given to this letter of MEPs Gibault and
Cavada.

 

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[2]http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/lette...

 

In an earlier request for access to documents, I asked about
correspondence received by the Commission both from Members of the
European Parliament and citizens/associations, in the period between
1/1/2006 and 1/6/2010 to which this study (Comparative study on the
adoption procedures in EU Member States) was a follow-up. The letter of
MEPs Cavada/Gibault was not disclosed then, while it does relate to it.

 

[3]http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/compa...

 

On 20 September I already handed in a confirmatory appeal about that
request, as I am still awaiting disclosure of correspondence from
citizens/ associations."

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Arun Dohle

 

 

 

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