Sustainable Development in EU-China negotiations towards an Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
Dear Madams/Sirs in DG Trade,
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/ all correspondence (including emails) between DG Trade officials and/or representatives (including the Commissioner and the Cabinet) and stakeholders, including representatives of companies, business associations, law firms and individual arbitrators, in which the EU proposals for provisions on sustainable development in the EU-China CAI negotiations were discussed (between 01 July 2018 and today);
2/ Minutes of meetings (internal or with stakeholders) discussing sustainable development in the context of EU-China negotiations towards a CAI.
3/ EU proposals to China on "Investment and Sustainable Development" in the context of the CAI negotiations.
Many thanks in advance for your consideration,
Yours faithfully,
Stephanie Ghislain
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Dear DG Trade,
Many thanks for your reply. My postal address is 29 Rue Ducale - 1000 Brussels.
Yours faithfully,
Stephanie Ghislain
Dear Ms Ghislain,
We confirm receipt of your access to documents request. It has been
registered under the above mentioned reference number.
In accordance with Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, you will receive a
reply within 15 working days (13/05/2020).
Yours sincerely,
Access to Documents Team
European Commission
DG TRADE
Dear Ms Ghislain,
We refer to your access to documents request registered under the above
mentioned reference number.
Your application is currently being handled. However, due to the heavy
workload of a high number of requests, we will not be in a position to
complete the handling of your application within the time limit of 15
working days, which expires on 1305/2020.
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 08/06/2020.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
Access to Documents Team
European Commission
DG TRADE
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From: TRADE ACCES DOCUMENTS <[DG TRADE request email]>
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Cc: TRADE ACCES DOCUMENTS <[DG TRADE request email]>
Subject: GestDem 2020/2279 your access to documents request - Sustainable
Development in EU-China negotiations towards an Comprehensive Agreement on
Investment
Dear Ms Ghislain,
We confirm receipt of your access to documents request. It has been
registered under the above mentioned reference number.
In accordance with Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, you will receive a
reply within 15 working days (13/05/2020).
Yours sincerely,
Access to Documents Team
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European Commission
DG TRADE
Please find attached document Ares(2020)3703588 from Mrs WEYAND Sabine (TRADE) dated 14/07/2020.
According to our standard operational procedure, the reply is usually also sent to you by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during to the COVID-19 epidemics, which include the requirement for all Commission non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to follow this procedure until further notice.
We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present message by replying to [DG TRADE request email].
Best regards,
DG Trade