Ref. Ares(2021)6675369 - 29/10/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND SMES
The Director-General
Brussels
GROW.B.1/AS
Lora Verheecke
9 Rue du Bronze
1070 Brussels
ask+request-10002-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your request for access to documents – GESTDEM 2021/5866
Dear Ms Verheecke,
We refer to your le-mail of 2 October 2021 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on 4 October 2021 under the above-mentioned reference number
in which you requested:
“
All documentation (including but not limited to all email correspondence, attendance
lists, agendas, background papers, transcripts, recordings and minutes/notes) relating to
the meeting between Joan Canton and Business Europe on 17th June.”
We regret to inform you that the Commission does not hold any documents that would
correspond to the description given in your application.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the right of access as
defined in that regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the
institution.
Given that no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your
application, are held by the Commission, the Commission is not in a position to fulfil
your request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to
make a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon
receipt of this letter to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following
address:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Brussels
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
Kerstin JORNA
Director-General
(electronically signed)
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Electronically signed on 28/10/2021 20:16 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482