Ref. Ares(2017)963968 - 22/02/2017
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for Trade
The Director General
Brussels,
trade.dga2.g.3(2017)800027
By registered letter with acknowledgment of
receipt
Mr Vincent Harmsen
c/o Simon de Bergeyck
Rue au Bois 216
1150 Belgium
Advance copy by email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref. GestDem No 2017/152
Dear Mr Harmsen,
I refer to your application of 23 December 2016 in which you make a request for access
to documents in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,1 registered under the
above mentioned reference number, and to your email of the same day in which you
clarify the scope of such request.
In particular, you would like to receive access to:
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on the topic of endocrine disruptors (also spelled: disrupters), all minutes of meetings
or any other reports of such meetings between officials/representatives of the European
Commission (all DGs, including the SG) and scientists (between March 15th 2016 and
December 22th 2016).
When 'officials' are mentioned in this request this includes the Commissioners and their
Cabinet members, as well as the Commission President and his Cabinet."
1 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2001
regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, OJ L 145,
31.5.2001, p. 43.
Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11.
I regret to inform you that no documents were found that would fall under the scope of
your request.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation 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 have been identified, the Commission is not in a position
to handle your request.
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In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, you are entitled to make a
confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon
receipt of this letter to the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretary-General
Transparency unit SG-B-4
BERL 5/282
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by emai
l to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
Jean-Luc DEMARTY
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Electronically signed on 22/02/2017 09:48 (UTC+01) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563