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Ref. Ares(2014)1960689 - 16/06/2014
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion 
 
 
  The Director General  
Brussels, 
EMPL D2/EF/elg  
Mr Arun Dohle 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
 
 
Dear Sir, 
Subject: 
Your application for access to documents - Ref GestDem N° 2014/1639 
 
Proposal for a fair Solution under Article 6(3) of the Regulation 
 
We refer to your e-mail dated 12 May 2014 in which you agreed to narrow down the 
scope of your request for access to "all documents/correspondence related to EU funding 
provided to the NGO Eurochild
" to grant agreements between the European Commission 
(DG EMPL) and Eurochild for the years 2004-2014.  
1. 
DOCUMENTS TO BE DISCLOSED 
I am pleased to provide you with the following documents:  
Framework partnership agreements:  
-  VS/2007/0683  
-  VS/2010/0607 
-  VS/2013/0471 
Grant agreements: 
-  VS/2004/0171  
-  VS/2005/0126  
-  VS/2005/0703  
-  VS/2006/0759 
-  VS/2007/0396  
-  VS/2007/0519 
-  VS/2008/0072  
-  VS/2008/0622  
-  VS/2009/0581 
-  VS/2010/0854 
-  VS/2011/0524  
-  VS/2012/0509 
-  VS/2014/0128  
2. 
PROTECTION OF THE PRIVACY AND INTEGRITY OF INDIVIDUALS 
Article 4(1)(b) of the Regulation provides that "[t]he institutions shall refuse access to a 
document where disclosure would undermine the protection of privacy and the integrity 
of the individual, in particular in accordance with Community legislation regarding the 
protection of personal data"

 
 
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 
 

According to this legislation1“'personal data’ shall mean any information relating to an 
identified or identifiable natural person (…)”
. This term undoubtedly covers the name, e-
mail address as well as any information relating to the citizen capable of identifying him 
or her.  
According to Article 2(b) of Regulation 45/2001, ‘processing of personal data’ includes, 
amongst others, “disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making 
available
”. 
My services asked Eurochild's opinion about the release of the documents, in view of the 
exceptions of Article 4 §1 and §2 of Regulation No 1049/2001 on public access to 
documents.  
Eurochild has agreed to the release of all documents but expressed its concerns about the 
release of names and salary of staff members and expressed the wish to see their privacy 
respected. Such a request is compatible with the provision of Article 4§1 (b) of 
Regulation 1049/2001which makes an exception to the release of documents that would 
undermine the protection of the privacy of individuals in accordance with Regulation No 
1045/2001 on the protection of personal data. 
Therefore, names and personal data have been expunged of the documents provided. In 
the same vein, banking details regarding Eurochild have been removed. 
3. 
MEANS OF REDRESS 
Finally, I draw your attention to the means of redress available against this position. 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 5/327 
B-1049 Bruxelles 
or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx 
 
Yours faithfully, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michel Servoz 
                                                 
1  
Article 2(a) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals 
with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on 
the free movement of such data, OJ L 8 of 12.1.2001, p. 1 


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