Ref. Ares(2020)2498329 - 12/05/2020
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate E - Single Market & Connectivity
The Director
Brussels
SG.E/JW
Mr Matteo Civillini
IRPI
via Cordusio 4,
20123
Milano (Italy)
Advance copy by email:
ask+request-7726-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – GESTDEM 2020/1322
Dear Mr Civillini,
We refer to your e-mail of 5 March 2020, in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on the same day under the abovementioned reference number.
In this e-mail, you requested access to documents relating to ‘all meetings (…) and all
correspondence (…), for the period between 30 May 2018 to date, between the
Secretariat-General, including any member of the Cabinet of Executive Vice-President
Frans Timmermans, and registered lobby groups/individuals/associations on the topics of
"single-use plastics" and "circular economy"’.
We have identified 134 documents as falling within the scope of your request. You will
find these documents attached to this letter.
Please note that some of the documents are redacted, because they contain personal data1.
The disclosure of such personal data is prevented by Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
1049/20012. The Data Protection Regulation3 also prevents the transmission of personal
1 For instance names or initials and contact information of Commission staff members not pertaining to
the senior management, names or initials and contact details of other natural persons, or handwritten
signatures or abbreviated signatures of natural persons.
2 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001
regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
3 Article 9(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23
October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: BERL 06/095 - Tel. direct line +32 229-64166
xxxx.xxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
data, except if you prove that it is necessary to have the data transmitted to you for a
specific purpose in the public interest, and where there is no reason to assume that the
legitimate interests of the data subject might be prejudiced. As your request does not
express any particular interest to have access to these personal data, and does not establish
the necessity to have the data transmitted, I conclude that access cannot be granted to these
personal data. In case you would disagree with this position, please note that you are
entitled, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, to submit a
confirmatory application4 requesting the Commission to reconsider its position, within 15
working days upon receipt of this letter.
Please also note that documents originating from third parties are disclosed to you, based
on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. However, this disclosure is without prejudice to the
rules on intellectual property, which may limit your right to reproduce or exploit the
released documents without the agreement of the originator, who may hold an intellectual
property right on them. The European Commission does not assume any responsibility
from their reuse.
Yours sincerely,
e-signature
John WATSON
Enclosures:
ANG reply_Redacted.pdf
Apparel reply_Redacted.pdf
Apparel.pdf
BASF_redacted.pdf
BASF-reply.pdf
Benelux doc 1.pdf
Benelux doc 2.pdf
Benelux request_Redacted.pdf
Berlin document.pdf
Berlin email_Redacted.pdf
Berlin reply_Redacted.pdf
Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.
4 Such a confirmatory application should be addressed to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at
the following address: European Commission, Secretariat-General Unit C.1 ‘Transparency, Document
Management and Access to Documents’, BERL 7/076, B-1049 Brussels, or by email to
: sg-acc-
xxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
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Bioplastics reply_Redacted.pdf
Confindustria_Redacted.pdf
ECOS letter_Redacted.pdf
ECOS reply_Redacted.pdf
EFIC email_Redacted.pdf
EFIC letter_Redacted.pdf
EIB_Redacted.pdf
Emma reply 1_Redacted.pdf
Emma reply 2_Redacted.pdf
Emma request_Redacted.pdf
ETRMA reply.pdf
EURIC confirmation_Redacted.pdf
EURIC email_Redacted.pdf
EURIC paper 1.pdf
EURIC paper 2.pdf
EURIC paper 3.pdf
Eurocommerce invitation.pdf
Eurocommerce_Redacted.pdf
Europa circolare_Redacted.pdf
European Balloon and part.pdf
extremadura letter.pdf
EY transfer_Redacted.pdf
FEAD_Redacted.pdf
Fefco_Redacted.pdf
Food Drink letter_Redacted.pdf
Food Drink_Redacted.pdf
Frankfurt reply_Redacted.pdf
Frankfurt request_Redacted.pdf
FW_ Ares(2019)872531 Uitnodiging key note spreker Seminar Circular Economy _ EU Strategy for
plastics [CMSNL-G.FID224595]_Redacted.pdf
FW_ Ares(2020)668181 Invitation to the launch of European Aluminium’s strategy for the circular
economy _Redacted.pdf
FW_ Circular Economy Action Plan_ Meeting Request from the paper industry value-chain (CEPI,
CITPA, FEFCO And ACE)_Redacted.pdf
FW_ EU Communication on Circular Economy Action plan must include regulatory measures for
printers and cartridges_Redacted.pdf
FW_ Invitation of VP Timmermans as a speaker - FEAD event on the EU Green Deal & Circular
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Economy - IFAT München, 6_7 May_Redacted.pdf
FW_ New concept for EU to solve problem with plastic waste_Redacted.pdf
FW_ Squaring the Circular Economy and PolyStyreneLoop demoplant_Redacted.pdf
GLOBE email_Redacted.pdf
GLOBE letter.pdf
GLOBE reply from VPs.pdf
Green 10 manifesto.pdf
Green 10 request_Redacted.pdf
H&M_Redacted.pdf
IEEP and SEI email_Redacted.pdf
IEEP and SEI.pdf
IEEP_Redacted.pdf
Insufficient funding for crucial industry research not in line with Circular Economy objectives and
Commission engagements_Redacted.pdf
invitation Amsterdam_Redacted.pdf
Invitation as keynote speaker to the Circular Economy Summit - 1 November 2018_Redacted.pdf
Invitation from the President of the Regional Government of Extremadura_Redacted.pdf
Invitation to participate to the conference “Circular economy and collective action in the 2030
horizon” on 07_05_2020_Redacted.pdf
Itrinsight mail_Redacted.pdf
Itrinsight_Redacted.pdf
ITW request CE_reply_Redacted.pdf
ITW request CE_request_Redacted.pdf
Journalism student reply_Redacted.pdf
Journalism student request_Redacted.pdf
Langenthal 2019 letter_Redacted.pdf
Langenthal 2019 reply_Redacted.pdf
Langenthal 2020 letter_Redacted.pdf
Langenthal 2020 reply_Redacted.pdf
Langenthal 2020_Redacted.pdf
Letter from Unilever_Redacted.pdf
Letter to Unilever_Redacted.pdf
Lightweight containers request_Redacted.pdf
MacArthur email_Redacted.pdf
MacArthur new email_Redacted.pdf
MacArthur reply_Redacted.pdf
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Making the PolyStyreneLoop a succes for the circular economy _Redacted.pdf
Master thesis request_Redacted.pdf
McDonald's reply_Redacted.pdf
National Geographic 2_Redacted.pdf
National Geographic_Redacted.pdf
NGOs_CEAP_Annex.pdf
NGOs_CEAP_email_Redacted.pdf
NGOs_CEAP_Letter.pdf
Pantarhei reply.pdf
Pantarhei reply_Redacted.pdf
Phone call_Redacted.pdf
plastic wave reply_Redacted.pdf
Plastics Pact email_Redacted.pdf
Plastics Pact letter.pdf
Polystyrene_meeting_Redacted.pdf
Polystyrene_position paper.pdf
RE BBE_Redacted.pdf
RE_ 19 June at EUROPEN__Redacted.pdf
RE_ Aldersgate Group _ Circular Economy_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2018) 3142115 Squaring the Circular Economy and PolyStyreneLoop
demoplant_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2018)1846288 EuroCommerce invitation to circular economy event _Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2018)2501931 Trilateraal Congres_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2018)5805125 Invitation as keynote speaker to the Circular Economy Summit - January
15 in Amsterdam_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2018)5839364 Sprekersverzoek Frans Timmermans_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2018)5960211 Aldersgate Group Event_ _Beyond the 2019 elections_ What next for the
circular economy and plastics agenda___ Invitation_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2019)7474250 18 December - Request for a High level meeting VP Timmermans, FEAD's
President_vice President JM Boursier, Peter Kurth.p_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2019)7615855 INVITATION_ Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2020 _ 25 & 26 March _
Amsterdam _Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2020)458354 Invitation to participate to the conference “Circular economy and
collective action in the 2030 horizon”_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Ares(2020)1202024 New Circular Economy Action Plan and Upcoming Climate Law in the
framework of the Green Deal _Redacted.pdf
Re_ Construction, circular economy & digital solutions_Redacted.pdf
RE_ EPMF event « CONFLICT AND OPPORTUNITY_ Chemical Management, the Circular Economy
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& Precious Metals »_Redacted.pdf
RE_ Request for an informal coffee call on Intersection between Climate Policy and Circular
Economy_Redacted.pdf
Rethink Plastics_Redacted.pdf
Straw by Straw email_Redacted.pdf
Sulapac reply_Redacted.pdf
Sulapac request_Redacted.pdf
Switzerland letter.pdf
Teneo request.pdf
Teneo request_Redacted.pdf
Test & Measurement letter_Redacted.pdf
Test & Measurement.pdf
Test & Measurement_Redacted.pdf
Tetra Pak 2_Redacted.pdf
Tetra Pak 3_Redacted.pdf
Tetra pak email_Redacted.pdf
Tetra pak letter_Redacted.pdf
Tetra pak reply_Redacted.pdf
Textile invitation.pdf
Textile meeting_Redacted.pdf
Textile reply_Redacted.pdf
UNESDA_Redacted.pdf
Unilever_Redacted.pdf
WCEcouncil toronto invitation.pdf
aluminium_letter.pdf
ANG demands_Redacted.pdf
ANG letter_Redacted.pdf
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Electronically signed on 12/05/2020 08:35 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563