Access to documents requests in 2011 and 2012

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Access Info Europe and Transparency International

Dear Sir/Madam,

In line with the right of access to EU documents, and further to ECB Decision ECB/2004/3, we (Transparency International EU Office & Access Info Europe) are hereby writing to request access to all documents/records providing a detailed list of all the access to documents requests received by the European Court of Auditors in the calendar years 2011 and 2012, which should indicate in particular:

a) The subject of the request made (i.e. the specific document(s)/record(s) requested);

b) The (type of) requestor;

c) How the request was submitted/received (online form, direct email, via www.AsktheEU.org, phone, mail or other);

d) The initial decision on the request, including the basis upon which any refusals to grant access were made (prior to any confirmatory applications);

e) Whether the institution consulted with third parties (including other institutions and outside parties) prior to responding to the request;

f) Whether or not the initial refusal or partial refusal resulted in a confirmatory application;

g) Whether the confirmatory application was successful or partially successful (ie. it resulted in a partial revision of the initial response), or whether the confirmatory application resulted in a confirmation of the initial denial;

h) Whether or not partial access was granted to the documents;

i) Whether or not access to the entirety of the document requested was denied;

j) The time taken to deal with each request (i.e. including confirmatory applications, where applicable);

k) The number of times the deadline was extended, the amount of time it was extended for, and the reasons for the extension;

l) Whether the requester was asked to clarify or narrow their request, or to provide more information about themselves or about the reasons for their request.

Should an overview record listing the above-mentioned information for each individual request not be held by your institution, we would like to request the individual files related to all access to documents requests received in the calendar years 2011 and 2012 (i.e. the administrative correspondence providing insights to (a)-(l) above).

May we kindly request that the documents be provided in electronic format; where database records are provided, please provide these in an open, accessible format.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
Access Info Europe and Transparency International EU Office

European Central Bank

Dear Madam, Dear Sir,

The ECB acknowledges receipt, on 11 July 2013, of your application for
access to a detailed list of all requests for access to  documents
received in the years 2011-2012. We understand that your application
refers to requests received by the European Central Bank and not by the
European Court of Auditors as mentioned in your message.

Your request has been registered and a reply will be provided to you
within the deadline foreseen by Decision ECB/2003/4 on access to ECB
documents.

Yours faithfully,

Secretariat Division

European Central Bank

Kaiserstrasse 29

60311 Frankfurt am Main.

[1][email address]

Phone+49 69 1344 0

Fax: +49 69 1344 6170

-----Original Message-----
From: Access Info Europe and Transparency International EU
[[2]mailto:[FOI #659 email]]
Posted At: 11 July 2013 14:19
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Conversation: access to information request - Access to documents requests
in 2011 and 2012
Subject: access to information request - Access to documents requests in
2011 and 2012

     Dear Sir/Madam,

    

     In line with the right of access to EU documents, and further to  ECB
Decision ECB/2004/3, we (Transparency International EU Office &  Access
Info Europe) are hereby writing to request access to all 
documents/records providing a detailed list of all the access to  
documents requests received by the European Court of Auditors in  the
calendar years 2011 and 2012, which should indicate in particular:

    

     a) The subject of the request made (i.e. the specific
document(s)/record(s) requested);

     b) The (type of) requestor;

     c) How the request was submitted/received (online form, direct email,
via [3]www.AsktheEU.org, phone, mail or other);

     d) The initial decision on the request, including the basis upon
which any refusals to grant access were made (prior to any confirmatory
applications);

     e) Whether the institution consulted with third parties (including
other institutions and outside parties) prior to responding to the
request;

     f) Whether or not the initial refusal or partial refusal resulted in
a confirmatory application;

     g) Whether the confirmatory application was successful or partially
successful (ie. it resulted in a partial revision of the initial
response), or whether the confirmatory application resulted in a
confirmation of the initial denial;

     h) Whether or not partial access was granted to the documents;

     i) Whether or not access to the entirety of the document requested 
was denied;

      j) The time taken to deal with each request (i.e. including
confirmatory applications, where applicable);

      k) The number of times the deadline was extended, the amount of time
it was extended for, and the reasons for the extension;

      l) Whether the requester was asked to clarify or narrow their
request, or to provide more information about themselves or about the
reasons for their request.

    

Should an overview record listing the above-mentioned information,  for
each individual request not be held by your institution, we would like to
request the individual files related to all access to  documents requests
received in the calendar years 2011 and 2012  (i.e. the administrative
correspondence providing insights to  (a)-(l) above).

    

 May we kindly request that the documents be provided in electronic 
format; where database records are provided, please provide these in an
open, accessible format.

    

 Thank you for your cooperation.

    

 Yours sincerely,

 Access Info Europe and Transparency International EU Office

    

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     This is a request for access to information under Article 15 of the

     TFEU and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been

     sent via the AsktheEU.org website.

    

     Please kindly use this email address for all replies to this

     request: [4][FOI #659 email]

    

     If [5][ECB request email] is the wrong address for information

     requests to European Central Bank, please tell the AsktheEU.org

     team on email [6][email address]

    

     This message and all replies from European Central Bank will be

     published on the AsktheEU.org website. For more information see our

     dedicated page for EU public officials at

     [7]http://www.asktheeu.org/en/help/officers

    

    

    

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European Central Bank

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Dear Madam, Dear Sir,

Please find attached the reply from the ECB’s DG Secretariat to your
application for access to ECB documents.

Yours faithfully,

Secretariat Division

European Central Bank

Kaiserstrasse 29

60311 Frankfurt am Main.

[1][email address]

Phone+49 69 1344 0

Fax: +49 69 1344 6170

<<PA_2013_23_03 - LS_PvdH_13_28 reply to applicant.pdf>> <<Annex 2 -
Overview of confirmatory applications 2011-2012.pdf>> <<Annex 1 - Overview
of PA requests 2011-2012.pdf>>

-----Original Message-----
From: Access Info Europe and Transparency International EU
[[2]mailto:[FOI #659 email]]
Posted At: 11 July 2013 14:19
Posted To: Inbox
Conversation: access to information request - Access to documents requests
in 2011 and 2012
Subject: access to information request - Access to documents requests in
2011 and 2012

     Dear Sir/Madam,

    

     In line with the right of access to EU documents, and further to  ECB
Decision ECB/2004/3, we (Transparency International EU Office &  Access
Info Europe) are hereby writing to request access to all 
documents/records providing a detailed list of all the access to  
documents requests received by the European Court of Auditors in  the
calendar years 2011 and 2012, which should indicate in particular:

    

     a) The subject of the request made (i.e. the specific
document(s)/record(s) requested);

     b) The (type of) requestor;

     c) How the request was submitted/received (online form, direct email,
via [3]www.AsktheEU.org, phone, mail or other);

     d) The initial decision on the request, including the basis upon
which any refusals to grant access were made (prior to any confirmatory
applications);

     e) Whether the institution consulted with third parties (including
other institutions and outside parties) prior to responding to the
request;

     f) Whether or not the initial refusal or partial refusal resulted in
a confirmatory application;

     g) Whether the confirmatory application was successful or partially
successful (ie. it resulted in a partial revision of the initial
response), or whether the confirmatory application resulted in a
confirmation of the initial denial;

     h) Whether or not partial access was granted to the documents;

     i) Whether or not access to the entirety of the document requested 
was denied;

      j) The time taken to deal with each request (i.e. including
confirmatory applications, where applicable);

      k) The number of times the deadline was extended, the amount of time
it was extended for, and the reasons for the extension;

      l) Whether the requester was asked to clarify or narrow their
request, or to provide more information about themselves or about the
reasons for their request.

    

Should an overview record listing the above-mentioned information,  for
each individual request not be held by your institution, we would like to
request the individual files related to all access to  documents requests
received in the calendar years 2011 and 2012  (i.e. the administrative
correspondence providing insights to  (a)-(l) above).

    

 May we kindly request that the documents be provided in electronic 
format; where database records are provided, please provide these in an
open, accessible format.

    

 Thank you for your cooperation.

    

 Yours sincerely,

 Access Info Europe and Transparency International EU Office

    

     -------------------------------------------------------------------

    

     This is a request for access to information under Article 15 of the

     TFEU and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been

     sent via the AsktheEU.org website.

    

     Please kindly use this email address for all replies to this

     request: [4][FOI #659 email]

    

     If [5][ECB request email] is the wrong address for information

     requests to European Central Bank, please tell the AsktheEU.org

     team on email [6][email address]

    

     This message and all replies from European Central Bank will be

     published on the AsktheEU.org website. For more information see our

     dedicated page for EU public officials at

     [7]http://www.asktheeu.org/en/help/officers

    

    

    

     -------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Any e-mail message from the European Central Bank (ECB) is sent in good
faith but shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting a
commitment by the ECB except where provided for in a written agreement.
This e-mail is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above.
Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in
part, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please
notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete this e-mail from your
system.

 

References

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2. mailto:[FOI #659 email]
3. http://www.asktheeu.org/
4. mailto:[FOI #659 email]
5. mailto:[ECB request email]
6. mailto:[AsktheEU.org contact email]
7. http://www.asktheeu.org/en/help/officers

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Access Info Europe and Transparency International

Dear Mr van der Haegen,
Dear Mr Schremser,

Many thanks for the comprehensive and timely response to our request. We appreciate the cooperation of your services in delivering this response.

Yours faithfully,

Access Info Europe and the Transparency International EU Office