Communication with The Netherlands concering the buffer strip measure
Dear Sir/Madam,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, and Regulation 1367/2006, I am requesting the following documents:
Documents related to communication between The Netherlands authorities and DG AGRI
concerning the implementation and enforcement of the buffer strip measure (Dutch: 'bufferstroken') that the European Commission set as a condition for granting derogation to The Netherlands (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2069 of 30 September 2022)
in the time period from January 1, 2023 until March 5, 2024.
Relevant types of communication include but are not limited to: (draft versions of) minutes, (hand-written) notes, verbatim reports, operational conclusions, briefings, e-mails, attachments, letters and (powerpoint) presentations.
Since the information might at least partly concern 'activities affecting or likely to affect' the 'state of the elements of the environment', I believe Regulation 1367/2006 applies.
Please send me an acknowledgement of receipt of this request. I would appreciate it if you include a list of documents corresponding to my request. Please note I prefer to receive the documents digitally, not physically, in a machine-readable format.
Yours faithfully,
Daniël van Kessel
Follow the Money
Overtoom 197-1
1054HT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 05/03/2024 and registered on 06/03/2024 under the case number
2024/1279.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 27/03/2024. We will let you know
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Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development - Access to
Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Van Kessel,
We hope this mail finds you well.
We are contacting you concerning you access to documents request - No
2024/1279.
You have requested all documents related to the communication between the
Netherlands authorities and DG AGRI concerning the implementation and
enforcement of the buffer strip measure in the framework of the Nitrates
Directive (Council Directive 91/676/EEC).
Since it is the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) that is
responsible for the Nitrates Directive, including derogations granted
pursuant to its provisions, please let us know whether you would rather
wish to obtain access to documents related to communications between the
Dutch authorities and DG ENV on the topic you mention. Should that be the
case, we will forward your request to our colleagues in DG ENV. However,
if you do not wish to make this change to your request, we will continue
handling it.
Thank you in advance for your quick reply.
AGRI ATD Team
Dear Mr Van Kessel,
If we do not receive the feedback today, we will proceed with the
treatment as requested in your initial application.
Kind regards,
AGRI ATD Team
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 10:07 AM
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Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2024/1279
Dear Mr Van Kessel,
We hope this mail finds you well.
We are contacting you concerning you access to documents request - No
2024/1279.
You have requested all documents related to the communication between the
Netherlands authorities and DG AGRI concerning the implementation and
enforcement of the buffer strip measure in the framework of the Nitrates
Directive (Council Directive 91/676/EEC).
Since it is the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) that is
responsible for the Nitrates Directive, including derogations granted
pursuant to its provisions, please let us know whether you would rather
wish to obtain access to documents related to communications between the
Dutch authorities and DG ENV on the topic you mention. Should that be the
case, we will forward your request to our colleagues in DG ENV. However,
if you do not wish to make this change to your request, we will continue
handling it.
Thank you in advance for your quick reply.
AGRI ATD Team
Good morning,
Thank you for your quick response and for clarifying which DG is responsible for the Nitrates Directive.
Please handle the current request as it is. I will send a separate request to DG ENV.
Best regards,
Daniël van Kessel
Dear Mr Van Kessel,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2024/1279.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
AGRI ATD Team
Dear Agriculture and Rural Development,
Thank you for your reply.
Best regards,
Daniël van Kessel