Correspondance about environmental and food safety standards in relation to TTIP

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Dear Health and Food Safety,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:

-all correspondence (including emails), agendas, minutes of meetings and any other reports of such meetings between officials of DG SANTE (including Commissioner and Cabinet) and representatives of NGOs, companies, business associations and law firms with whom environmental and food safety standards were discussed in relation to TTIP (The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). Environmental and food safety standards include, but are not limited to, rules on the use of growth hormones in livestock farming; on pesticide residues; on chlorine-washed chicken; on endocrine disrupting chemicals; on tar sand oil, and on genetic engineering (GMOs).

I am requesting all documents within the time frame January 2012 till November 2016.

I would prefer you to produce the documents on a rolling basis, rather than waiting until the full response is ready, and I would be pleased to receive an initial list of all documents as soon as possible.

Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further information which could facilitate your research.

Kind regards,

Thibault Devoldere
Renaat de Rudderlaan 6
8500 Kortrijk, BELGIUM

Health and Food Safety

Dear Mr Devoldere,

Thank you for your email dated 01/11/2016.

We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered today (04/11/2016) under reference number GestDem 2016/6171.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application will be handled within 15 working days.

The time limit will expire on 25/11/2016. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be informed in due course.

You have lodged your application via the AsktheEU.org website. Please note that this is a private website which has no link with any institution of the European Union. Therefore, the European Commission cannot be held accountable for any technical issues or problems linked to the use of this system.

Yours faithfully,

SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
Email: [DG SANTE request email]

-----Original Message-----
From: Thibault Devoldere [mailto:[FOI #3543 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 12:41 PM
To: SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
Subject: access to documents request - Correspondance about environmental and food safety standards in relation to TTIP

Dear Health and Food Safety,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:

-all correspondence (including emails), agendas, minutes of meetings and any other reports of such meetings between officials of DG SANTE (including Commissioner and Cabinet) and representatives of NGOs, companies, business associations and law firms with whom environmental and food safety standards were discussed in relation to TTIP (The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). Environmental and food safety standards include, but are not limited to, rules on the use of growth hormones in livestock farming; on pesticide residues; on chlorine-washed chicken; on endocrine disrupting chemicals; on tar sand oil, and on genetic engineering (GMOs).

I am requesting all documents within the time frame January 2012 till November 2016.

I would prefer you to produce the documents on a rolling basis, rather than waiting until the full response is ready, and I would be pleased to receive an initial list of all documents as soon as possible.

Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further information which could facilitate your research.

Kind regards,

Thibault Devoldere
Renaat de Rudderlaan 6
8500 Kortrijk, BELGIUM

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Dear Health and Food Safety,

I would like to remind you of the delay of this request. The expiry date was 25/11/2016. Is it possible to extend the limit in this case?

Thanks in advance
Yours faithfully,

Thibault Devoldere

Health and Food Safety

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Dear Mr Devoldere,
 
Please find the attached reply to your application for access to documents
– Ref GestDem No 2016/6171.
 
Best regards,
DG SANTE D3
 
 
 

Health and Food Safety

Dear Mr Devoldere,

Thank you for your message.

Our letter to inform you about the extension of the deadline was sent to you today.

We noticed that your request covers a long period (2012-2016) and a broad range of issues. Would it be possible to contact you (perhaps by phone) to discuss the scope of your request?

Thank you for your reply.

Kind regards,

European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
Email: [DG SANTE request email]

-----Original Message-----
From: Thibault Devoldere [mailto:[FOI #3543 email]]
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 11:25 AM
To: SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement of receipt - GestDem 2016/6171

Dear Health and Food Safety,

I would like to remind you of the delay of this request. The expiry date was 25/11/2016. Is it possible to extend the limit in this case?

Thanks in advance
Yours faithfully,

Thibault Devoldere

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Devoldere,

Thank you for your email dated 01/11/2016.

We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered today (04/11/2016) under reference number GestDem 2016/6171.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application will be handled within 15 working days.

The time limit will expire on 25/11/2016. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be informed in due course.

You have lodged your application via the AsktheEU.org website. Please note that this is a private website which has no link with any institution of the European Union. Therefore, the European Commission cannot be held accountable for any technical issues or problems linked to the use of this system.

Yours faithfully,

SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
Email: [DG SANTE request email]

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #3543 email]

This message and all replies from Health and Food Safety will be published on the AsktheEU.org website. For more information see our dedicated page for EU public officials at https://www.asktheeu.org/en/help/officers

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Dear Health and Food Safety,

Thank you for your message. In order to find a more workable approach I would like to propose the following: To limit the time frame of the request to the period January 2012 till November 2014, but for you to produce the FOI documents on a rolling basis. Would it be possible to already supply me with a first batch before December 12th?

Yours faithfully,

Thibault Devoldere

Dear Health and Food Safety,

I would like to know whether some documents will be available by tomorrow. We don't mind to get some documents on a rolling basis.

Thanks in advance

Yours faithfully,

Thibault Devoldere

Health and Food Safety

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Dear Mr Devoldere,
 
Please find the attached reply regarding your application for access to
documents – Ref GestDem No 2016/6171.
 
The original letter has been sent to you by registered mail.
 
Best regards,
Merike Hiir
 
 
Merike HIIR
 
 
European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety
Unit D3 - Bilateral International Relations
 
B232 02/53
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 2 298 69 81
[1][email address]
 
 
 
 

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