DG SANTE on IARC glyphosate report

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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 where the findings of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) regarding the potential carcinogenicity of glyphosate or glyphosate-containing plant protection products were discussed by officials of DG SANTE and/or third parties (between March 2015 and March 2016).

When 'officials' are mentioned in this request this includes the Commissioners and their Cabinet members.

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

Yours faithfully,

Vincent Harmsen

Health and Food Safety

Dear Mr Harmsen,

Thank you for your email dated 02/03/2016.

We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered today (03/03/2016) under reference number GestDem 2016/1036.

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 29/03/2016.

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)
E-mail: [DG SANTE request email]

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On behalf of Mr M. Flüh:

 

Dear Mr Harmsen,

Please find enclosed a letter registered under reference Ares(2016)1377792
on above mentioned subject.

The original document is sent by regular post.

Best regards,

 

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL For Health and Food Safety

 

Food and feed safety, Innovation

Pesticides and Biocides

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Harmsen,

 

I refer to your applications for access to documents – Ref GestDem No
2016/1035 and 2016/1036. A reply to your requests is currently under
finalization and will be arriving in the next couple of days.

 

I apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience it might cause.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Wolfgang Reinert

 

 

 

Dr. Wolfgang REINERT
Head of Sector

Pesticides – Placing on the Market
 
European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety
Unit Pesticides and Biocides

F101 04/80
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 (0)2 299 85 86
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Visitor's address:
Rue Froissart 101
B-1040 Brussels (Etterbeek)

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Harmsen,

Please find enclosed a document registered under reference
Ares(2016)1757210 on above mentioned subject.

The original document is sent by regular post.

Best regards,

 

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL For Health and Food Safety

 

Food and feed safety, Innovation

Pesticides and Biocides

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Harmsen,

 

As regards your request of access to documents GESTDEM No 2016/1035 and No
2016/1036, I would like to inform you that one of the third parties that
generated some of the documents that you requested asked us for the
identity of the petitioner.

 

Therefore, in accordance with Regulation (EC) 45/2001 on the protection of
personal data, I would like to ask you whether you have any objections to
our disclosing your identity.

I would appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

KATARINA KAMPUS
Trainee
 
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
E4 – Pesticides and Biocides

B232 04/015
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 229-13325
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Dear Health and Food Safety,

With this message I would like to reply to two emails, sent to me on April 13th and 14th.

As with regards to extention of the deadline by 20 working days, I would like to agree to the proposal, also taking into consideration that you will send me on a short term the documents already cleared for release.

Concerning the disclosure of my identity to third parties I would like to object.

Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 does not allow the disclosure of my identity in document requests to third parties. Article 6 (1), sentence 2 of the Regulation states that the applicant is not obliged to state reasons for the application, hence the identity of the applicant is irrelevant to the document request outside of the conditions of Article 2, as the request for identity disclosure by this third party is an attempt to circumvent Article 6 (1).

Article 4.4 gives the Commission the right to consult with a third party, but the third party has no right of veto over the disclosure of documents - that is for the Commission to decide according to the exceptions in Regulation 1049/2001.

Kind regards,
Vincent Harmsen

Health and Food Safety

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Dear Mr Harmsen,

 

Thank you for your reply. Concerning the disclosure of your identity to
third parties, we can confirm that your identity will not be released.

 

Best regards,

 

KATARINA KAMPUS
Trainee
 
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
E4 – Pesticides and Biocides

B232 04/015
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 229-13325
[2][email address]

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Harmsen,

 

The reply concerning your applications for access to documents GESTDEM
2016/1035 and 2016/1036 is currently under signature and will reach you in
the following days.

 

We apologize for this delay and any inconvenience which may be caused.

 

Kind regards,

 

Federico Forni

 

European Commission

DG SANTE

Unit E4

Health and Food Safety

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Dear Mr Harmsen,

Please find enclosed a letter and its annex on above mentioned subject,
signed by Mr X. Prats Monné and registered under reference
Ares(2016)2345783.

The original documents together with a CD-Rom containing the released
documents are sent by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt as
requested by the procedures.

Best regards,

 

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL For Health and Food Safety

 

Food and feed safety, Innovation

Pesticides and Biocides

 

 

 

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