Documents recording interactions with external parties regarding draft delegated acts under Directive (EU) 2018/2001

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Dear Climate Action,

In accordance with Regulation 1049/2001, Regulation 1367/2006 and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, ClientEarth AISBL hereby requests access to documents pertaining to the following two draft delegated regulations published for feedback on 20 May 2022 under Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (collectively, the ‘Proposed Delegated Acts’):

(1) draft delegated regulation establishing a minimum threshold for greenhouse gas emissions savings of recycled carbon fuels and by specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels (Ref: Ares(2022)3836721), and

(2) draft delegated regulation establishing a Union methodology setting out detailed rules for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin (Ref: Ares(2022)3836651).

Specifically, ClientEarth requests access to the following:

(a) Documents revealing the existence of meetings that have taken place since 1 January 2021 between DG CLIMA staff on the one hand and representatives of external parties (including but not limited to lobby consultancies and law firms) on the other hand, in which one or both of the Proposed Delegated Acts were mentioned;

(b) Minutes and other reports of these meetings;

(c) All correspondence (including emails, letters, attached documents and enclosures) since 1 January 2021 between DG CLIMA staff on the one hand and representatives of external parties (including but not limited to lobby consultancies and law firms) on the other hand, in which one or both of the Proposed Delegated Acts were mentioned.

Kind Regards,

Thomas Burman
Senior Jurist/Lawyer, Energy Systems
ClientEarth AISBL

CLIMA ACCESS DOCUMENTS, Climate Action

[1]RE: access to documents request - Documents recording interactions with
external parties regarding draft delegated acts under Directive (EU)
2018/2001 - Ares(2022)4472589  (Please use this link only if you are an
Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes un(e)
utilisateur d’Ares)

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Dear CLIMA ACCESS DOCUMENTS,

Thank you for this notice. My full postal address is:

ClientEarth AISBL
60 Rue du Trône (3ème étage),
Box 11, Ixelles, 1050
Bruxelles, Belgium

Yours sincerely,

Thomas Burman

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[1]Gestdem 2022/3493: access to documents request - Documents recording
interactions with external parties regarding draft delegated acts under
Directive (EU) 2018/2001 - Ares(2022)4547813  (Please use this link only
if you are an Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes
un(e) utilisateur d’Ares)

Dear Mr Burman,

Thank you for your e-mails of 14 and 20 June 2022. We hereby acknowledge
receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered
under reference number 2022/3493.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
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The time limit will expire on 11 July 2022. In case this time limit needs
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[1]Gestdem 2022/3493: access to documents request - holding reply -
Ares(2022)4952103  (Please use this link only if you are an Ares user –
Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes un(e) utilisateur d’Ares)

Dear Mr Burman,

We refer to your request for access to documents of 14 June 2022,
registered on 20 June 2022 under reference number Gestdem 2022/3493.

Your application is currently being handled. However, we will not be in a
position to complete the handling of your application within the time
limit of 15 working days, which expires on 11 July 2022.

Therefore, we have to extend the time limit with 15 working days in
accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents. The new time limit expires on 2 August 2022.

We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.

Yours faithfully,

CLIMA Access to Documents

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Dear Mr Burman,

 

Please find enclosed a copy of our reply.

 

With kind regards,

 

CLIMA Access to Documents

European Commission

Directorate-General Climate Action