Joint Task Force on Energy Security
Dear Sir or Madam,
Referring to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to EU documents and to the 'Aarhus Convention' I would herewith like to ask for access to the following:
All documents—including but not limited to correspondence, emails, minutes, notes (hand written or electronic), audio or video recordings, verbatim reports, operational conclusions, lines to take, briefings, and presentations—related to any correspondence or meetings between March 15 and today, of the joint Task Force on Energy Security, announced by Presidents Biden and von der Leyen on March 25.
In consideration of the environment and the current circumstances with the COVID pandemic I would prefer to receive documents electronically.
I would like to make clear I prefer you produce the documents on a rolling basis. At no point should the Commission's search for—or deliberations concerning—certain documents delay the production of others that the Commission has already retrieved and elected to produce.
Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also, I would expect the partial release of documents in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6. I reserve the right to appeal.
Please confirm having received this application. I look forward to your reply within 15 business days, according to the regulation.
If anything is unclear or would benefit from further discussion please do not hesitate to contact me by email or on +44 7525592738. My address for any written correspondence necessary is Global Witness, Rue Belliard 53, 1000, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Barnaby Pace
Dear Sir, dear Madam,
We regret to inform you that no documents were found that would correspond
to the description given in your application.
Indeed, as specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation 1049/2001, the right of
access as defined in that regulation applies only to existing documents in
the possession of the institution.
Given that no such documents have been identified, the Agency is not in a
position to handle your request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, you are entitled
to make a confirmatory application requesting the Agency to review this
position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days
upon receipt of this letter to the Director of the Agency at the following
address:
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Trg Republike 3
1000 – Ljubljana
Slovenia or by email to: [email address]
Yours Sincerely,
Access to Documents Coordinator