June 2021 - Hydrogen4EU

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From: Belen Balanya, Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
15 June 2021 RE: Access to Documents related to Hydrogen4EU

Dear DG energy, DG Clima, DG Grow, Secretariat General,

Referring to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to EU documents, I would herewith like to ask for access to the following:

1- all correspondence (including email) between 15 April 2021 and 15 June 2021 between Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton, President van der Leyen and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Energy, DG Clima, DG Grow, Secretariat General on one side and representatives of Hydrogen4EU on the other.

2 - list of meetings/videocalls/calls between 15 April 2021 and 15 June 2021 between Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton, President van der Leyen and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Energy, DG Clima, DG Grow, Secretariat General on one side and representatives of Hydrogen4EU on the other.

3 - minutes of the meetings/videocalls/calls mentioned above

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.

To the extent possible, we prefer the documents in electronic format. Documents that cannot be sent in electronic format should be sent to Corporate Europe Observatory, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.

Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I 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.

Thank you for your assistance.

Belen Balanya
Corporate Europe Observatory

ve_sg.accessdoc (SG), Energy

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[5]Your access to documents request - June 2021 - Hydrogen4EU - Ref.
GESTDEM 2021/3941, 3944, 3945 and 3946 - Ares(2021)3927864

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Dear Madam,

 

Thank you for your e-mail of 15 June 2021. We hereby acknowledge receipt
of your application for access to documents, which was registered on
16/06/2021 and distributed among the following DGs under reference
numbers:

 

- GESTDEM 2021/3941 - SG,

- GESTDEM 2021/3944 - DG ENER,

- GESTDEM 2021/3945 - DG CLIMA,

- GESTDEM 2021/3946 - DG GROW.

 

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 7 July 2021. In case this time limit needs
to be extended, you will be informed in due course.

 

You have lodged your application via a private third-party 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.

 

Please note that the private third party running the AsktheEU.org website
is responsible and accountable for the processing of your personal data
via that website, and not the Commission.

For further information on your rights, please refer to the third party’s
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We understand that the third party running the AsktheEU.org website
usually publishes the content of applicants’ correspondence with the
Commission on that website. This includes the personal data that you may
have communicated to the Commission (e.g. your private postal address).

 

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Commission will send to the email address of the applicants generated by
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from, the Commission.

 

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Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (IC)

 

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European Commission

Secretariat-General

SG.C1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)

[email address]

 

 

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GROW-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu, Energy

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Dear Madam,

 

We refer to your e-mail of 15 June 2021 in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered on 16 June 2021 under the above mentioned
reference number.

 

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 today.

 

An extended time limit is needed as different Services must be consulted
on this document.  

 

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 29 July 2021.

 

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

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

DG GROW – Access to documents team

 

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European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs

 

DG  GROW/B1 – Planning and Briefings

 

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ENER-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu, Energy

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

We refer to your e-mail of 15 June 2021 in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered on 16 June 2021 under the above mentioned
reference number. 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 expired on 07
July 2021.

An extended time limit is needed for thorough analysis as to the
availability of the documents requested.

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 29 July 2021.

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

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

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European Commission

 

DG Energy

DG ENERGY – Access to documents team
Email: [2][email address]

 

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SG UNITE D-2, Energy

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[4]RE: access to documents request - GESTDEM 2021/3941- deadline extension
- Ares(2021)4500716  (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 Ms Balanya,

 

I refer to your request dated 15/06/2021, registered on 16/06/2021, in
which you make a request for access to documents under the above mentioned
reference number. 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 expired on 07/07/2021.

An extended time limit is needed as the handling of your application could
not yet be completed at this stage. 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 29/07/2021.

 

I apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

European Commission
Secretariat-General

Unit D-2

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SG UNITE D-2, Energy

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CLIMA-ACCESS-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu, Energy

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

Enclosed please find a copy of our reply.

 

According to standard operational procedure, the reply is usually also
sent to you by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the
extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during to
the COVID-19 epidemics, which include the requirement for all Commission
non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to
follow this procedure until further notice.

 

We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present
e-mail by replying to [1][email address].

 

Kind regards,

 

Access to Documents team

 

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European Commission

Directorate-General for Climate Action

Av. de Beaulieu 24

1049 Brussels

 

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GROW-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu, Energy

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

Please find attached the reply to your request for access to documents
registered under GESTDEM 2021/3946.

 

According to the standard operational procedure, the reply is usually also
sent to you by registered mail. Please note, however, that due to the
extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during the
COVID-19 epidemics, which include the requirement for all Commission
non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to
follow this procedure until further notice. 

 

We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present
e-mail by replying to [1][email address].

 

Kind regards,

 

DG GROW – Access to documents team

 

[2]cid:479385507@17082012-2045

European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
DG  GROW/B1 – Planning and Briefings

 

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KOLINSKI Lukasz, Energy

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

The Directorate-General for Energy of the Commission has received your
request for access to documents related to Hydrogen4EU. We are currently
processing it.

Due to the nature of your request, we are seeking an agreement from the
third party related to the disclosure of the documents you asked for.

We will react to your request as soon as possible. Thank you for your
understanding.

 

Kind regards,

 

Lukasz KOLINSKI
Head of Unit

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European Commission
DG ENERGY
Unit C1 – Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy
Office: DM 24 07/004

 

Rue Jean-André De Mot, 24

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 2 29 69111

+32 473 853 624

 

 

 

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