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Legal advice on the EU's compliance with the Aarhus Convention

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Päivi Leino-Sandberg

Dear Commission Legal Service,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the analysis of the Commission Legal Service concerning the EU's compliance with the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, which has been repeatedly questioned by its monitoring bodies.

Yours faithfully,
Päivi Leino-Sandberg
Professor of Transnational European Law
University of Helsinki

SJ-ACCES-DOCS@ec.europa.eu, Legal Service

Dear Ms Leino-Sandberg,

Thank you for your below request for access to documents.

Unfortunately, you have not indicated your postal address which is required for registering and handling your request, in line with the procedural requirements.

Please send us your full postal address at your earliest convenience. Pending your reply, we reserve the right to refuse the registration of your request.

You may, of course, use the electronic form for entering your request:
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Yours sincerely,

Access to Documents team

European Commission
Legal Service
Berlaymont
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
[email address]

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From: Päivi Leino-Sandberg <[FOI #9188 email]>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 7:20 AM
To: SJ ACCES DOCS <[email address]>
Subject: access to documents request - Legal advice on the EU's compliance with the Aarhus Convention

Dear Commission Legal Service,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the analysis of the Commission Legal Service concerning the EU's compliance with the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, which has been repeatedly questioned by its monitoring bodies.

Yours faithfully,
Päivi Leino-Sandberg
Professor of Transnational European Law
University of Helsinki

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Päivi Leino-Sandberg

Dear [email address],

My postal address is:
PL 4 (Yliopistonkatu 3)
FI-00014 Helsingin yliopisto

Yours sincerely,

Päivi Leino-Sandberg

ve_sj.acces docs (SJ), Legal Service

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Dear Ms Leino-Sandberg,

 

Thank you for having provided your full postal address.

 

We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents,
which has been registered today, 15 March 2021 under reference number:
GestDem 2021/1560.

 

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 8
April 2021. You will be informed in due course, in case this time limit
needs to be extended.

 

For information on how we process your personal data visit our page
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Yours faithfully,

 

Access to Documents team

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European Commission
Legal Service
Berlaymont

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium

[8][email address]

 

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Dear Ms Leino-Sandberg,

 

We refer to your above-referenced request for access to documents under
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.05.2001, pages
43).

 

Your request is currently being handled. However, in view of the number
and nature of the requests for access to documents the Legal Service is
dealing with, and given the extraordinary situation due to the
Corona-pandemic, our services are presently working with limited
resources. In this context, we will not be in a position to complete the
processing of your request within the time limit of 15 working days, which
expires today, 8 April 2021.

 

For this reason, this time-limit will be extended by 15 working days, in
accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, to expire on
29 April 2021.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Access to Documents team

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European Commission
Legal Service
Berlaymont

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium

[7][email address]

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Dear Ms Leino-Sandberg,

 

We refer to your above-referenced request for access to documents under
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.05.2001, pages
43).

 

The reply to your request is currently in preparation. However, in view of
the number and nature of the requests for access to documents the Legal
Service is dealing with, we will not be in a position to complete the
processing of your request within the extended time limit of 15 working
days, which expires today, 29 April 2021.

Please note that, in the present exceptional circumstances, we are working
with reduced resources. However, we will do our outmost to send you our
reply within the shortest time possible.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Access to Documents team

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European Commission
Legal Service
Berlaymont

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium

[7][email address]

 

 

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SJ ACCES DOCS, Legal Service

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Dear Mrs Leino-Sandberg,

 

Attached, please find the Legal Service’s reply to your above-referenced
request for access to documents.

 

Under the current COVID-19 pandemic circumstances, the Commission is
unable to send you the original of its reply-letter by Registered Mail.

 

In the light of this, we kindly ask you to confirm and acknowledge, by
return email, receipt of the Commission Legal Service’s reply.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Access to Documents team

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European Commission
Legal Service
Berlaymont

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium

[7][email address]

 

 

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