Reach revision + DG Environment
Dear DG Environment,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I would like to request access to the following documents related to the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, and in particular to the reform of the CLP and REACH Regulations:
1. A list of all meetings/ discussions that have taken place since 1st December 2021 between the directors and director-general of DG ENV with representatives of individual companies (including their lobby consultancies and law firms) and/or industry associations on the other hand, specifically: BDI, VCI, CEFIC, Eurometaux, Bayer, BASF, PlasticsEurope, Corteva, 3M, Chemours, Corbion, Solvay.
2. Any records, minutes or notes of these meetings/discussions.
3. Any briefings prepared for these meetings.
4. All correspondence exchanged since 1st December 2021 (including SMS & any other type of messages processed through phone apps - eg., WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram etc, recorded voice messages, emails, letters and attached documents) between the above DG ENV officials and representatives of individual companies (including lobby consultancies and law firms) and/or industry associations on the other hand.
In the interests of good administration, I request that the response clearly identifies the documents held by the Commission in relation to each of these categories and clearly indicates to which category the disclosed documents relate.
To the extent possible, my strong preference is to receive documents in electronic format
Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann
CEO
Rue d'Edimbourg 26
1050 Brx
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 07/10/2022 and registered on 10/10/2022 under the case number
2022/5764.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 31/10/2022. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Environment - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Ms Cann,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2022/5764.
Kind regards,
Safe and Sustainable unit
Dear Ms Cann,
Please accept our apologies for the delay in the handling of your
application, registered under reference number EASE 2022-5764.
We are not able to respond within the extended time-limit, as the work and
the consultations necessary for the disclosure of the documents have not
been finalised yet.
Please be assured that we are handling your applications with priority and
we will do our utmost to provide you with the final reply in the coming
days.
Please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience caused by this
delay.
Yours sincerely,
Safe and Sustainable Chemicals unit
DG-Environment
Dear [email address],
Please can you let me know when I will receive a reply to this request sent on 07/10/2022 and registered on 10/10/2022 under the case number 2022/5764?
Thank you. Yours sincerely,
Vicky Cann
Dear Ms Cann,
Thank you for your patience and apologies for the delay. We are still waiting for the agreement of two companies for the disclosure of their documents.
Kind regards,
Safe and Sustainable Chemicals unit
DG-Environment
Dear [email address],
Even if some documents cannot yet be released, I would appreciate receiving all the rest immediately, especially considering the long delay since this request was first submitted.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Vicky Cann
Dear [email address],
This request 2022/5764 was first tabled on 7 October 2022; 5 months ago. It is really poor not to have had any update from you since 16 January. Once again, I ask that you release what you have already identified.
Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Vicky Cann
Dear Ms Cann,
Sincere apologies for the lack of update. We would like to inform you that the reply and the documents are under validation by the hierarchy. Once approved, we will send them to you.
Kind regards,
Safe and Sustainable Chemicals unit
DG-Environment
Dear Ms Cann,
Please find attached DG ENV reply to your request for access to Commission
documents registered under the above case number 2022/5764.
Once again, please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience
caused by this delay.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
Safe and Sustainable Chemicals unit
DG-Environment
European Commission
Dear Environment,
I received the documents sent on 7 April regarding 2022-5764.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann