Request the invoicing details (VAT number and full address) for Wifi4EU

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Dear Innovation & Networks Executive Agency,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:

I would like to request the full invoicing details related to the Wifi40EU project.
Full address, VAT number and all other applicable details

Yours faithfully,

Kevin Stabel

ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA), Agencia Ejecutiva de Innovación y Redes

[1]Ares(2019)5513552 - FW: access to documents request - Request the
invoicing details (VAT number and full address) for Wifi4EU- INEA 2019/15

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<[INEA request email]>. All responses have to be sent to
this email address.
Envoyé par ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA)
<[INEA request email]>. Toutes les réponses doivent être
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Dear Mr Stabel,

We refer to your email dated 30/08/2019 in which you make a request for
access to documents which was registered under reference number INEA
2019/15.

You request "the full invoicing details related to the Wifi40EU project.
Full address, VAT number and all other applicable details"
In order to identify the document that you are interested in, we will need
that you further clarify your application for access to document.
Do you refer to a specific document such as grant agreement, payment
letter, recovery order, other ?
Do you refer to a document related to a specific grant agreement financed
under Wifi4EU Programme? If yes, could you please give us the reference of
this grant agreement?

We therefore invite you, pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001 regarding public access to documents, to clarify your request.

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 15 working days’ time limit
for handling your application will start running when we receive the
requested clarifications.

Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Yours sincerely,
INEA ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Stabel <[FOI #7256 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 5:10 PM
To: INEA-ACCESS-DOCUMENTS <[email address]>
Subject: access to documents request - Request the invoicing details (VAT
number and full address) for Wifi4EU

Dear Innovation & Networks Executive Agency,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in
Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the
following information:

I would like to request the full invoicing details related to the Wifi40EU
project.
Full address, VAT number and all other applicable details

Yours faithfully,

Kevin Stabel

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Dear ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA),

I am requesting the full invoicing details of the department/commission handling the Wifi4EU project, as required by Belgian (and European) law.
We have completed a project for Wifi4EU months ago, and are stuck somewhere in the depths of the EU's internal processes for whatever reason.

The law is clear.
We have delivered services and goods, and as such are obliged to invoice you, regardless of your internal procedures.
As it stands now, the EU is forcing us to break the law (their own law) by making us wait unreasonable amounts of time to invoice them. As it stands now, the equipment that we have delivered sits in our books as stock. We cannot "deliver" this equipment, as there is no invoice.
We have not been able to invoice the EU so far, due to them not meeting their legal requirements.
We have not received invoicing details when requested, as well as them not publicly disclosing this information, which is, again, required by law.

The EU, like any other entity, is bound by law. And as such, such information should be publicly available.
Any business engaged in trading goods and services is required to publish their VAT number (if and when VAT is applicable).

I hope this satisfies your request for further clarification, and i look forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Stabel

ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA), Agencia Ejecutiva de Innovación y Redes

[1]Ares(2019)5562841 - RE: Ares(2019)5513552 - access to documents request
- Request the invoicing details (VAT number and full address) for Wifi4EU-
INEA 2019/15

Sent by ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA)
<[INEA request email]>. All responses have to be sent to
this email address.
Envoyé par ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA)
<[INEA request email]>. Toutes les réponses doivent être
effectuées à cette adresse électronique.

Dear Mr Stabel,

Thank you for your feedback.

Based on the clarifications provided, we understand that your request
concerns the implementation of a Wifi4EU project and it is not an
application to access to documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.

Please note that your email was forwarded to the operational unit that is
in charge of the Wifi4EU programme who, according to our knowledge, has
already contacted you in this respect.

Yours sincerely,
INEA ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Stabel <[FOI #7256 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 2, 2019 3:24 PM
To: INEA-ACCESS-DOCUMENTS <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Ares(2019)5513552 - FW: access to documents request - Request
the invoicing details (VAT number and full address) for Wifi4EU- INEA
2019/15

Dear ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA),

I am requesting the full invoicing details of the department/commission
handling the Wifi4EU project, as required by Belgian (and European) law.
We have completed a project for Wifi4EU months ago, and are stuck
somewhere in the depths of the EU's internal processes for whatever
reason.

The law is clear.
We have delivered services and goods, and as such are obliged to invoice
you, regardless of your internal procedures.
As it stands now, the EU is forcing us to break the law (their own law) by
making us wait unreasonable amounts of time to invoice them.  As it stands
now, the equipment that we have delivered sits in our books as stock.  We
cannot "deliver" this equipment, as there is no invoice.
We have not been able to invoice the EU so far, due to them not meeting
their legal requirements.
We have not received invoicing details when requested, as well as them not
publicly disclosing this information, which is, again, required by law.

The EU, like any other entity, is bound by law.  And as such, such
information should be publicly available.
Any business engaged in trading goods and services is required to publish
their VAT number (if and when VAT is applicable).

I hope this satisfies your request for further clarification, and i look
forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Stabel

-----Original Message-----

[1]Ares(2019)5513552 - FW: access to documents request - Request the 
invoicing details (VAT number and full address) for Wifi4EU- INEA 2019/15

 Sent by ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA)  <[INEA request email]>. All
responses have to be sent to  this email address.
 Envoyé par ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA)  <[INEA request email]>.
Toutes les réponses doivent être  effectuées à cette adresse électronique.

 Dear Mr Stabel,

 We refer to your email dated 30/08/2019 in which you make a request for 
access to documents which was registered under reference number INEA 
2019/15.

 You request "the full invoicing details related to the Wifi40EU project.
 Full address, VAT number and all other applicable details"
 In order to identify the document that you are interested in, we will
need  that you further clarify your application for access to document.
 Do you refer to a specific document such as grant agreement, payment 
letter, recovery order, other ?
 Do you refer to a document related to a specific grant agreement
financed  under Wifi4EU Programme? If yes, could you please give us the
reference of  this grant agreement?

 We therefore invite you, pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No
 1049/2001 regarding public access to documents, to clarify your request.

 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 15 working days’
time limit  for handling your application will start running when we
receive the  requested clarifications.

 Thank you in advance for your understanding.

 Yours sincerely,
 INEA ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

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Dear ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA),

I am requesting the full invoicing details of the INEA group, which runs the Wifi4EU project, as can be seen here: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-...

I request literally ANY document with the current full invoicing details (including VAT number).

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Stabel

Dear ve_inea.inea-access-documents (INEA),

Do you have an update to this request? The 15 day time period since your last reply has expired.

Thank you

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Stabel