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From: Belen Balanya, Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
20 December 2018
RE: Access to Documents related to biomass/RED

Dear sirs,

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

- all correspondence (including email) between 1st February 2018 and 30th June 2018 between the Commissioner for Energy and/or his cabinet and/or officials and representatives of DG Energy on one hand and representatives from COPA-COGECA, EUSTAFOR, US Industrial Pellet Association, UPM, Metsa, Neste Oil, Fortum, Port of Rotterdam and/or MTK (Finish Federation of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners) on the other, in which the issue of sustainability criteria for biomass within the revised Renewable Energy Directive was addressed.

- list of meetings between 1st February 2018 and 30th June 2018 between officials and representatives of DG Energy on one hand and representatives from COPA-COGECA, EUSTAFOR, US Industrial Pellet Association, UPM, Metsa, Neste Oil, Fortum, Port of Rotterdam and/or MTK (Finish Federation of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners) on the other, in which the issue of sustainability criteria for biomass within the revised Renewable Energy Directive was addressed.

- minutes of the meetings 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
Note: See Regulation (EC) n. 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community Institutions and bodies (hereinafter "Aarhus Regulation")

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Dear Madam,

 

Thank you for your e-mail dated 20/12/2018. We hereby acknowledge receipt
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Dear Ms Balaya,
We refer to your e-mails dated 19/12/2018, in which you made four requests
for access to documents, sent from several email addresses,

* [1][email address] (GestDem 2018/6906)
* [2][email address] (GestDem 2018/6908)
* [3][email address] (GestDem 2018/6926)

* [4][FOI #6226 email] (GestDem 2018/6928)

registered on 20/12/2018 under the above mentioned reference numbers (See
below a summary of the scope)
Your requests are 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 22/01/2019.
An extended time limit is needed for thorough analysis as to the
availability of the documents requested. In addition, the documents
originate from third parties which have to be consulted.
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 12/02/2019.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
 
Thierry LIBERT
 
European Commission – DG Energy
Unit ENER.A.1 - Energy Policy Coordination
Phone: +32 2 29 80503 | Mobile: +32 473 71 19 08
Email: [5][email address
 
SUMMARY OF THE SCOPE OF YOUR REQUESTS
 
Request for access to
all correspondence (including email)
list of meetings
minutes of the meetings (from the list)
 
in which the issue of sustainability criteria for biomass within the
revised Renewable Energy Directive was addressed,
 
For two periods of time:
2018/6906 et 2018/6926: between 1st June 2016 and 30th November 2016
2018/6908 et 2018/6926 : between 1st February 2018 and 30th June 2018
 
Between

* the Commissioner for Energy and/or his cabinet and/or officials and
representatives of DG Energy
* officials and representatives of DG Energy

and two series of companies
 

* Series 1 in GestDem 2018/6906 et 2018/6908

1.      the Confederation of European Private Foresters,
2.      Drax,
3.      Enviva,
4.      EUBIA (the European Biomass Industry Association),
5.      IEA Bioenergy,
6.      REA (UK renewable energy association),
7.      Bioenergy Europe (formerly AEBIOM),
8.      Svebio (the Swedish Bioenergy Association),
9.      DI Bioenergi (the Danish Bioenergy Association),
10.     Bioenergia (the Bioenergy Association of Finland),
11.     EBA, (the Estonian Biomass Association),
12.     EREA (the Estonian Renewable Energy Association),
13.     LATbio (The Latvian biomass association),
14.     LAEF (Latvian Renewable Energy federation) and/or
15.     WBA (World Bioenergy Association) on the other,
 

* Series 2 in GestDem 2018/6926 et 2018/6928

1.      COPA-COGECA,
2.      EUSTAFOR,
3.      US Industrial Pellet Association,
4.      UPM,
5.      Metsa,
6.      Neste Oil,
7.      Fortum,
8.      Port of Rotterdam and/or
9.      MTK (Finish Federation of Agricultural Producers and Forest
Owners) on the other,
 
 

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

Please, find attached a letter from Ms Paula Abreu Marques and several
documents we are entitled to disclose.

Hereunder, you’ll find the list of these documents :

 

Number of
Title documents Date File reference
CEPF
position on
LULUCF 3 29-06-2016 Ares(2016)3079436
USIPA on
biomass
legislation 3 21-10-2016 Ares(2016)6071329
NESTE
request for
meeting 1 14-11-2016 Ares(2016)6419034
METSA
comments on
RED 1 16-11-2016 Ares(2016)6446805
NESTE
comments on
RED recast 1 16-11-2016 Ares(2016)6446978
COPA COGECA
to Arias
Cañete on
winter
energy
package 1 22-11-2016 Ares(2016)6556307
WBA -
conclusions
from
Marrakech 3 23-11-2016 Ares(2016)6575498
AEBIOM on
energy
policy after
2020 3 23-11-2016 Ares(2016)6606533
Letters from
stakeholders
on Art4
recast 16 25-11-2016 Ares(2016)6627503
NESTE on RED
II trilogue 4 15-03-2018 Ares(2018)1434991
COPA COGECA
on RES in
transport 3 26-03-2018 Ares(2018)1653847
AEBIOM fact
sheets 4 15-05-2018 Ares(2018)2525649
NSF on
forest
management 2 15-05-2018 Ares(2018)6107800

 

Due to their volume, you may receive the documents in several messages.

 

Best regards,

 

 

Anne Béatrice Dethier

 

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European Commission

Directorate General for Energy
Renewables and CCS Policy Unit
DM24 4/132
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32.2.298.53.22

 

 

 

 

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    Ares 2016 6575498 WBA conclusions from Marrakesch 23.11.2016.7z

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    Ares 2016 6606533 AEBIOM on policy after 2020 23.11.2016.7z

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    Ares 2016 6627503 letters from 16 organisations Art4 recast 25.11.2016.7z

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    Ares 2018 1434991 Neste on REDII trilogue 15.03.2018.7z

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

As announced, here is the second part.

 

Number of
Title documents Date File reference
CEPF
position on
LULUCF 3 29-06-2016 Ares(2016)3079436
USIPA on
biomass
legislation 3 21-10-2016 Ares(2016)6071329
NESTE
request for
meeting 1 14-11-2016 Ares(2016)6419034
METSA
comments on
RED 1 16-11-2016 Ares(2016)6446805
NESTE
comments on
RED recast 1 16-11-2016 Ares(2016)6446978
COPA COGECA
to Arias
Cañete on
winter
energy
package 1 22-11-2016 Ares(2016)6556307
WBA -
conclusions
from
Marrakech 3 23-11-2016 Ares(2016)6575498
AEBIOM on
energy
policy after
2020 3 23-11-2016 Ares(2016)6606533
Letters from
stakeholders
on Art4
recast 16 25-11-2016 Ares(2016)6627503
NESTE on RED
II trilogue 4 15-03-2018 Ares(2018)1434991
COPA COGECA
on RES in
transport 3 26-03-2018 Ares(2018)1653847
AEBIOM fact
sheets 4 15-05-2018 Ares(2018)2525649
NSF on
forest
management 2 15-05-2018 Ares(2018)6107800

 

Best regards,

 

 

Anne Béatrice Dethier

 

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European Commission

Directorate General for Energy
Renewables and CCS Policy Unit
DM24 4/132
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32.2.298.53.22

 

 

 

 

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    Ares 2018 1653847 COPA COGECA RES in transport 26.03.2018.7z

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    Ares 2018 2525649 AEBIOM factsheets 15.05.2018.7z

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    Ares 2018 6107800 NSF forest management in EU 25.10.2016.7z

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Dear Ms Balanya,

 

Finally, here is the third part.

 

Number of
Title documents Date File reference
CEPF
position on
LULUCF 3 29-06-2016 Ares(2016)3079436
USIPA on
biomass
legislation 3 21-10-2016 Ares(2016)6071329
NESTE
request for
meeting 1 14-11-2016 Ares(2016)6419034
METSA
comments on
RED 1 16-11-2016 Ares(2016)6446805
NESTE
comments on
RED recast 1 16-11-2016 Ares(2016)6446978
COPA COGECA
to Arias
Cañete on
winter
energy
package 1 22-11-2016 Ares(2016)6556307
WBA -
conclusions
from
Marrakech 3 23-11-2016 Ares(2016)6575498
AEBIOM on
energy
policy after
2020 3 23-11-2016 Ares(2016)6606533
Letters from
stakeholders
on Art4
recast 16 25-11-2016 Ares(2016)6627503
NESTE on RED
II trilogue 4 15-03-2018 Ares(2018)1434991
COPA COGECA
on RES in
transport 3 26-03-2018 Ares(2018)1653847
AEBIOM fact
sheets 4 15-05-2018 Ares(2018)2525649
NSF on
forest
management 2 15-05-2018 Ares(2018)6107800

 

Best regards,

 

 

Anne Béatrice Dethier

 

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European Commission

Directorate General for Energy
Renewables and CCS Policy Unit
DM24 4/132
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32.2.298.53.22

 

 

 

 

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