Ref. Ares(2023)959919 - 09/02/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
CLIMATE ACTION
The Director-General
Brussels
CLIMA
Ben Youriev
1 Long Lane
London SE1 4PG
United Kingdom
Advance copy by email:
ask+request-
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents EASE 2023/0578
Dear Mr Youriev,
We refer to your request for access to European Commission documents registered on 30
January 2023 under the above-mentioned reference number.
Having consulted the relevant Cabinet and my service, I would like to inform you that the
Commission does not hold any documents that would correspond to the description given in
your application.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the right of access as
defined in that regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the
institution.
Given that no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your
application, are held by the Commission, the Commission is not in a position to fulfil
your request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make
a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed to the Secretariat-General of the
Commission within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter. You can submit it in one of
the following ways:
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111
Office: BRE2 14/DCS – Tel. direct line +32 229-63854
by asking for a review via your portal1 account (available only for initial requests
submitted via the portal account),
or by mail:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency,
Document
Management
&
Access
to
Documents
(SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
Kurt Vandenberghe
Director-General
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Electronically signed on 09/02/2023 17:21 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121