Ref. Ares(2015)1376820 - 30/03/2015
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Directorate R. Management of resources
Director
Brussels,
R/GH/R.6/VA D(2015) 1297735
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 1038/2015
Dear Madam,
We refer to your e-mail dated 18/02/2015 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on 18/02/2015 under the above mentioned reference number.
We identified one document and we enclose a copy of it – the invitation to Commissioner
Phil Hogan from COPA COGECA for the meeting on 4 December 2014.
As the meeting was mainly a courtesy visit for COPA-COGECA representatives to meet the
Commissioner, no minutes or list of participants have been recorded.
Please note that the document disclosed was received by the Commission from COPA
COGECA. It is disclosed for information only and cannot be re-used without the agreement
of the originator, who may hold a copyright on it. It does not reflect the position of the
Commission and cannot be quoted as such.
The document contains personal data Pursuant to Article 4(1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001, access to a document has to be refused if its disclosure would undermine the
protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual, in particular in accordance with
Community legislation regarding the protection of personal data. The applicable legislation
in this field is Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of
personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such
data1.
When access is requested to documents containing personal data, Regulation (EC) No
45/2001 becomes fully applicable2. According to Article 8(b) of this Regulation, personal
data shall only be transferred to recipients if they establish the necessity of having the data
transferred to them and if there is no reason to assume that the legitimate rights of the
persons concerned might be prejudiced.
We consider that, with the information available, the necessity of disclosing the
aforementioned personal data to you has not been established and that it cannot be assumed
1 OJ L 8 of 12.1.2001, p. 1
2 Judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU of 29 June 2010 in case 28/08 P, Commission/The Bavarian
Lager Co. Ltd, not yet reported
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that such disclosure would not prejudice the legitimate rights of the persons concerned.
Therefore, we are disclosing the documents requested expunged from this personal data.
If you wish to receive these personal data, we invite you to provide us with arguments
showing the need for having these personal data transferred to you and the absence of
adverse effects to the legitimate rights of the persons whose personal data should be
disclosed.
In case you would disagree with the assessment that the expunged data are personal data
which can only be disclosed if such disclosure is legitimate under the rules of personal data
protection, you are entitled, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, to
make a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt
of this letter to the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretary-General
Transparency unit SG-B-5
BERL 5/327
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email to
: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
Georg
HAEUSLER
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Ms Lora Verheecke
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