HEAD OF THE LEGAL AND ASSURANCE SERVICES
Parma, 18 August 2017
Ref. DD/CR/mm (2017) - out-18238545
Vincent Harmsen
c/o Simon de Bergeyck
Rue au Bois 216
B-1150 Brussels
Belgium
e-mail:
ask+request-4518-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Re:
Fair solution for an extension of the deadline to reply to your request for
public access to documents submitted on 27 July 2017
Our ref.: PAD 2017/066
Dear Mr Harmsen,
Further to our letter of 28 July 2017, by means of which we acknowledged the receipt of
your request for public access to documents registered as PAD 2017/066, please be
assured that your request is being processed as quickly as possible in accordance with
the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to documents1
(hereinafter “
the PAD Regulation”).
However, we regret to inform you that EFSA will require more time for processing your
request, including the completion of consultations with third parties in accordance with
Article 4(4) and Article 4(5) of the PAD Regulation. The current holiday period impacts
on the progress and coordination of our follow-up work.
For this reason, we would like to confer with you to find a fair solution, in accordance
with Article 6(3) of the PAD Regulation. We estimate to be in the position to provide you
with a reply by
27 September 2017. We hope this is agreeable to you. Please accept
our apologies for any inconveniences caused by this delay.
Yours sincerely,
[Signed]
Dirk Detken
1 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding
public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43-48,
applicable to EFSA.
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