Ref. Ares(2021)878289 - 01/02/2021
Mr Nik Völker
MiningWatch Portugal
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Ref: 03-2021, 04-2021, 05-2021, 06-2021, 07-2021
Subject: Extension of deadline - your access to documents requests from 12/1/2021 and 13/1/2021
Dear Mr Nik Völker,
Further to our acknowledgment of receipt dated 22/1/2021 and your access to documents requests
dated 12/1/2021 and 13/1/2021 registered under reference numbers Ref.: 03-2021, 04-2021, 05-2021,
06-2021 and 07-2021, please note that your applications are currently being handled. However, we are
not in a position to complete the handling of your applications within the time limit of 15 working days,
which expires on 2/2/2021 for requests Ref. 3-2021, 4-2021 and 5-2021; and on 3/2/2021 for requests
Ref. 6-2021 and 7-2021.
Please note that an extended time limit is required in view of the important number of applications
received and the wide scope of the requests in question.
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 Regulation’). The new time
limit expires on 23/2/2021 for requests Ref. 3-2021, 4-2021 and 5-2021 and on 24/2/2021 for requests
Ref. 6-2021 and 7-2021.
In the course of the extended time limit, in line with Articles 6 (2) and (3) of the Regulation, the EIT
colleagues in charge of handling access to documents requests may contact you with a view to clarify the
scope of your requests and to identify a fair solution.
Yours sincerely,
Tzvetan Zafirov Head of EIT Finance & Services Unit
Electronically signed on 29/01/2021 19:52 (UTC+01) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482
