Ref. Ares(2021)3993377 - 18/06/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
CLIMATE ACTION
The Director-General
Brussels
CLIMA.DG
Pascoe Sabido
Corporate Europe Observatory
Mundo B
26 Rue d'Edimbourg
Bruxelles 1050
Belgium
Advance copy by email: ask+request-9451-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2021/3071
Dear Mr Sabido,
We refer to your e-mail dated 7 May 2021 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on 10 May 2021 under the above-mentioned reference number.
You requested access to “
documents which contain the following information:
i)
a list of all meetings between DG Clima and stakeholders on the Hydrogen
Backbone (proposed by Gas for Climate in July 2020 and updated in April
2021), covering July 2020 to the present day
ii)
minutes of all said meetings between DG Clima and stakeholders on the
Hydrogen Backbone (proposed by Gas for Climate in July 2020 and updated
in April 2021), covering July 2020 to the present day
iii)
all correspondence between DG Clima and stakeholders on the Hydrogen
Backbone (proposed by Gas for Climate in July 2020 and updated in April
2021), covering July 2020 to the present day”.
We regret to inform you that the Directorate-General for Climate Action does not hold any
documents that would correspond to the description given in your application.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
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 my service, the Directorate-General for Climate Action 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 within 15 working days upon receipt
of this letter to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following address:
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,
(e-signed)
Mauro PETRICCIONE
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Electronically signed on 17/06/2021 09:54 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482