Ref. Ares(2021)5445523 - 03/09/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
ENVIRONMENT
The Director-General
Brussels,
ENV.B.2
Lora Verheecke
rue du Bronze 9
1070 Bruxelles
Belgium
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Ms Verheecke,
Subject: Your application for access to documents: Ref GestDem No 2021/4883
We refer to your request for access to documents dated 22/07/2021 and registered under
the above-mentioned reference number.
You requested access to the following:
“…
for the period between 30 November 2015 to
date, a list of all meetings held by DG Environment with the following representatives:
Shell, BP, Total, ENI, Repsol, Galp and Equinor”.
We regret to inform you that the Directorate-General for Environment 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 the list as described in your application is not held by the Directorate-General
for Environment, the Directorate-General is not in a position to fulfil your request under
the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Please note that the list of meetings of the Director-General of DG ENV with
organisations and self-employed individuals is available in the link enclosed below:
http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyinitiative/meetings/meeting.do?host=ca175ad3-c2c5-
457e-8f6d-f17956bdcc4e
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.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: BU-5 04/007 - Tel. direct line +32 229-64968
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 Brussels
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
eSigned
Florika FINK‑HOOIJER
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Electronically signed on 02/09/2021 21:36 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482