Ref. Ares(2021)4828999 - 28/07/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL DEFENCE INDUSTRY AND SPACE
The Director-General
Brussels
defis.01(2021)5401687
VERHEECKE Lora
9 rue du Bronze,
1070 Bruxelles
Belgium
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – GESTDEM 2021/4702
Dear VERHEECKE Lora,
We refer to your application for access to documents in object submitted within the
framework of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.1
1.
SCOPE OF YOUR APPLICATION
In your application GESTDEM 2021/4702, registered 26/07/2021, you requested access
to:
All documentation (including but not limited to all email correspondence,
attendance lists, agendas, background papers, transcripts, recordings and
minutes/notes) relating to the meeting between Thierry Breton and Dassault
on 7th July 2021.
We regret to inform you that the Commission 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 no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your
application, are held by the Commission, the Commission 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.
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).
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
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 to:
xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
Electronically signed
Timo PESONEN
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Electronically signed on 28/07/2021 12:57 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482
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