Council of the European Union
General Secretariat
Directorate-General Communication and Information
Knowledge Management Unit
Transparency
Head of Unit
Brussels, 27 September 2021
Mr Chris Gaffney
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Ref. 35/c/01/2021-PRO-vk
Dear Mr Gaffney,
Thank you for your e-mail of 5 September 2021, registered on 6 September 2021, by which you
made a confirmatory application for public access to Council documents pursuant to Article 7(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents (Official Journal L 145 of 31.05.2001, p. 43).
Considering the timetable for meetings of the various Council bodies involved in the examination of
your application, the decision by the Council can only be taken during the second half of
October 2021.
The time limit for the Council to reply to your application has therefore to be extended by
15 working days (until 18 October 2021), in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Regulation.
Yours sincerely,
For the General Secretariat
Fernando FLORINDO
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 - B-1048 Bruxelles/Brussel - Belgique/België
Tel. +32 (0)2 281 67 10 - Fax +32 (0)2 281 63 61 - www.consilium.europa.eu - xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx
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