Communication about COSCO
Dear Economic and Financial Affairs,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
1) - All incoming or outgoing correspondence (including emails, sent or received) between DG ECFIN officials (including the Commissioner and Cabinet members) mentioning the China Ocean Shipping Company COSCO, or one if its subsidiaries, between the 1st of January 2021 and the 31st December 2021.
2) - A list of meetings, including detailed minutes and any other reports of such meetings, in which DG ECFIN officials (including the Commissioner and Cabinet members) have been present, concerning the China Ocean Shipping Company COSCO, or one if its subsidiaries, between the 1st of January 2021 and the 31th December 2021.
Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.
Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further information which could facilitate your research. My postal address hereby:
Hans Wetzels
Naarderstraat 153
2574PG, Den Haag
The Netherlands
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 03/06/2023 and registered on 05/06/2023 under the case number
2023/3227.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 26/06/2023. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs - Access to
Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Wetzels,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 05/06/2023 under case number 2023/3227.
We are currently working on your request. However, we have not yet been
able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full analysis of
your request. We will not be able to send you the reply within the
prescribed time limit expiring on 26/06/2023.
Further internal consulations are needed.
Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 17/07/2023.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
ECFIN Access to Documents Team
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Dear Mr Wetzels,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/3227.
Yours faithfully,
ECFIN Access to Documents Team
Dear Economic and Financial Affairs,
In my request concerning 'correspondence' I mean all incoming or outgoing correspondence between all external parties referring to COSCO and also all internal correspondence within DG ECFIN concerning or referring to COSCO.
Concerning the meetings I refer to meetings that have taken place with the participation of ECFIN officials and COSCO representatives and also internal meetings among ECFIN officials, where COSCO might have been the subject of the meeting.
Thank you!
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Economic and Financial Affairs,
Would you happen to have any indication when I can expect a response to this long overdue request for documents?
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Mr Wetzels,
We are currently finalizing the answer to your request, which you can expect in the next few working days.
Yours faithfully,
ECFIN Access to documents team