Contacts with Jack Straw MP and ED&F Man 2013-2015

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Dear Taxation and Customs Union,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the agendas and minutes of any meetings held between the director general and/ or his staff with Jack Straw (UK MP) and / or ED&F Man to discuss sugar regulations and any other topic since 1 January 2013. In addition I would like to know: what efforts DG TAXUD made to ascertain who Jack Straw MP was working for at the time of the meeting(s), whether DG Agri checked if ED&F Man was in EU lobby
register at the time, and what changes were subsequently made to EU regulations or policy on sugar.

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann
CEO
Rue d-Edimbourg 26
1050 Brx

Fiscalidad y Unión Aduanera

Dear Mrs Cann,

Thank you for your request dated 24/02/2015. We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered on 25/02/2015 under reference number GestDem 2015/1192.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application will be handled within 15 working days. The time limit will expire on 18/03/2015. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be informed in due course.

Yours faithfully,

p.o. Sabine Verleysen
Valérie Gattegno
DG TAXUD R2 - Access to documents

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Fiscalidad y Unión Aduanera

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Dear Mrs Cann,

We thank you for your request.

Please find herewith our reply.

Best regards,

Sabine Verleysen
European Commission
DG TAXUD – R2
Access to documents

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Dear Taxation and Customs Union,

Thanks for the reply and attachments. There was an error in my original request; of course it should have asked "whether DG TAXUD checked if ED&F Man was in EU lobby register at the time". I would be grateful if you could also respond on this point.

Thank you in advance; yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann

Fiscalidad y Unión Aduanera

Dear Mrs Cann,

DG TAXUD indeed checked the Transparency Register and noticed that ED&F Man was not listed. As you are aware, the lack of enrolment of an organisation on the Register does not prevent meetings to take place as long as there are no doubts on the credentials of the organisation and purpose of the meeting, which was the case here.

Kind regards,

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Dear Taxation and Customs Union,

Thanks for the reply.

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann