Correspondance and meetings with representatives from the Energy Charter Treaty
Dear DG NEAR,
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 DG NEAR's correspondence (including e-mail) with, and documents from, representatives from the Energy Charter Treaty secretariat and the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty (for example relating to the EU4Energy project).
2) A list of meetings between DG NEAR officials and/or representatives (including the Commissioner and the Cabinet) and representatives from the Energy Charter Treaty secretariat or the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty.
3) Minutes, agendas for, and other reports of these meetings.
Yours faithfully,
Anna Maskell
on behalf of Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
Corporate Europe Observatory
26 rue d'Edimbourg
1050 Brussels
Dear Madam,
Thank you for your e-mail dated 08/05/2017. We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered on 08/05/2017 under reference number GestDem 2017/2740.
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 01/06/2017. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be informed in due course.
You have lodged your application via the AsktheEU.org website. Please note that this is a private website which has no link with any institution of the European Union. Therefore the European Commission cannot be held accountable for any technical issues or problems linked to the use of this system.
Yours faithfully,
European Commission
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
NEAR Access to Documents
[DG NEAR request email]
Dear Ms Maskell,
With regard to your correspondence with DG TRADE, you have provided the following clarifications concerning your request:
" 1) A list of all DG Trade's correspondence (including e-mail) with, and documents from, representatives from the Energy Charter Secretariat and the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty. I would like
the list to include:
- name, employer and position of sender
- names, employers and positions of all recipients
- date and topic of the correspondence
2) A list of meetings between DG Trade officials and/or representatives (including the Commissioner and the Cabinet) and representatives from the Energy Charter Treaty secretariat or the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty. I would like the list to include:
- date of the meeting
- topic of the meeting
- name, employer and position of all attendees of the meeting
I would like to request that the lists cover the period from 1st of January 2016 to 22nd of May 2017.
I would also like to request that the lists cover all correspondence and meetings by DG trade with the Energy Charter Secretariat and the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty, including, but not
limited to, those relating to the investment part of the Energy Charter Treaty."
Could we consider that the same clarifications apply to DG NEAR?
Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
European Commission
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
NEAR Access to Documents
[DG NEAR request email]
Dear DG NEAR,
Thank you for your response.
I can confirm that you can apply the same clarifications to my request to DG NEAR.
Yours faithfully,
Anna Maskell
Dear Madam,
We refer to your e-mail dated 08/05/2017 in which you make a request for access to documents, registered on 08/05/2017 under the above mentioned reference number.
Your application is currently being handled. However, we will not be in a position to complete the handling of your application within the time limit of 15 working days, which expires on 01/06/2017.
An extended time limit is needed as different units need to be consulted.
Therefore, we have to extend the time limit with 15 working days in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to documents. The new time limit expires on 23/06/2017.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours faithfully,
European Commission
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
NEAR Access to Documents
[DG NEAR request email]
Dear Ms Maskell,
Could you please clarify exactly whether your application concerns only the list of correspondence or both the list and the documents?
Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
European Commission
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
NEAR Access to Documents
[DG NEAR request email]
Dear DG NEAR,
Thank you for your question.
I would like to receive the lists of 1) correspondance and 2) meetings from the period from 1st of January 2016 to 22nd of May 2017. You do not need to provide the documents at this point.
Yours faithfully,
Anna Maskell
Dear DG NEAR,
Could you please let me know when I should expect a response to my request with the reference no. GestDem 2017/2740?
I have sent the last clarification on the 1st of June and at this point the deadline has been well exceeded.
Yours faithfully,
Anna Maskell
Dear Ms Maskell,
Please find attached the reply to your request for access to documents.
Yours faithfully,
European Commission
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
NEAR Access to Documents
[DG NEAR request email]