Set up GoP on Defence Research
Dear Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs,
I am writing on behalf of Vredesactie, a Member of the European Network Against Arms Trade ("ENAAT"), to exercise my right under Regulation 1049/2001 to request access to documents as detailed below. As a Member of ENAAT, Vredesactie is actively involved in ensuring transparency within the EU institutions' defence and security policy-making process.
In this context, I hereby respectfully request access to all documents containing the following information:
1. All documents concerning the decision to set-up the Group of Personalities on Defence Research.
2. All documents concerning the selection-process for members of the Group of Personalities on Defence Research.
3. All documents concerning the decision not to register the Group of Personalities on Defence Research as an expert group.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Yours faithfully,
Bram Vranken
On behalf of Vredesactie
Patriottenstraat 27,
2600 Berchem
www.vredesactie.be
Tel. +32 (0) 3 281 68 39
Mobile: +32 497 13 14 64
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e-mail dated 15/11/2017. We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered on 21/11/2017 under reference number GestDem 2017/7037.
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 12/12/2017. 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,
DG GROW – Access to documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
DG GROW/A1 – Communication, Access to Documents and Document Management
Dear Mr Vranken,
We refer to your e-mails dated 15/11/2017 in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered on 21/11/2017 under the above mentioned
reference numbers.
Your applications are 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 12/12/2017.
An extended time limit is needed as your applications concern a large
number of documents and large files have to be examined.
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 11/01/2018.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
DG GROW – Access to documents team
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
DG GROW/A1 – Communication, Access to Documents and Document Management
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Dear Mr Vranken,
We refer to your e-mails dated 15/11/2017 in which you make two requests
for access to documents, registered on 21/11/2017 under the above
mentioned reference numbers.
The reply to your requests could not be finalised today. Therefore, we are
not in a position to complete the handling of your application within the
extended time limit of 15 working days, which expires today (11/01/2018).
Please be reassured that we are doing our best to be able to send you the
reply in the coming days.
We apologise for this additional delay and for any inconvenience this may
cause.
Kind regards,
DG GROW – Access to documents team
[1]cid:479385507@17082012-2045
European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
DG GROW/A1 – Communication, Access to Documents and Document Management
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Dear Sir,
Please find attached an advance information copy of the confirmatory
decision taken on your request for access to documents registered under
Gestdem number 2017/7037, adopted on 19/11/2018 in the above-mentioned
case.
Please note that the Secretariat General of the European Commission will
proceed with the formal notification of the decision in the coming days.
This advance copy is solely sent for your information and is not the
formal notification of the confirmatory decision.
Yours faithfully,
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (GD)
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European Commission
Secretariat-General
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