Ref. Ares(2023)6290984 - 18/09/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND
TECHNOLOGY

  Resources and Support
Compliance and Planning
Brussels, 18 September 2023
CNECT.R.4.001/
Mr Alexander Schmalenberger
c/o Taylor Wessing
Am Sandtorkai 41
20457 Hamburg
Germany

By email:
ask+request-13355-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx

Subject:
Your application for access to documents – EASE 2023/4647
Dear Sir,
We  refer  to  your  email  dated  3  August  2023  wherein  you  make  a  request  for  access  to
documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission  documents  (hereinafter  ‘Regulation  1049/2001’),  registered  on  4  August
2023  under  the  abovementioned  reference  number.  We  also  refer  to  our  holding  reply,
dated 28 August 2023, our reference Ares(2023)5830164, whereby we informed you that
the time limit for handling your application was extended by 15 working days pursuant to
Article 7(3) of Regulation 1049/2001.

1.
SCOPE OF YOUR APPLICATION
By your application you requested access to:
΄΄documents which contain the following information:
The  review  of  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1150  on  promoting  fairness  and  transparency  for
business  users  of  online  intermediation  services  as  mandated  by  Article  18  of  this
Regulation.΄΄

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx

2.
DOCUMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE REQUEST
We have identified the following documents as falling within the scope of your request:
-  REPORT  FROM  THE  COMMISSION  TO  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT,
THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the first preliminary review on
the  implementation  of  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1150  on  promoting  fairness  and
transparency for business users of online intermediation services, COM(2023)525
final/12.9.2023 (‘Document 1’)
-  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the REPORT
FROM  THE  COMMISSION  TO  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT,  THE
COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND
THE  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  REGIONS  on  the  first  preliminary  review  on  the
implementation  of  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1150  on  promoting  fairness  and
transparency for business users of online intermediation services, SWD(2023)300
final/12.9.2023  (‘Document 2’)
3.
ASSESSMENT UNDER REGULATION 1049/2001
Following an examination of the identified documents under the provisions of Regulation
1049/2001,  we  have  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  full  access  can  be  granted  to  the
documents.
Please note that the documents are publicly available via the following links:
-  EUR-Lex - 52023DC0525 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) (‘Document 1’)
-  EUR-Lex - 52023SC0300 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) (‘Document 2’)
4.
REUSE OF DOCUMENTS
You may reuse public documents which have been produced by the European Commission
or by public and private entities on its behalf based on the Commission Decision on the
reuse  of  the  Commission  documents.  You  may  reuse  the  documents  disclosed  free  of
charge  and  for  non-commercial  and  commercial  purposes  provided  that  the  source  is
acknowledged  and  that  you  do  not  distort  the  original  meaning  or  message  of  the
documents. Please note that the Commission does not assume liability stemming from the
reuse.
Yours faithfully,

Electronically signed

Martin Schauer
Head of Unit

Enclosures:
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Electronically signed on 15/09/2023 17:28 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

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