Ref. Ares(2021)4018116 - 21/06/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
The Director
Brussels
SG.D2/TSE
Ms Belen Balanya
send by e-mail :
ask+request-9583-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Ms Balanya,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No
2021/3540
We refer to your request addressed to the Commission to access documents, dated
31/05/2021, registered on 01/06/2021 under the following reference number: GESTDEM
2021/3540.
You requested access to documents regarding correspondence, meetings with
Concawe/FuelsEurope, IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers,
Eurogas, Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council), Business Europe, ERT (European
Roundtable of Industrialists), IETA (International Emissions Trading Association),
Hydrogen Europe, CEPS, Eurogas, Kangaroo Group, American Chamber of Commerce,
British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium (Britcham), ZEP Zero Emissions
Platform, European Energy Forum, Friends of Europe, Bruegel, International Chamber of
Commerce, Global Oil and Gas Industry Association for Environmental and Social
Issues (IPIECA), Oil Council, World Petroleum Council and/or Confindustria , where the
issues of COP26 was addressed, and the related minutes.
Your request was attributed to the Secretariat-General and the Directorate-General for
Climate Action (DG CLIMA). Please note that this reply concerns the part of your
request regarding the President of the Commission, her cabinet and the Secretariat-
General. The reply to the part of your request regarding Executive Vice-President
Timmermans, his cabinet and DG CLIMA will be provided separately by DG CLIMA.
The documents falling into the scope of your request as explained above are enclosed.
Please note that in line with Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in the
attached document, all personal data has been redacted. In your request, you do not
express any particular interest to have access to these personal data nor put forward any
arguments to establish the necessity to have the data transmitted for a specific purpose in
the public interest.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Please note that documents originating from third parties are disclosed to you based on
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. However, this disclosure is without prejudice to the rules
on intellectual property, which may limit your right to reproduce or exploit the released
documents without the agreement of the originator, who may hold an intellectual property
right on them. The European Commission does not assume any responsibility from their
reuse.
In case you disagree with this position, you are entitled, in accordance with Article 7(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, to submit a confirmatory application requesting the
Commission to review this position. Such a confirmatory application should be addressed
within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter to the Secretariat-General of the
Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretary-General Transparency unit SG-C.l
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
e-signed
Elisabeth WERNER
(acting) Director
Enclosure:
Ares(2021)2525354.
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Electronically signed on 21/06/2021 09:49 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482