Delayed publication of restrictive measures/sanctions as structured data
Dear Council of the European Union,
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:
Any documents, memoranda or legal opinions regarding
(a) the process by which Council decisions regarding EU restrictive measures (sanctions) that have been published in the OJEU are included in the EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) structured data released by EEAS,
(b) recent delays in updating the FSF based on new designations (e.g. in the context of the 12th and 14th EU sanctions package regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine), and
(c) any internal discussion or discussion with third parties of the legality/possibility/practice of pursuing sanctions violations by financial institutions (and other regulated entities) which have occurred after the publication of restrictive measures in the OJEU but before their inclusion in the FSF.
Yours faithfully,
Friedrich Lindenberg
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concerning your request for access to documents.
Yours sincerely,
Transparency
General Secretariat of the Council
Directorate-General Communication and Information - COMM
Directorate Information and Outreach
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Dear Mr. Florindo,
Many thanks for your kind response to my request for documents. While your answer is appreciated, it does not address the core of my request for documents. I am well aware that it is the EC that implements sanctions, but it is the Council that publishes them as part of the OJEU.
The process in which OJEU publications are added to the EU FSF has seen delays of as much as 21 days in which sanctions were in effect but not available as part of the data. Given that there's now also precedent for the enforcement of these "semi-published" sanctions, this is leading to widespread concern and confusion in the European and international financial services industries. It is a widely held opinion that this process is in dire need of reform because of its its inability to provide accurate and timely information to those who are being regulated.
Given that this is a matter of failing policy resulting from institutional misalignment, it is reasonable for me to request documents from the Council as a party that is involved in the process.
I would therefore ask that you confirm to me that no documents regarding this issue exist within the Council, or that you share any such documents as a response to this request.
Yours sincerely,
Friedrich Lindenberg
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Dear Mr. Florindo,
Following up on my request dated July 26, and taking into consideration your response from August 5 to which I replied on the same day, I would like to again reach out and ask that you either confirm that no documents, emails or other notes exist within the Council of the European Union regarding the issue described in my request, or share these documents.
In particular, any communications with DG FISMA regarding the issue should be included in your response.
Please not that you have exceeded the deadlines set out by directive 1049 as of August 19, 2024.
Yours sincerely,
Friedrich Lindenberg
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Dear Council of the European Union,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'Delayed publication of restrictive measures/sanctions as structured data'.
I filed the following request on July 26 (updated):
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:
Any documents, e-mails, memoranda or legal opinions regarding:
(a) the process by which Council decisions regarding EU restrictive measures (sanctions) that have been published in the OJEU are included in the EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) structured data released by DG FISMA,
(b) recent delays in updating the FSF based on new designations (e.g. in the context of the 12th and 14th EU sanctions package regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine), and
(c) any internal discussion or discussion with third parties of the legality/possibility/practice of pursuing sanctions violations by financial institutions (and other regulated entities) which have occurred after the publication of restrictive measures in the OJEU but before their inclusion in the FSF.
The request was rejected for the reason that the publication of the FSF does not fall within the responsibility of the Council. However, since the Council is clearly involved in the process, I still consider it likely that documents (e.g. e-mails, memoranda, legal assessments) relevant to this question exist within the Council. Therefore, the Council should be required to respond to the request pursuant to directive 1049.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/dela...
Yours faithfully,
Friedrich Lindenberg
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Dear Mr Lindenberg,
Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
extending the time limit for the Council to reply to your confirmatory
application for public access under Regulation 1049/2001.
Yours sincerely,
Transparency
General Secretariat of the Council
Directorate-General Communication and Information - COMM
Directorate Information and Outreach
Information Services Unit / Transparency
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 175 - B-1048 Bruxelles/Brussel - Belgique/België
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Dear Mr Lindenberg,
Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
in reply to your confirmatory application for public access under
Regulation 1049/2001.
Yours sincerely,
Transparency
General Secretariat of the Council
Directorate-General Communication and Information - COMM
Directorate Information and Outreach
Information Services Unit / Transparency
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 175 - B-1048 Bruxelles/Brussel - Belgique/België
[1]www.consilium.europa.eu | [2][email address]
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