Documentation relating to AAQD Fitness Check
Dear DG Environment,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documentation relating to the fitness check of the EU ambient air quality directives, launched in 2017. Specifically, I am seeking access to:
1) The responses to the targeted questionnaire (feedback period closed September 2018), which received 43 responses. This includes responses sent as position papers, emails and other attachments.
2) The responses to the open public consultation (feedback period closed July 2018), which received 489 responses. A copy of the CSV file containing these responses is sufficient.
3) All documents annexed to the responses to the open public consultation referred to in point 2.
4) The participant lists for the two stakeholder workshops mentioned in the consultation synopsis in Appendix B of the study supporting the fitness check. These were held on 18 June 2018 and 15 January 2019.
5) The summary of the second stakeholder consultation workshop, held on 15 January 2019 (only the background document is currently available on the Commission website, though the consultation synopsis states that a summary was produced).
6) All documentation from ‘ad hoc’ contributions (as identified by the Commission in the consultation synopsis) made to the Fitness Check. This covers 4 instances: a meeting between the Commission and a ‘port authority’, a position paper from ‘industry’ submitted in late-2018, a re-submitted targeted questionnaire from an ‘industry stakeholder’, and documentation from an environmental NGO.
7) A list of any meetings undertaken by DG Environment officials relating to the fitness check of the EU ambient air quality directives.
All of the above documents and meetings are reported in the consultation synopsis, found in Appendix B of the study supporting the Fitness Check. We have conducted an exhaustive search of the CIRCABC Air Quality Library but have been unable to locate the above documentation.
If anything within the request is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Yours faithfully,
Kathrin Lauber
University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science
Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, EH8 9LD
Edinburgh UK
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 03/05/2023 and registered on 04/05/2023 under the case number
2023/2686.
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Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Environment - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Ms Lauber,
Please find attached a letter concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
Kind regards,
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[email address]
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[email address]
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[email address]
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[email address]
Dear Ms Lauber,
As explained below, please find attached a reply concerning your request
for access to Commission documents registered under the above case number
2023/2686. We attach the documents identified under point 1 – targeted
questionnaires (subject to data protection requirements) – part 1.
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[1][email address]
From: [DG ENV request email]
<[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:19 AM
To: [FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[email address]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (1/2)
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[2][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
Please see below - Targeted questionnaires – part 2
From: ENV AIR
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:47 AM
To: [FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[email address]>; ENV ACCESS DOCUMENTS
<[DG ENV request email]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (targeted
questionnaires part 1)
Dear Ms Lauber,
As explained below, please find attached a reply concerning your request
for access to Commission documents registered under the above case number
2023/2686. We attach the documents identified under point 1 – targeted
questionnaires (subject to data protection requirements) – part 1.
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[1][email address]
From: [2][DG ENV request email]
<[3][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:19 AM
To: [4][FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[5][email address]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (1/2)
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[6][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[DG ENV request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[FOI #12940 email]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
Please see below – targeted questionnaires - part 3
From: ENV AIR
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:51 AM
To: '[FOI #12940 email]'
<[FOI #12940 email]>
Cc: ENV ACCESS DOCUMENTS <[DG ENV request email]>; ENV AIR
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686
(targeted questionnaires part 2)
Please see below - Targeted questionnaires – part 2
From: ENV AIR
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:47 AM
To: [1][FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[2][email address]>; ENV ACCESS DOCUMENTS
<[3][DG ENV request email]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (targeted
questionnaires part 1)
Dear Ms Lauber,
As explained below, please find attached a reply concerning your request
for access to Commission documents registered under the above case number
2023/2686. We attach the documents identified under point 1 – targeted
questionnaires (subject to data protection requirements) – part 1.
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[4][email address]
From: [5][DG ENV request email]
<[6][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:19 AM
To: [7][FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[8][email address]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (1/2)
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[9][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[FOI #12940 email]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[DG ENV request email]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[DG ENV request email]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #12940 email]
8. mailto:[email address]
9. mailto:[email address]
Please see below – this should be the last email with part 4 of targeted
questionnaires.
Could you please confirm the receipt of all four zip files?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[email address]
From: ENV AIR
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:56 AM
To: '[FOI #12940 email]'
<[FOI #12940 email]>
Cc: ENV ACCESS DOCUMENTS <[DG ENV request email]>; ENV AIR
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686
(targeted questionnaires part 3)
Please see below – targeted questionnaires - part 3
From: ENV AIR
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:51 AM
To: '[FOI #12940 email]'
<[1][FOI #12940 email]>
Cc: ENV ACCESS DOCUMENTS <[2][DG ENV request email]>; ENV AIR
<[3][email address]>
Subject: RE: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686
(targeted questionnaires part 2)
Please see below - Targeted questionnaires – part 2
From: ENV AIR
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:47 AM
To: [4][FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[5][email address]>; ENV ACCESS DOCUMENTS
<[6][DG ENV request email]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (targeted
questionnaires part 1)
Dear Ms Lauber,
As explained below, please find attached a reply concerning your request
for access to Commission documents registered under the above case number
2023/2686. We attach the documents identified under point 1 – targeted
questionnaires (subject to data protection requirements) – part 1.
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[7][email address]
From: [8][DG ENV request email]
<[9][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:19 AM
To: [10][FOI #12940 email]
Cc: ENV AIR <[11][email address]>
Subject: Your application for access to documents - 2023/2686 (1/2)
Dear Ms Lauber,
Our apologies for delay in replying to your request.
Please find attached a reply concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/2686.
The documents identified under your request are attached, subject to data
protection requirements, but please note that the targeted questionnaire
responses will be sent in a separate email due to size of the files.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email?
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran - Secretariat
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air and Urban Policy
[12][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[FOI #12940 email]
2. mailto:[DG ENV request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[FOI #12940 email]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[DG ENV request email]
7. mailto:[email address]
8. mailto:[DG ENV request email]
9. mailto:[email address]
10. mailto:[FOI #12940 email]
11. mailto:[email address]
12. mailto:[email address]
Dear Paulina and [email address],
Many thanks for forwarding these documents in response to my request. I have received them and will review them shortly but there is a problem with the targeted questionnaire. I am able to download parts 2 and 3, but not parts 1 or 4. There is an error when trying to unzip the file. Could you check these files?
With thanks,
Kathrin Lauber
Dear Kathrin,
thank you for getting back to us. I'm sorry that there was a problem with some of the zipped files. I do not see immediately what could be the reason.
I created again a zip file for part 1 and 4 of the targeted questionnaires and I will resend them - here I attach part 1.
In case you still experience a problem to unzip the files, please let me know - I will then see with our IT services how to solve it.
Kind regards,
Paulina Baran
ENV.C.3 - Clean Air & Urban Policy
Dear Paulina and [email address],
Thank you for coming back to me so quickly. I'm afraid that I still have the same problem. The (Mac) error code is one that commonly appears when the zip file is too big. Is it possible that you could break parts 1 and 4 into smaller files?
Many thanks again for all your assistance.
Kathrin Lauber
Hi Paulina,
I'm afraid the problem remains with part 4 also. If these could be divided into part 1a/1b/4a/4b perhaps this would help?
Yours sincerely,
Kathrin Lauber
Dear Paulina,
To follow up on my last message, would it be possible to split the files 'Targeted Q part 1' and 'Targeted Q part 4' into two smaller zip files each? I'm still unable to open them which is potentially due to their size. Many thanks for your help.
Yours sincerely,
Kathrin Lauber