Documents regarding endocrine disrupters

La demande est réussie.

Dear Enterprise and Industry (ENTR),

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:

– on the topic of endocrine disrupters (also spelled: disruptors), all correspondence (including emails), the list of meetings with detailed minutes and any other reports of such meetings between DG Enterprise's officials (including the Commissioner and his Cabinet members) and representatives of the following organisations:
-CEFIC
-PlasticsEurope
-European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
-European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI)
-Bayer
-BASF
-Dow
-DuPont
-Syngenta
-L’Oréal
-Cosmetics Europe
-European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC)
-American Chemistry Council
-BusinessEurope
-American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU)
-USA Government
-UK Government
-German Government
-French Government

(between June 2011 and July 2013).

Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.

Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further information which could facilitate your research.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Stéphane Horel

Marché intérieur, Industrie, Entrepreneuriat et PME

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Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your e-mail dated 11/07/2013.  We hereby acknowledge receipt
of your application for access to documents, which was registered on
11/07/2013 under reference number GestDem 2013/3640.

 

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
01/08/2013. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be
informed in due course.

 

Kind regards,

 

Michaela Vavrikova

Legal Officer/Access to documents Coordinator

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European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry

Unit R4 Information Activities

BREY 13/085 | 1049 Brussels

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Madame,

 

Suite à votre entretien téléphonique de ce matin avec Monsieur Legris et à
la proposition que ce dernier vous a faite, j'ai l'honneur de vous
adresser en annexe un tableau récapitulatif des différentes demandes que
vous avez envoyées à la Commission européenne, ainsi que les références et
les échéances s'y rattachant.

Je vous en souhaite bonne réception.

Veuillez agréer, Madame, l'assurance de ma considération distinguée.

 

Paul SIMON
Commission européenne - Secrétariat général
Unité SG.B.5, Transparence

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Dear Ms Horel,

 

We refer to your request for access to documents dated 11/07/2013,
registered under the above mentioned reference number.

 

Your application is 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 01/08/2013.

 

An extended time limit is needed due to the consultation of the third
parties.

 

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 23/08/2013.

 

We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

Annalisa La Rovere
Legal assistance/Access to documents
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European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit R4
BREY 13/73 | 1049 Brussels

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From: ENTR ACCES DOCUMENTS
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:34 PM
To: 'Stéphane Horel'
Cc: ENTR ACCES DOCUMENTS
Subject: Acknowledgement of receipt- HOREL- gestdem 2013/3640

 

Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your e-mail dated 11/07/2013.  We hereby acknowledge receipt
of your application for access to documents, which was registered on
11/07/2013 under reference number GestDem 2013/3640.

 

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
01/08/2013. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be
informed in due course.

 

Kind regards,

 

Michaela Vavrikova

Legal Officer/Access to documents Coordinator

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European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry

Unit R4 Information Activities

BREY 13/085 | 1049 Brussels

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Dear Mr Horel,

 

Please find attached the response to your above-mentioned request.
As there are a lot of annexes, you will receive 4 different emails.

 

Best regards,

 

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European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
REACH Unit

This message represents solely the views of its author and cannot in any
circumstances be regarded as the official position of the Commission. It
is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain
confidential information. If you have received this message in error,
please notify me as soon as possible.

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Horel,

 

2^nd email with further annexes.

 

Best regards,

 

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European Commission
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REACH Unit

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Dear Mr Horel,

 

3^rd email with further annexes.

 

Best regards,

 

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European Commission
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REACH Unit

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Dear Mr Horel,

 

4^th email with further annexes.

 

Best regards,

 

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European Commission
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REACH Unit

This message represents solely the views of its author and cannot in any
circumstances be regarded as the official position of the Commission. It
is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain
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Dear Mr Horel,

 

Please find attached the response to your above-mentioned request.

Best regards,

 

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European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
REACH Unit

This message represents solely the views of its author and cannot in any
circumstances be regarded as the official position of the Commission. It
is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain
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Dear Ms Horel (sorry for the previous mistake),
 
Please be informed that the reply you have just received was sent on
behalf of DG Enterprise and Industry only. The part of the request
concerning the Cabinet could not be replied as the officials in charge of
the dossiers in the Cabinet are currently on annual leave.
 
Further contribution from the Cabinet should be therefore expected later
in September.
 
Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and kind regards,
 
 
Annalisa La Rovere
Legal assistance/Access to documents
European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit R4
BREY 13/73 | 1049 Brussels

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Dear Ms Horel (sorry for the previous mistake),

 

Please be informed that the reply you have just received was sent on
behalf of DG Enterprise and Industry only. The part of the request
concerning the Cabinet could not be replied as the officials in charge of
the dossiers in the Cabinet are currently on annual leave.

 

Further contribution from the Cabinet should be therefore expected later
in September.

 

Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and kind regards,

 

 

Annalisa La Rovere
Legal assistance/Access to documents
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European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit R4
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Dear Enterprise and Industry (ENTR),
Dear Mrs La Rovere,

Thank you for your reply of 23 August 2013 and the documents you sent regarding my requests GESTDEM 2013 3640 and GESTDEM 2013 3641.

Could you please send again the following xls document, which could not be opened:
GESTDEM 2013 3640 HOREL Document register template update.xls

I take good note that your response concerning request GESTDEM 2013 3640 for the Commissionner and cabinet members is delayed until September as the officials in charge of the dossiers in the Cabinet are currently on annual leave. I hope that it means early September so that my request does not suffer unjustified delay.

Yours faithfully,

Stéphane Horel

Marché intérieur, Industrie, Entrepreneuriat et PME

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Dear Ms Horel,
 
Please find attached the Excel document.
 
Please let me know if this time you can open it.
Kind regards,
 
Annalisa La Rovere
Legal assistance/Access to documents
European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit R4
BREY 13/73 | 1049 Brussels

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Dear Enterprise and Industry (ENTR),
Dear Mrs La Rovere,

Many thanks for sending this convenient document again. I could open it this time.

Kind regards,

Stéphane Horel

Dear Enterprise and Industry (ENTR),
Dear Mrs La Rovere,

After reading the documents you sent, I would like to ask you the two following documents that are mentioned in them:

1- "Thought starter on endocrine disruptors".
In a 7 June 2013 email from AmCham to DG ENTR,
AmCham writes: we "would like to share the following comments relevant to the questions raised in the 'thought starter on endocrine disruptors'".
(AmCham to EU 130607.PDF).

2-Draft report on the Expert Panel to resolve the ED low doses effects that took place 22-23 April 2013, in Barcelona.
This document is mentioned as an attachment to a 3 July 2013 Email from CEFIC/ECETOC to DG ENTR: "You will find attached the draft report on the Expert Panel to resolve the ED low doses effects that took place 22-23 April 2013, in Barcelona."
(CEFIC LRI Role in OECD 130703.PDF)

Thank you for your help.
Yours faithfully,

Stéphane Horel

Dear Enterprise and Industry (ENTR),
Dear Mrs La Rovere,

I would like to draw your attention on a problematic point. I just noticed that Mr David Sanchez made an access to document application through ask the EU (DG ENTR contacts with biotech industry - http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/dg_en...). Documents released by DG ENTR to Mr Sanchez included documents related to endocrine disrupters, but were not included in your release for my request.

–The first one concerns a 21 December 2012 Stakeholder meeting with ECPA at DG ENTR. The subject was "Bees and endocrine disruptors" (document "ECPA DEC 2012.pdf" and also mentioned in "GESTDEM 2013 2343 SANCHEZ Meeting list.doc" in Mr Sanchez's request)

–The second one concerns a 1 March 2013 Meeting with BASF at DG ENTR. The table you sent to me indicates that there are no minutes for this meeting (GESTDEM 2013 3640 HOREL Meeting list template.doc). But in your reply to Mr Sanchez, you indicated that there were minutes (GESTDEM 2013 2343 SANCHEZ Meeting list.doc) and released them (BASF March 2013.pdf in his request).

This perplexing findings lead me to make a confirmatory application and kindly ask you to double-check that nothing else was omitted.

Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,

Stéphane Horel

Marché intérieur, Industrie, Entrepreneuriat et PME

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Dear Madam,
 
Thank you for your e-mail dated 03/09/2013. DG Environment will deal with
the first part of your e-mail, which concerns a document on "Thought
starter on endocrine disruptors".
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents,
which was registered on 10/09/2013 under reference number
GestDem 2013/4531.
 
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 24/09/2013. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be
informed in due course.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
GRETA RINKEVICIUTE-MISCIKIENE

 
European Commission
Directorate-General for Environment
Unit D.4 – Governance, Information & Reporting
BU-9 00/202
B-1160 Brussels/Belgium
 
 
 

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Dear Ms Horel,
 
Please find attached the reply sent on behalf of the Cabinet of
Vice-President Antonio Tajani to your requests for access to documents
GESTDEM 2013/3640 and 2013/3641.
 
 
We apologize once again for the delay.
 
Kind regards,
 
 
Annalisa La Rovere
Legal assistance/Access to documents
European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit R4
BREY 13/73 | 1049 Brussels

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Dear Ms Horel,

 

Please find attached document Ares(2013)3088198 concerning " Your
application for access to documents – Ref. GestDem No 2013/3640" sent by
Mr Daniel Calleja.

 

Best regards,

 

Chemicals industry - ENTR/F2
Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
European Commission

 

Dear Enterprise and Industry (ENTR),
Dear Mrs La Rovere,

Thank you very much for the release of all these documents.

Yours faithfully,

Stéphane Horel

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Dear Ms Horel,

Thank you for your request dated 03/09/2013, registered under GestDem 2013-4531, requesting access to the document "Thought starter on endocrine disruptors".

Please find it attached in this e-mail.

I would like to remind you that the document cannot be reproduced or disseminated for commercial purposes unless the Commission has first been consulted.

Kind regards,

Nevyana Petrova
European Commission
DG Environment
Unit A.3 - Chemicals
Tel: +32 2 29 80096
E-mail: [email address]