Access to documents – Meetings between Commission leadership and Enveritas
Dear Sir or Madam,
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, I request access to documents concerning contacts between the European Commission and Enveritas.
For the purpose of this request, “Enveritas” refers to the U.S.-based non-profit organisation active in the coffee sector and engaged in verification activities related to deforestation-free supply chains under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. This includes references to “Enveritas” and “Enveritas Inc.” and communications involving its executives, staff, consultants or representatives.
I request access to:
- Lists of meetings, including dates and participants, between Members of the European Commission, their Cabinets, the Secretariat-General and representatives of Enveritas, from 1 January 2022 to the present.
- Briefings, preparatory notes, speaking points or follow-up reports prepared for such meetings in which the EUDR was discussed.
- Correspondence between Enveritas and the Cabinets of the President, Executive Vice-Presidents, or Commissioners responsible for Environment, Trade, or International Partnerships concerning the EUDR.
If any documents fall under the exceptions of Article 4, I request partial access.
Documents in electronic format are preferred.
Kind regards,
Irene van den Berg
Linker Rottekade 292
3034 CV Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 25/02/2026 and registered on 25/02/2026 under the case number
2026/1200.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 18/03/2026. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Madam,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 25/02/2026 under case number EASE 2026/1200.
We are currently working on your request. However, we have not yet been
able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full analysis of
your request. We will not be able to send you the reply within the
prescribed time limit expiring on 18/03/2026 as the application concerns
documents held by different Services, which must be consulted.
Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 13 April 2026.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
Unit ENV.F.1
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
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 'Access to documents – Meetings between Commission leadership and Enveritas'.
The response to my request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, your authority should have responded by now.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/request/access_...
Yours faithfully,
Irene van den Berg
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2026/1200, sent on 04/05/2026 and registered on 04/05/2026.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 28/05/2026. We will let
you know if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working
days.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission