Ref. Ares(2022)281120 - 14/01/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND CAPITAL 
MARKETS UNION 
 
   
The Director-General 
 
 
 
 
Brussels,   
FISMA B2 AD/eg/(2022)38560 
 
 
Ms Carlotta Indiano 
00192 Rome  
Italy 
 
 
 
By e-mail with acknowledgement of receipt 
 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx 
 
 
Subject: 
Your application for access to documents – GESTDEM 2021/6226 
 
Dear Ms Indiano, 
We refer to your e-mail of 18 October 2021, in which you make a request for access to 
documents,  registered  on  18  October  2021  under  the  above-mentioned  reference 
number. 
Your request is as follows: 
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: 
 
For the period between 1 of September 2021 to date: 
- a list of the meeting and/or calls between the Vulcan Energie Ressourcen and the 
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets 
Union, including any Cabinet Members and/or officials, during which “hydrogen 
vehicles” and/or “batteries” and/or “hydrogen” and/or “lithium” were discussed. 
The list should include: date, individuals attending and organisational affiliation, as 
well as the issues discussed; 
- all minutes and other reports of these meetings and/or calls; 
- all documents prepared for the purpose of the meetings issued both in preparation and 
after the meetings took place. 
- all correspondence, including attachments (i.e. any emails, mail correspondence or 
telephone call notes) between the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial 
Services and Capital Markets Union and the Vulcan Energie Ressourcen, including any 
Cabinet Members and/or officials, and any lobby group and/or industry representative 

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discussing “hydrogen vehicles” and/or “electric vehicles ” and/or “batteries” and/or 
“hydrogen”.” 
 
We  regret  to  inform  you  that  the  Commission  does  not  hold  any  documents  that  would 
correspond to the description given in your application.  
As  specified  in  Article  2(3)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1049/2001,  the  right  of  access  as 
defined  in  that  regulation  applies  only  to  existing  documents  in  the  possession  of  the 
institution.  
 
Given  that  no  such  documents,  corresponding  to  the  description  given  in  your 
application, are held  by  the Commission,  the  Commission  is  not  in  a position  to  fulfil 
your request. 
 
In  accordance  with  Article  7(2)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1049/2001,  you  are  entitled  to 
make 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 
Secretariat-General 
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1)  
BERL 7/076 
B-1049 Brussels 
or by e-mail to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx 
Yours sincerely, 
(e-signed) 
John BERRIGAN 
 
 
 
 
 
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Electronically signed on 14/01/2022 12:45 (UTC+01) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482

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