Ref. Ares(2021)5573082 - 10/09/2021
 
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL 
ENVIRONMENT 
Directorate B - Circular Economy & Green Growth 
  ENV.B.2 - Sustainable Chemicals 
 
Brussels,  
ENV/B.2 
  
Francesca Cicculli  
Via Fosso dell'Acqua Mariana 23 
Rome 00118 
Italy 
 
By email: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dear Ms Cicculli, 
 
Subject: 
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2021-5083 
We refer to your e-mail dated 17/08/2021 in which you make a request for access to documents, 
registered under the above-mentioned reference number. 
You requested access to: “… For the period between 1 January 2017 to date: 
- a list of all lobby and industry meetings and/or calls held by the Directorate-General for  
Environment, including any Cabinet Members and/or officials, during which “PFAS” and/or 
“C604” and/or “PFOA” and/or “GenX” 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 Environment, including any Cabinet Members and/or 
officials, and any lobby group and/or industry representative discussing “PFAS” and/or “C6O4” 
and/or “PFOA” and/or “GenX”. 
Your application is currently being handled. However, we have not been in a position to complete the 
handling of your application within the time limit of 15 working days. 
An extended time limit is needed, as the application concerns a large number of documents and 
consultations are necessary, since part of these documents originate from third parties, while different 
Services have also been consulted.   
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 
 
 
 

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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 
29/09/2021. 
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.  
Yours faithfully, 
 
ENV B02 ARES  
(xxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx) 
On behalf of the Head of Unit 
 
 
 
Electronically signed on 10/09/2021 13:26 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482
 
 
 
 

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