BPN downsizing 2012
Dear European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB),
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:
a) Documentation related to the approved downsizing and followed privatization of the portuguese bank Banco Português de Negócios (BPN).
b) Correspondence between the Portuguese government and UE institutions related to BPN bank or it's holder SLN (Sociedade Lusa de Negócios).
Yours faithfully,
Marco Franco
Dear Sir,
The ESRB acknowledges receipt, on 30 January 2013, of your application for access to " a) Documentation related to the approved downsizing and followed privatization of the Portuguese bank Banco Português de Negócios (BPN); b) Correspondence between the Portuguese government and UE institutions related to BPN bank or its holder SLN (Sociedade Lusa de Negócios)."
Please note that access to ESRB documents is governed by Decision ESRB/2011/5 (see http://www.esrb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/PAtD_E...).
Having duly looked into this matter, we would like to inform you that the ESRB does not have any of the documentation/correspondence you requested in its possession.
Francesco Mazzaferro
Head of the ESRB Secretariat
Tel. +49.69.1344.7427
Blck.+49.160.9691.0363
Fax. +49.69.1344.7307
Dear European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB),
Thank you for the reply, do you know were that information might be?
Yours faithfully,
Marco Franco
Dear Sir,
Further to our e-mail of 15 June 2013 that the ESRB received on 17 June 2013 (see scanned version), I would like to indicate that access to ESRB documents is governed by Decision ESRB/2011/5 (http://www.esrb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/PAtD_E...) which states in its Article 1 that “the rules specified in Decision ECB/2004/3 applying to the granting by the European Central Bank (ECB) of access to ECB documents shall apply mutatis mutandis to the granting by the ESRB of access to ESRB documents, subject to the adaptations specified in this Decision”.
We have examined your request and consider parts 1 and 2 thereof to be very broad. Under Article 6(1) of Decision ECB/2004/3 on public access to documents, a request must be sufficiently precise as to enable the ESRB to identify the requested documents.
We therefore ask you, in accordance with Article 6(2) of Decision ECB/2004/3 on public access to documents, to specify the particular topics that are of interest to you.
Furthermore, in accordance with Art 2 (1) of Decision ECB/2004/3 we kindly ask you to confirm that you are a citizen of the European Union or are residing in a member State of the European Union. As a matter of courtesy, we also kindly ask you to provide us with your entire name.
Kind regards
Francesco Mazzaferro
Head of the ESRB Secretariat
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