Ref. Ares(2023)4368708 - 23/06/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
The Director
Brussels
SG.D/ER
Ms Girvan
by email:
ask+request-13002-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Ms Girvan,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref EASE No 2023/2942
We refer to your request for access to documents, registered on 18/05/2023 under the
abovementioned reference number.
You request access to “
Correspondence, and minutes/notes of meetings, between
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and/or her cabinet, with the US Department
of State, on the subject of the Global Methane Pledge, methane emissions, livestock
emissions, agricultural emissions, livestock, cattle, dairy, beef or meat, in 2022.”
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
Secretary-General Transparency unit SG-C.l
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
e-signed
Elisa Roller
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Electronically signed on 23/06/2023 13:01 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121
