Correspondence and minutes regarding Export ban on hazardous chemicals and glyphosate renewal
Dear Madam/ Sir,
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:
All correspondence since 01 June 2023, (including emails, letters and attached documents, SMS & any other type of messages processed through phone apps - eg., WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram etc., recorded voice messages), regarding:
- the Export Ban on hazardous chemicals, "prohibiting production for export of chemicals banned in the European Union" as was announced in the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) towards a toxic-free environment, published on 14 October 2020;
- the renewing of the approval of the active substance glyphosate.
We request access to all correspondence between the European Commission (President, Vice-Presidents, Comissioners & cabinets, DGs - Environment, Santé, Agri, Grow, Trade; and officials), ECHA, EFSA, Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency and European Food Safety Authority on the one hand, and, on the other hand, one or several of these entities:
- VCI (Verband der Chemischen Industrie)
- Croplife Europe
- CropLife International
- ECCA (European Crop Care Association)
- Copa-Cogeca
- Business Europe
- CEFIC
- FarmEurope
- Glyphosate Renewal Group
- BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie)
- Agriculture&Progress
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- Bayer AG
- Bayer CropScience
- Anhui Huaxing Chemical Industry Company
- BASF
- Syngenta
- Corteva
- Dow AgroSciences
- DuPont
- Jiangsu Good Harvest - Weien Agrochemical Company
- Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co.
- Nufarm
- SinoHarvest
- Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Company
Cargill
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Yours faithfully,
João Camargo
CEO Researcher
Dear Environment,
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Yours faithfully,
João Camargo
Researcher - Corporate Europe Observatory
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European Commission
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you know if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working
days.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2023/5588, sent on 08/11/2023 and registered on 08/11/2023.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 29/11/2023. 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
Dear applicant,
We are writing concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case 2023/5588 registered on 08/11/2023.
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Dear Mr Camargo,
Please find attached the reply to your above-mentioned access to documents
request.
We would like to apologise for the delay and the inconvenience this may
have caused.
Kind regards,
Safe and Sustainable Chemicals Unit
European Commission
Directorate General for Environment
Unit B.2 – Safe and Sustainable Chemicals
Avenue d’Auderghem 19, B-1000 Belgium
Dear applicant,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/5588.
Kind regards,