Critical Raw Materials Act lobbying
Dear Trade,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I would like to request access to all documents related to lobbying on the ‘Critical Raw Materials Act’ and the strategic projects supported under it, as well as the ‘EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform’, including the raw materials, hydrogen and gas mechanisms under it, and similar/ related topics since 1 January 2025. In particular I would like to request:
1. A list of all meetings/ discussions between officials and or Commissioners with lobby organisations where this topic was discussed. This should include targeted consultations and stakeholder workshops/dialogues.
2. Any records, minutes, preparatory briefings, or other notes of these meetings/discussions, including correspondence which set-up, or was follow-up to, these meetings, as well as attendance lists. I would also like to receive full notes of any meetings held, and not just the summary notes proactively published by the Commission.
3. All correspondence since the above date, where this topic was raised, as exchanged between officials and or Commissioners with lobby organisations.
4. I would also like to receive all of the above types of documents as they relate to this topic between member state government(s) and the DG or Commissioners.
5. In addition I would like to receive a list of all studies or impact assessments which the DG has contracted out, or undertaken on, this topic.
Please note that I am tabling similar requests to the Secretariat-General, Grow, Competition, Energy, Trade, International Partnerships and Climate. I look forward to receiving the respective documents accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Pascoe Sabido
Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26
1050 BXL
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 21/07/2025 and registered on 24/07/2025 under the case number
2025/3726.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 14/08/2025. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
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Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Sabido,
We refer to your email application for public access to documents of 21
July 2025, registered on 24 July 2025 under the EASE reference number
2025/3726.
Your application is currently being handled.
However, we will not be in a position to complete the handling of your
application within the time limit of 15 working days, which expires on 14
August 2025, i.e. today.
An extended time limit is needed as for the preparation of the reply
different services need to be consulted.
Therefore, we have to extend the time limit by 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 05 September 2025.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
DG TRADE Access to Documents Team
European Commission
Directorate General for Trade
Unit R2 - DG TRADE, Single Entry Point for Implementation, Outreach and
Transparency, SMEs
CHAR
1049 Brussels
Belgium
Dear Trade,
The time limit for this request has long passed.
I have already heard from INTPA that they don't hold the requested documents and that I should follow up with yourselves, so would appreciate you letting me know the status is of this request.
Yours faithfully,
Pascoe Sabido
Dear Mr Sabido,
Please find attached the reply to your initial request for public access
to Commission documents registered under the above case number EASE
2025/3726.
We apologise for the delayed handling of your request and processing of
the reply.
Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Thank you very much in advance!
Kind regards,
DG TRADE Public Access to documents Team
Dear Trade,
Thank you very much for the documents - much appreciated, especially in these incredibly busy times.
I'll get back to you if I have any questions once I've managed to digest all the documents.
Yours faithfully,
Pascoe Sabido