Declaration of the absence of conflicts of interest (EU vaccine deal negotiators)
Dear DG Health and Food Safety,
members of the Joint Negotiation Team for the EU's COVID-19 vaccine purchase negotiations have signed a declaration of the absence of conflicts of interest.
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:
Richard Bergström's declaration of the absence of conflicts of interest and documents related to this declaration.
If the Commission is of the opinion that the document cannot be fully disclosed, then partial access should be possible. Considering the importance of informed public debate about the EU's COVID-19 vaccines policies, there is a clear public interest in disclosure of these documents, a public interest that overrides other interests.
Yours faithfully,
Olivier Hoedeman
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
Rue d'Edimbourg 26,
1050 Brussels, Belgium
http://www.corporateeurope.org
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e-mail of 12 April 2021. We hereby acknowledge receipt
of your application for access to documents, which was registered on 19
April 2021 under reference number GESTDEM 2021/2451.
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Yours faithfully,
SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
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European Commission
Health and Food Safety
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Dear Sir/Madam,
We refer to your request dated 12 April 2021 in which you make a request
for access to documents, registered on 19 April 2021 under the above
mentioned reference number.
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 10 May 2021.
An extended time limit is needed due to internal consultations and a
thorough analysis of your request.
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 03 June 2021.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours faithfully,
SANTE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
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European Commission
Health and Food Safety
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Dear Mr. Hoedeman,
In reference to your requests, please find attached document Ares(2021)3898747 from our Director General, Mrs. Sandra Gallina (SANTE) dated from today.
Best regards,
SANTE 03 Secretariat
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