EU's capacity to work proactively with those denied justice and fundamental rights - redirected to EC Oct 2022
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The Council of Europe redirects me to you.
The original query, also made via 'asktheeu' is copied below. The referral request together with response is given at the base of the string, both dated, May 24, 2022.
'EU's capacity to work proactively with those denied justice and fundamental rights - Aug 2021'
giffy broadstone made this access to documents request to Council of the European Union
giffy broadstone August 11, 2021
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August 2021
Dear Council of the European Union,
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:
Where local (uk) police fail to record or investigate crime for discriminatory reasons, may one turn to the EU? I hold dual Italian/British nationality. My question concerns EU interests, not state. I seek not legal advice but rather a copy of the legislation and policy.
Also, concerning, Justice and Fundamental Rights: kindly supply me a copy of your policy and legislation documents detailing the EU's capacity to work proactively with those denied justice and fundamental rights.
Yours faithfully,
giffy broadstone
Postmaster Consilium, Council of the European Union August 11, 2021
Your message has been received by the Transparency and Access to Documents Unit of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. All requests for access to documents are treated on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. The General Secretariat will reply to your request within 15 working days upon registration of your request. Requests received before 5 PM on a working day are registered on the same day. Requests received after 5 PM are registered on the first following working day.
TRANSPARENCY Access to documents (COMM), Council of the European Union September 01, 2021
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Yours sincerely,
Transparency
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TRANSPARENCY Access to documents (COMM), Council of the European Union September 22, 2021
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Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
concerning your request for access to documents.
Yours sincerely,
Transparency
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General Secretariat of the Council
Directorate-General Communication and Information - COMM
Directorate Information and Outreach
Information Services Unit / Transparency
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 175 - B-1048 Bruxelles/Brussel - Belgique/België
[2]www.consilium.europa.eu | [3][email address]
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be regarded as stating an official position of the Council of the EU
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giffy broadstone October 19, 2021
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Dear TRANSPARENCY Access to documents (COMM),
Thank you.
Plan to mark this complete. May have a follow-up query after reading.
Yours sincerely,
giffy broadstone
Postmaster Consilium, Council of the European Union October 19, 2021
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giffy broadstone January 12, 2022
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Dear Postmaster Consilium,
Thank you
The following is a follow up we query:
enforcement of rights may have to be fought for; perhaps possible only through appointment of legal representation but, access to a lawyer may itself be prejudiced if not denied.
Does provision exist to address such circumstances? That is to say, where demonstrable access to lawyer is itself adversely affected, does there exist legislation offering remedy? Perhaps you'd kindly identify it?
Yours sincerely,
giffy broadstone
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giffy broadstone May 24, 2022
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May 2022
Dear Council of the European Union,
The following was sent you earlier this year. Only just noted it was not received by you, despite a delivery confirmation suggesting otherwise; asktheeu advises the same:
giffy broadstone January 12, 2022
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Dear Postmaster Consilium,
Thank you
The following is a follow up query:
enforcement of rights may have to be fought for; perhaps possible only through appointment of legal representation but, access to a lawyer may itself be prejudiced if not denied.
Does provision exist to address such circumstances? That is to say, where demonstrable access to lawyer is itself adversely affected, does legislation offer remedy? Perhaps you'd kindly identify it?
Yours sincerely,
giffy broadstone
Postmaster Consilium, Council of the European Union May 24, 2022
Your message has been received by the Transparency and Access to Documents Unit of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. All requests for access to documents are treated on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. The General Secretariat will reply to your request within 15 working days upon registration of your request. Requests received before 5 PM on a working day are registered on the same day. Requests received after 5 PM are registered on the first following working day.
To see the text of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, please click here:
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Council of the European Union May 25, 2022
Dear Giffy Broadstone,
We thank you for your message dated 24/05/2022 addressed to the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, the contents of which we
have noted.
We suggest that you [1]contact the European Commission, as this EU
institution should be in a better position to answer your question.
In the meantime, we propose that you consult the following website:
[2]https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justi...
Best regards,
The Public Information Service
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Contact: [3]https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infop...
Disclaimer: The information provided has been prepared by the Public
Information Service of the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
and may not be regarded as constituting an official position of the
Council.
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Yours faithfully,
giffy broadstone
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We are writing to you concerning your request for access to documents sent
on 05/10/2022 and registered on 06/10/2022 under case number 2022/5678.
Since you have not indicated your postal address, we are not able to start
handling your request. The 15 working days to reply to your request will
start running only when you send us your postal address.
You can send your postal address by replying to this e-mail. If we do not
receive your reply we may close this case.
Please note that you can submit a request for access to Commission
documents via the portal [1]'Request a Commission document', which does
not require you to indicate your postal address.
Why do we need your personal postal address?
Since 1 April 2014, the submission of a postal address became a mandatory
feature when submitting an application for access to Commission documents
via an e-mail. We would like to explain why we need your postal address in
order to register and handle your application for access to documents when
submitted via e-mail:
• Firstly, to obtain legal certainty as regards the date you received
the European Commission reply to your application for public access to
documents. Article 297 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the
European Union (TFEU) states that 'decisions which specify to whom
they are addressed, shall be notified to those to whom they are
addressed and shall take effect upon such notification.' In line with
this provision, if the Commission does not grant full access to the
requested documents, it notifies the reply to the applicant via
registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt or via delivery
service. This requires an indication of a valid postal address by the
applicant;
• Secondly, to apply correctly the [2]Data Protection Regulation (EU)
2018/1725. Knowing whether the applicant is an EU resident (or not) is
necessary for deciding which conditions shall apply for the
transmissions of personal data to applicants for access to documents.
These conditions are not the same for recipients established in the
Union and for recipients in third countries. As the vast majority of
the documents requested contain personal data, the Commission cannot
ensure the correct application of the data protection rules in the
absence of a postal address;
• Thirdly, to apply correctly [3]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Article
4(1)(b) of that Regulation refers to the protection of the privacy and
integrity of the individual and has to be applied in line with the
Data Protection Regulation;
• Fourthly, to protect the interest of other citizens and safeguard the
principle of good administration. The Commission has to treat all
citizens equally by ensuring that the legal framework for public
access to documents is respected. For example, it has to verify
whether Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is being evaded
by introducing several requests under different identities. Indeed, in
its Ryanair judgment ([4]EU:T:2010:511), the General Court confirmed
that Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 cannot be evaded by
splitting an application into several, seemingly separate, parts. In
addition, the Commission has to make sure that the legal framework is
respected and the right of access to documents is not abused by making
requests under an invented identity.
The considerations above show that the request for and the consequent
processing of the applicant's postal address is not only appropriate, but
also strictly necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the
public interest within the meaning of Article 5(1)(a) of Data Protection
Regulation, namely providing a smooth and effective access to documents.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Hello,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 06/10/2022 under case number 2022/5678.
On 06/10/2022, we asked you to send us your postal address and explained
the reasons why we need it.
Since we have not received your postal address, we have closed this case.
Kind regards,
Access to documents team
Cher Secrétariat général de la Commission européenne,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'EU's capacity to work proactively with those denied justice and fundamental rights - redirected to EC Oct 2022'.
Not at liberty to offer you a postal address - in any event you're under no obligation to demand one. Please address the query.
Une histoire complete de ma demande et toute la correspondance est disponible sur Internet à cette adresse: http://www.asktheeu.org/fr/request/eus_c...
Je vous prie de croire, Monsieur/Madame, à l'assurance de mes salutations distinguées,
giffy broadstone
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
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Dear Sir,
Your confirmatory application is not admissible without a registered
initial application. Please reconsider sending a new initial request
through EASE web portal accessible via
[5]https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/docume...
Best regards,
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM
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