Gas Package re DG Clima, Grow and Secr Gen
Dear DG Clima, Dg Grow, Secretariat General,
From: Belen Balanya, Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
8 December 2021 RE: Access to Documents related to the Gas Package
Dear sirs,
Referring to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to EU documents and to the 'Aarhus Regulation', I would herewith like to ask for access to the following:
1- all correspondence (including email, texts and WhatsApp) since 1st July 2021 between Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton, President van der Leyen, and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Clima, DG Grow and/or Secretariat General on one hand and representatives from Hydrogen Europe, Eurogas, Gas 4 Climate (and members), the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), FuelsEurope, the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA), FTI Consulting, ENTSO-G, Zero Emissions Platform, and/or the Global CCS Institute in which the "Hydrogen and decarbonised gas package" was addressed.
2 - list of meetings since 1st July 2021 between Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton, President van der Leyen, and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Clima, DG Grow and/or Secretariat General on one hand and representatives from Hydrogen Europe, Eurogas, Gas 4 Climate (and members), the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), FuelsEurope, the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA), FTI Consulting, ENTSO-G, Zero Emissions Platform, and/or the Global CCS Institute in which the "Hydrogen and decarbonised gas package" was addressed.
3 - minutes of the meetings mentioned above
I would like to make clear I prefer you produce the documents on a rolling basis.
At no point should the Commission’s search for—or deliberations concerning—certain documents delay the production of others that the Commission has already retrieved and elected to produce.
To the extent possible, we prefer the documents in electronic format. Documents that cannot be sent in electronic format should be sent to Corporate Europe Observatory, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.
I reserve the right to appeal.
Please confirm having received this application. I look forward to your reply within 15 business days, according to the regulation.
Thank you for your assistance.
Belen Balanya
Corporate Europe Observatory
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Dear Madam,
Thank you for your e-mail of 8 December 2021. We hereby acknowledge
receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered
on 09/12/2021 and distributed among various DGs under following reference
numbers:
- GESTDEM 2021/8001 – DG CLIMA,
- GESTDEM 2021/8002 – DG GROW and
- GESTDEM 2021/8003 - SG.
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
will be handled within 15 working days.
The time limit will expire on 10 January 2022. In case this time limit
needs to be extended, you will be informed in due course.
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ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (IC)
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European Commission
Secretariat-General
SG.C1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
Dear Ms Balanya,
We refer to your e-mail dated 08/12/2021 in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered in DG GROW on 09/12/2021 under the
reference number 2021/8002.
The description given in your application does not enable us to identify
concrete documents which would correspond to your request. We therefore
invite you, pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001
regarding public access to documents, to provide us with more detailed
information on the documents that you seek to obtain. In particular:
- Concerning the point 2 of your request, could you please
indicate whether you want to have access to a specific document containing
a list of meetings or simply listed information about all the meetings
concerning the scope of your request?
If you need assistance in clarifying or specifying your application,
please let us know.
In accordance with Article 2, third paragraph of the Implementing Rules to
Regulation 1049/2001, the 15 working days time limit for handling your
application will start running when we receive the requested
clarifications.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Kind regards,
DG GROW – Access to documents team
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
DG GROW/B1 – Planning and Briefings
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Dear [email address],
Responding your question I'd like information about all meetings.
Yours sincerely,
Belen Balanya
Dear Ms Balanya,
Thank you for your clarification to this request, for which the 15 working days time limit starts running as of today.
Kind regards,
DG GROW Team
Dear Ms Balanya,
We refer to your request for access to documents dated 8 December 2021,
registered on 9 December 2021 under the above mentioned reference number.
We are not in a position to complete the handling of your application
within the time limit of 15 working days, which expires on 10 January
2022.
In accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents we have to extend the time limit by 15 working
days, the new deadline is set for 31 January 2022.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Sincerely,
Access to Documents team
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Climate Action
Av. de Beaulieu 24
1049 Brussels
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Dear Ms Balanya,
I refer to your request dated 08/12/2021, registered on 09/12/2021, in
which you make a request for access to documents 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 10/01/2022.
An extended time limit is needed as the handling of your application could
not yet be completed at this stage. 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 31/01/2022.
I apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause.
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Unit D-2
Dear Ms Balanya,
We refer to your request for access to documents, registered on 16/12/2021
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 17/01/2022.
An extended time limit is needed as the application concerns documents
held by different Services which must be consulted.
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 07/02/2022.
We apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
GROW ATD TEAM
Dear Ms Balanya,
Enclosed please find a copy of our reply.
According to standard operational procedure, the reply is usually also
sent to you by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the
extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during to
the COVID-19 epidemics, which include the requirement for all Commission
non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to
follow this procedure until further notice.
We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present
e-mail by replying to [1][email address].
Kind regards,
Access to Documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Climate Action
Av. de Beaulieu 24
1049 Brussels
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Dear Madame,
Please find here enclosed the reply to your request of access to documents registered under the number GESTDEM 2021/8002.
Kindly.
DG GROW – Access to documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
DG GROW/B1 – Planning and Briefings