Hydrogen - Dii Desert Energy, the MENA Hydrogen Alliance, Royal Vopak 2021
To DG Clima, Dg Grow, DG Energy, Secretariat General,
From: Belen Balanya, Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels.
8 December 2021 RE: Access to Documents related to Hydrogen
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) since 1st January 2021 between Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton, President van der Leyen, and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Energy, DG Clima, DG Grow and/or Secretariat General on one hand and representatives from Dii Desert Energy, the MENA Hydrogen Alliance and/or Royal Vopak on the other, in which hydrogen was discussed.
2 - list of meetings since since 1st January 2021 between Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Timmermans, Commissioner Breton, President van der Leyen, and/or their cabinets and/or officials from DG Energy, DG Clima, DG Grow and/or Secretariat General on one hand and representatives from Dii Desert Energy, the MENA Hydrogen Alliance and/or Royal Vopak on the other, in which hydrogen was discussed.
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
Dear Madam,
Thank you for your e-mail of 08 December 2021. We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered on 09 December 2021 under reference number GESTDEM 2021/7977.
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.
For information on how we process your personal data visit our page Privacy statement – access to documents.
Yours faithfully,
DG GROW – Access to documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
DG GROW/B1 – Planning and Briefings
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
above-mentioned reference number.
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:
- 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
[1]cid:479385507@17082012-2045
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 to your question I'd like information about all the meetings concerning the scope of my request
Yours sincerely,
Belen Balanya
Dear Ms Balanya,
Please note this request is the same as GESTDEM 2021/8015, as it was registered twice. We therefore closed 2021/7977. You will receive the reply to your request under GESTDEM 2021/8015.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
DG GROW ATD Team