Dear DG TRADE,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as laid out in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting access to all documents related to the requests below, in whichever form they exist (e.g. flash reports, emails, papers, memos, talking points, position papers, text messages, or any other format).

1. Access to all documents related to meetings held by Commissioner Šefčovič, his cabinet members, and/or DG TRADE between 1 January 2025 and 16 June 2026 with third parties (i.e. stakeholders that are not part of the EU institutions, such as companies, business associations, think tanks, research institutes, consultancies, and related actors) in which the EU Methane Regulation was discussed, including, but not limited to, the following meetings:
- The meeting between IOGP and a cabinet member of Commissioner Šefčovič on 12 May 2026.
- The meeting between BDEW and a cabinet member of Commissioner Šefčovič on 9 January 2026.
- The meeting between Eurogas, BDEW, Securing Energy for Europe, Engie, Uniper and Shell, and Commissioner Šefčovič and his cabinet on 11 November 2025.

2. Any other input received regarding the EU Methane Regulation between 1 October 2025 and 16 June 2026 on the EU Methane Regulation, from third parties including, but not limited to, the following:
- American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU)
- American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (AmCham Belgium)
- US Chamber of Commerce
- ExxonMobil
- ConocoPhilips
- Eurogas
- International Association of Oil & Gas Producers Europe (IOGP)
- QatarEnergy
- TotalEnergies
- Venture Global
- Excelerate Energy
- Cheniere Energy
- BDEW
- MiQ
- FuelsEurope
- Gas Infrastructure Europe
- Vitol
- Koch, Inc.
- Shell Companies
- Wood MacKenzie
- Other think tanks and research institutes

3. Any documents, including emails, notes, text messages, and other types of documents, which include references to the March 2026 Wood MacKenzie report “EU Methane Emissions Regulation – Analysis of Market Impacts”, and other research related to the EU Methane Regulation received since 1 September 2025.

This request is clearly in the public interest given the importance of the EU Methane Regulation for combating methane emissions, which are the second largest contributor to climate change, as also acknowledged by the European Commission itself. It is also in the public interest to provide transparency about any input received from, and interactions with, corporate actors during democratic EU decision-making processes. I therefore kindly request to apply the exceptions listed in Regulation 1049/2001, Article 4(1)(a), first and third indent, only when strictly necessary and only for those documents and those sections within these documents which strictly fall within the scope of this exception.

I kindly ask you to make the documents public on a rolling basis as they become available.
Thank you for your time and efforts.

Yours sincerely,
Kim Claes
Friends of the Earth Europe
Mundo Matonge building
Rue d-Edimbourg 26
1050 Brussels
Belgium