Interaction with age verification organizations
Sebastian Meineck made this access to documents request to Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Dear DG Connect,
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:
All documents relating to interactions between the European Commission and any lobbying organizations or entities concerning online age verification systems. This includes, but is not limited to, documents related to interactions with the organization known as AVPA (Age Verification Providers Association, euCONSENT and similar organizations.
Associated materials are including:
- List of all lobby and industry meetings and/or calls including date, individuals attending, organisational affiliation, issues discussed
- reparatory documents, Agendas, meeting minutes, notes
- Presentations
- Correscponence, including emails, attachments, internal communications
I look forward to receiving your reply within 15 business days, as established by the regulation.
Best thanks for your work and best regards
Sebastian Meineck
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 21/08/2024 and registered on 21/08/2024 under the case number
2024/4344.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 11/09/2024. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Meineck,
We refer to your request for access to documents, registered under the
abovementioned 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 today.
An extended time limit is needed as different services need to 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 2 October 2024.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours faithfully,
DG CONNECT Access to Documents Team
European Commission
DG CONNECT – ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
Rue de la Loi, 51
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2024/4344.
Kind regards,
Dear Communications Networks, Content and Technology,
thank you for pointing this out, I would ask for a time limit from 2021 to today.
Best thanks for your work.
Sebastian Meineck
Dear Communications Networks, Content and Technology,
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 'Interaction with age verification organizations'.
The response to my request is long overdue. By law the authority should have responded by now.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/inte...
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian Meineck
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2024/4344, sent on 16/10/2024 and registered on 21/10/2024.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 12/11/2024. We will let
you know if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working
days.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
Dear Applicant,
We are writing concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case 2024/4344 registered on 21/10/2024.
We are currently working on your confirmatory request. However, we have
not yet been able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full
analysis of your request. We will not be able to send you the reply within
the prescribed time limit expiring on 12/11/2024, due to the complexity of
your case.
Therefore, in line with Article 8(2) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 we
need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new time
limit expires on 03/12/2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear applicant,
We are writing to you concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case 2024/4344, registered on 21/10/2024.
On 12/11/2024, we extended the time-limit for replying to your
confirmatory request to 03/12/2024.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to send you the reply within this
extended time limit, due to the complexity of your file.
However, we assure you that we are doing our best to send a reply to your
confirmatory request as soon as possible.
We regret this additional delay and sincerely apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
Dear Communications Networks, Content and Technology,
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 'Interaction with age verification organizations'.
The response to my request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, the authority should have responded by now. I note that the delay has been attributed to the "complexity" of my file. However, this explanation lacks the necessary transparency. To fully understand the reasons behind the delay and to evaluate whether adjustments to the scope of my request could expedite the process, I request a detailed account of what specifically constitutes this "complexity."
As transparency and accountability are fundamental principles of good governance, I trust that you will provide a clear and comprehensive explanation. Without this information, it is difficult to ascertain whether the delay is reasonable or whether measures can be taken to facilitate a more efficient response.
I kindly ask for your reply at your earliest convenience, as the extended delay has already impacted the timely exercise of my rights.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/inte...
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian Meineck
[1]FW: Internal review of access to documents request - Interaction with
age verification organizations - Ares(2024)8617099 (Please use this link
only if you are an Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous
êtes un(e) utilisateur d’Ares)
Dear Mr Meineck,
Thank you for your e-mail.
We would like to confirm that the internal consultations in relation to
your application are fully ongoing. Therefore, we cannot commit to a
specific timeframe within when the reply will be adopted.
However, we would like to assure you that we are doing our utmost to
provide you with a reply as soon as possible.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience this delay may cause to
you and thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents - cr
European Commission
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2024/4344.
Kind regards,
Access to documents team - SG.C.1
Dear Communications Networks, Content and Technology,
best thanks for reaching out. Your previous messages states: "In the meantime, the initial reply in question was sent to you on 19 December 2024 [under reference number Ares(2024)9142373]". However, I have not received such reply. Could you please specify through which channel this message was sent?
Best thanks for your work.
Sebastian Meineck
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[5]Your application for access to documents – EASE 2024/4344 -
Ares(2025)530503 (Please use this link only if you are an Ares user –
Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes un(e) utilisateur d’Ares)
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2024/4344.
We apologize for the late sending due to technical issues.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Best regards,
DG CONNECT Access to documents Team
European Commission
DG CONNECT – ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
Rue de la Loi, 51
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
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Dear CNECT-PUBLIC-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS,
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of this message.
Best thanks for your work!
Sebastian Meineck