Interactions between DG MARE and industry representatives
Dear DG MARE,
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:
A list of all meetings (including but not limited to face-to-face meetings, phone calls, video conferences) between DG MARE and industry representatives (i.e. companies and the industry associations that represent them) since 1st January 2020 that included discussion of at least one of the following topics:
1. The 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
2. The Marine Action Plan to Conserve Fisheries Resources and Protect Marine Ecosystems
3. Implementing Act on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
4. Fixing of Total Allowable Catches
5. WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies
6. The COP15 Biodiversity Conference
You do not need to include meetings involving Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius and his cabinet that are already disclosed via official channels. https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/virgi...
For each meeting identified, please provide any related documentation, including but not limited to attendance lists, agendas, background papers, minutes/notes and email correspondence.
Additionally, please provide any other emails, policy papers, or other correspondence between DG MARE and industry representatives during this time period that includes one of the topics listed above.
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Vaughan
1 Temple Avenue
London
Dear Sir or Madam,
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sent on 13/09/2023 and registered on 14/09/2023 under the case number
2023/5307.
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Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - Access to
Documents
European Commission
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Dear Ms. Vaughan
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/5307.
Kind regards,
MARE ACCES TEAM
Dear Maritime Affairs and Fisheries,
Thank you for your email. I would like to confirm that given the complexity, you can remove item 4 (i.e. "4. Fixing of Total Allowable Catches") from the request.
Many thanks for your help on this matter
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Vaughan