Lobbying on siloxanes
Dear Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, as well as Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies, I would like to request access to all documents relating to lobbying on the assessment of:
- Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4);
- Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5);
- Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6);
(hereinafter siloxanes) as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and the subsequent regulatory actions in the EU and under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, by the US chemical company Dow, its affiliates and/or any of its lobby intermediaries (currently declared as Fipra, Euromediations, EU Focus, bcw - Burson Cohn Wolfe, FB & Associati, and Teneo).
These documents include:
1. A list of all meetings / discussions since 1 September 2020.
2. Any records, minutes, or notes of these meetings/discussions.
3. All correspondence or submissions since 20 September 2020.
In addition, I would like to receive all documents relating to any interservice consultation on siloxanes, including circulated drafts, received comments, and the dates of any consultation periods.
To the extent possible, my strong preference is to receive documents in electronic format.
I would also be grateful to receive the documents in batches, as soon as they are identified and available to send.
Please note that I am tabling this request separately to DG Grow, DG Environment, DG Sante, the Secretariat-General of the Commission, and ECHA, and I look forward to receiving the respective documents accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann
CEO
Rue d'Edimbourg 26
1050 Brx
and
Vito Buonsante
IPEN Gothenburg SE-40235 - 7256
SWEDEN
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 15/02/2024 and registered on 15/02/2024 under the case number
2024/0898.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 07/03/2024. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
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Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Ms Cann,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 15 February 2024 under case number EASE 2024/0898.
We are currently working on your 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 7 March 2024. Indeed, in order to
retrieve the documents requested, large files have to be examined, and
(part of) the documents requested originate from third parties, which
should be consulted.
Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) 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 27 March 2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
European Commission
DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
REACH
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Dear Madam,
We refer to your request for access to documents registered on 15/02/2024
under the above mentioned reference number.
The reply to your request could not be finalised today. Therefore, we are
not in a position to complete the handling of your application within the
extended time limit of 15 working days, which expired yesterday. Please be
reassured that we are doing our best to be able to send you the reply as
soon as possible.
We apologise for this additional delay and for any inconvenience this may
cause.
Kind regards,
DG GROW – Access to documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
DG GROW/B1 – Planning and Briefings
Dear applicant,
Please find attached the first reply to your request for access to documents, registered under reference EASE 2024/0898.
We would appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present e-mail by replying to [email address].
Many thanks in advance and best regards,
European Commission
DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
REACH
Dear GROW F1,
Thank you; I have received your part 1 reply dated 26 April to EASE 2024/089. I am considering a confirmatory application; please could you provide a list of the documents that have been identified and which DG Grow refuses to release?
Yours sincerely,
Vicky Cann
Dear applicant,
Please find attached the second and last reply to your request for access
to documents, registered under reference EASE 2024/0898.
We would appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present e-mail by
replying to [1][email address].
Many thanks in advance and best regards,
European Commission
DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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Dear Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs,
Thank you for the documents for request 2024/0898.
I am filing the following confirmatory application:
1. On 30 April I asked DG Grow to provide a list of the documents that it had refused to release regarding regarding the inter-service consultation ISC/2023/04057. This was not answered.
2. DG Grow has refused to release any information regarding ISC/2023/04057. However the Secretariat-General, via request 2024/0927 has provided its own submission to that consultation. In that case it would be consistent for DG Grow to provide a copy of the consultation paper, other DG's responses, and any other relevant documents.
3.Finally I understand that there was a further consultation: ISC/2023/11089 “Proposal for a Council Decision on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of a proposal for the listing of D4, D5 and D6 in Annex B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants”. This was within the scope of my request and I would like to receive all paperwork on this ISC too.
Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2024/0898, sent on 01/07/2024 and registered on 02/07/2024.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 23/07/2024. 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 Ms Cann,
We are writing concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case EASE 2024/0898 registered on 02/07/2024.
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. Due to the need to conduct internal
consultations, we will not be able to send you the reply within the
prescribed time limit expiring on 23/07/2024.
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 13/08/2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
SG C.1 - Access to documents team
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Dear CANN, Vicky,
Please find attached the electronic version of European Commission
Decision C(2024)6788 as adopted by the European Commission on 24/09/2024
concerning the request 2024/0898.
In accordance with the Terms and Conditions of this portal, please note
that this decision is being formally notified pursuant to article 297 TFEU
through this electronic platform only.
Yours sincerely,
Dear Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs,
Thank you for the documents.
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann