Ref. Ares(2021)336944 - 15/01/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY
The Director-General
Brussels, 15th January 2021
CONNECT/R4
Ms Lora Verheecke
9 rue du Bronze
1070 Brussels
Belgium
Advance copy via email:
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REGISTERED LETTER WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
Subject: Your application for access to documents - Ref GestDem 2021/0032
Dear Ms Verheecke,
We refer to your email dated 24 December 2020 wherein you make a request for access to
documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents (hereinafter ‘Regulation 1049/2001’), registered on 4 January 2021
under the abovementioned reference number.
1.
SCOPE OF YOUR APPLICATION
By your application to the Directorate - General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship
and SMEs (DG GROW) which was attributed to the Directorate - General for Communications
Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), you requested:
΄΄documents which contain the following information:
All documentation (including but not limited to all email correspondence, attendance lists,
agendas, background papers, transcripts, recordings and minutes/notes) relating to the
meeting between Thierry Breton and Publicis consultants on 13th October 2020΄΄.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
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2.
DOCUMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE REQUEST
We regret to inform you that the Commission does not hold any documents that would
correspond to the description given in your application.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation 1049/2001, the right of access as defined in that
regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the institution.
Given that no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your application, are
held by the Commission, the Commission is not in a position to fulfil your request.
3.
CONFIRMATORY APPLICATION
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make a
confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt of this
letter to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
(e-Signed)
Roberto Viola
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
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Electronically signed on 14/01/2021 20:17 (UTC+01) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482
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