Ref. Ares(2023)2494727 - 06/04/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
CLIMATE ACTION
Directorate A – Strategy, Analysis and Planning
CLIMA.A.4 – Administration, Financial Affairs & Human Resources
Brussels
CLIMA
Jennifer Gullery
1 Long Lane
SE1 4PG, London
United Kingdon
Advance copy by email:
ask+request-12653 xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents EASE 2023/1331
Dear Ms Gullery,
We refer to your request for access to European Commission documents registered on 27
February 2023 under the above-mentioned reference number.
You request access to:
All documentation (including but not limited to all email correspondence, attendance lists,
agendas, background papers, transcripts, recordings and minutes/notes) relating to the
meeting listed below:
1. Between the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) and Cabinet
members of Commissioner Frans Timmermans, Stefanie Hiesinger and Daniel Mes, on
01/02/21
2. Between AmCham EU and Cabinet members of Commissioner Frans Timmermans:
Daniel Mes, Riccardo Maggi, Anthony Agotha, and Diederik Samsom on 14/12/20
3. Between AmCham EU and Cabinet member of Commissioner Frans Timmermans,
Diederik Samson, on 02/06/20
4. Between AmCham EU and Cabinet member of Commissioner Frans Timmermans,
Daniel Mes, on 28/04/20
5. Between AmCham EU and Director-General of Climate Action, Mauro Raffaele
Petriccione, on 25/07/18
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111
Office: BRE2 14/DCS – Tel. direct line +32 229-63854
Your application concerns the following documents:
Title
Date
Reference
1
Meeting Mauro Petriccione and AmCham 08/08/2018
Ares(2018)4171804
EU_25.07.2018_Briefing_redacted
2
Meeting request_CAB EVP and AmCham 24/01/2020
Ares(2020)468535
EU_02.06.2020_Redacted
3
Meeting_CAB
EVP
and
AmCham 13/01/2020
Ares(2020)197568
EU_02.06.2020_Congratulatory
Letter_Redacted
4
Meeting_CAB
EVP
and
AmCham 13/01/2020
Ares(2020)197568
EU_02.06.2020_Agenda For Action
5
Meeting request_CAB EVP and AmCham 21/02/2020
Ares(2020)1121985
EU_28.04.2020_Redacted
6
Follow-up_CAB
EVP
and
AmCham 21/02/2020
Ares(2020)1121985
EU_28.04.2020_Redacted
7
Meeting request_ CAB EVP and AmCham 25/01/2021
Ares(2021)605707
EU_14.12.2020_Redacted
8
Meeting
request_CAB
EVP
and 19/02/2021
Ares(2021)1376278
AmChamEU_Sustainable
Aviation_01.02.2021_Redacted
With regard to the documents 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 listed above, a complete disclosure of the
identified documents is prevented by the exception concerning the protection of privacy and
the integrity of the individual outlined in Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
because they contain the following personal data:
– the names/initials and contact information of Commission staff members not pertaining
to the senior management;
– the names/initials/handwritten signatures and contact details of other natural persons.
Article 9(1)(b) of the Data Protection Regulation does not allow the transmission of these
personal data, except if you prove that it is necessary to have the data transmitted to you
for a specific purpose in the public interest and where there is no reason to assume that
the legitimate interests of the data subject might be prejudiced. In your request, you do not
express any particular interest to have access to these personal data nor do you put forward
any arguments to establish the necessity to have the data transmitted for a specific purpose
in the public interest.
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Consequently, I conclude that, pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001, access cannot be granted to the personal data contained in the requested
documents, as the need to obtain access thereto for a purpose in the public interest has not
been substantiated and there is no reason to think that the legitimate interests of the
individuals concerned would not be prejudiced by disclosure of the personal data concerned.
Please note that documents originating from third parties are disclosed to you based on
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. However, this disclosure is without prejudice to the rules
on intellectual property, which may limit your right to reproduce or exploit the released
documents without the agreement of the originator, who may hold an intellectual
property right on them. The European Commission does not assume any responsibility
from their reuse.
In case you would disagree with this position, you are entitled, in accordance with Article
7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, to submit a confirmatory application requesting the
Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed to the Secretariat-General of the
Commission within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter. You can submit it in one of
the following ways:
by asking for a review via your portal1 account (available only for initial requests
submitted via the portal account),
or by mail:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency,
Document
Management
&
Access
to
Documents
(SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
Rudy VAN HORENBEEK
Head of Unit
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https://www.ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-request
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Electronically signed on 06/04/2023 10:06 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121
