Meetings between mr Sefkovic and Rio Tinto

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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting all documents and correspondence which contain the following information:

1) All notes, detailed minutes (also hand written), verbatim reports or transcripts, of all meetings between Maroš Šefčovič (and/or his cabinet members), and (representatives of) Rio Tinto that took place between 1st June 2021 and 31st October 2021.

1) All incoming or outgoing correspondence (including e-mails and sms-messages) between Maroš Šefčovič (and/or his cabinet members), and (representatives of) Rio Tinto between 1st June 2021 and 31st October 2021.

Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.

Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further information which could facilitate your research. My postal address hereby:
Hans Wetzels
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1030, Schaerbeek
Belgium

Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Follow the Money

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    Ares 2021 6685843 Rio Tinto new strategy letter Sefcovic Redacted.pdf

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    Ares 2021 6792640 Re E mail from Rio Tinto to VP Sefcovic Jadar Project ad EU s Green Transition Redacted.pdf

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