Ref. Ares(2023)1684637 - 08/03/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
The Director
Brussels
SG.D/CD
Ms Elaine Girvan
sent by e-mail : <ask+request-
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Dear Ms Girvan,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref No 2023/1358
We refer to your e-mail dated 28 February 2023 in which you make a request for access
to documents, registered on 28 February 2023, under the abovementioned reference
number.
Your request concerns all correspondence relating to the naming, labelling and
promotion of plant-based alternative proteins (meat alternatives) between stakeholders
and the Secretariat General, as well as minutes of any meetings that discussed this topic,
since 1 December 2019
The Secretariat-General does not hold any documents that would correspond to the
description given in your application.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 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 Secretariat-General, the Commission is not in a position to
fulfil your request.
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 of 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 unit (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/242
B-1049 Bruxelles
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
or by email to:
xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
e-signed
Elisa Roller
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Electronically signed on 08/03/2023 06:46 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121