Omnibus processes

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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 documents which contain the following information:
• any and all guidance or similar, aimed at the College and /or Commission DGs, about the purpose of the Commission’s Omnibus process and proposals
• any and all guidance or similar, aimed at the College and /or Commission DGs, about how to run Omnibus processes within the Commission, who to consult and how, and how to choose the parts of the acquis to be reviewed
• a list of all 'omnibuses' already published or in the pipeline with publication timetable
• a list of all internal and external legal advice obtained regarding Omnibus processes
• all notes/ minutes/ records of discussions held with the EU Council or the European Parliament (eg. with officials, ministers, MEPs) or correspondence, regarding the legislative process regarding Omnibuses

Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann
Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26
1050 BXL

sg-acc-doc@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Sir or Madam,

We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 17/07/2025 and registered on 17/07/2025 under the case number
2025/3603.

We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 07/08/2025. We will let you know
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Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission

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Dear Madam,

We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 17/07/2025 under case number EASE 2025/3603.

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 7/08/2025.

The application concerns documents held possibly by different Commission
departments, which must 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 29/08/2025.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards,

SG C2, Better regulation and simplification

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    EASE response 3603.pdf

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    List of identified documents and type of disclosure.pdf

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    Meeting record IJ AC 21 02 2025 redacted.pdf

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    Meeting record IJ AC 27 03 2025 redacted.pdf

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Dear Ms Cann,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/3603.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.

Kind regards,

The Secretariat-General of the European Commission

Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,

Thank you for the documents for 2025-3063

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann