PFAS lobbying since 1 January 2023 - DG AGRI

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Dear Agriculture and Rural Development,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I would like to request access to the following documents related to lobbying on PFAS, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances. In particular I would like:

1. A list of all meetings/ discussions since 1 January 2023 between officials and or Commissioners with businesses, trade associations, or think tanks where this topic was discussed.

2. Any records, minutes, preparatory briefings, or other notes of these meetings/discussions.

3. All correspondence since 1 January 2023, where this topic was discussed, exchanged between officials and or Commissioners with businesses, trade associations, or think tanks.
To the extent possible, my strong preference is to receive documents in electronic format.
I would also be grateful to receive the documents in batches, as soon as they are identified and available to send.

Please note that I have tabled this request separately to DG Clima, DG Move, DG Defis, DG Energy, DG Sante, DG JRC, and DG Trade of the Commission, and a similar request to DG Environment, DG Grow, and the Secretariat-General, and I look forward to receiving the respective documents accordingly.

Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann
CEO
Rue d'Edimbourg 26
1050 BXL

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We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 30/04/2024 and registered on 06/05/2024 under the case number
2024/2341.

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Documents
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Hello,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2024/2341.

Kind regards,

AGRI ATD Team

AGRI-ACCESS-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

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    Reply Partial access refusal and personal data redacted 2024 2341 CV 1.pdf

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    4.1 email with Letter from Danish NGOs on PFAS Per and Polyfluorinated Substances and nature management.pdf

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    4.3 brev Kommiss rer PFAS afgr sning 160523 Letter from Danish NGOs on PFAS Per and Polyfluorinated Substances and nature management.pdf

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    1.1 email INVITATION to participate in European Environmental Bureau EEB initiative to test levels of hazardous chemicals specifically PFAS1 in blood samples.pdf

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    1.3 INVITATION to participate in EEB initiative to test levels of hazardous chemicals specifically PFAS1 in blood samples.pdf

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    2.1 NEGATIVE REPLY TO AN INVITATION to participate in European Environmental Bureau EEB initiative to test levels of hazardous chemicals specifically PFAS1 in blood samples.pdf

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    List of identified documents and type of disclosure.xls

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Hello,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2024/2341.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.

Kind regards,

AGRI ATD Team

Dear Agriculture and Rural Development,

Thank you for the dcuments which I have received for 2024/2341.

I would like to double-check with you that this is indeed all the PFAS lobbying received by you in accordance with my request? Afterall I specifically asked for documents relating to lobbying by businesses, trade associations etc. As far as I can tell you have only provided documents relating to NGOs.

I would be grateful if you could double check. Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann

AGRI ACCESS DOCUMENTS, Agriculture and Rural Development

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Dear Ms Cann,

We hereby confirm that the 4 documents with annexes disclosed under the
request to documents 2024/2341 constitute the only correspondence
registered by DG AGRI and the Cabinet of EU Commissioner for Agriculture,
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski, that meets the requested criteria:

•       the period from 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024;
•       topic: lobbying on PFAS, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Best regards,
AGRI ATD Team

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Dear AGRI ACCESS DOCUMENTS,

Thank you for checking.

Yours sincerely,

Vicky Cann