PFAS lobbying since 1 January 2023
Dear Competition,
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 CNECT, DG Comp, DG Mare, DG Empl, DG RTD, DG Clima, DG Move, DG Defis, DG Energy, DG Sante, DG JRC, DG Agri, 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
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 06/06/2024 and registered on 07/06/2024 under the case number
2024/3015.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 28/06/2024. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Competition - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Ms Cann,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 07/06/2024 under case number 2024/3015.
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 28/06/2024.
• the application concerns a very large number of documents;
• the application concerns documents held by different Services, 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 12/07/2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
COMP ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
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Dear Ms Cann,
We refer to your message of 07/06/2024, registered under the
above-mentioned reference number.
Please find attached the reply to your request for Access to documents.
You are kindly requested to reply to the present email acknowledging
receipt thereof.
Kind regards,
COMP E2 team
European Commission
DG COMPETITION
Unit E2: Antitrust: Consumer goods, Basic industries and Manufacturing
Competition website: [1]http://ec.europa.eu/competition
DISCLAIMER"The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not
in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the
European Commission."
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Dear Competition,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'PFAS lobbying since 1 January 2023', 2024/3015.
Thank you for the one document sent. DG Comp said that the document was within scope of my request, but apart from 2 opening paragraphs describing who attended a specific meeting and the overall topic, the other 14 pages were fully redacted. Have the redactions been overly zealous and specific sections relating to PFAS erroneously redacted?
Otherwise I can only assume that the document was considered to be in scope because the proposed PFAS restriction is a major upcoming regulation and of great interest and "concern" to the German chemical industry in general terms. In that case it would be very relevant for me to have access to the whole document.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2024/3015, sent on 19/07/2024 and registered on 22/07/2024.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 12/08/2024. We will let
you know if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working
days.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
Dear Ms Cann,
We are writing to you concerning your email of 22 July 2024, registered on
the same date in case EASE 2024/3015, by which you submit a confirmatory
application in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents.
Your confirmatory application is currently being handled. However, we have
not yet been able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full
analysis of your request and to take a final decision in your case. We
will not be able to send you the reply within the prescribed time limit
expiring today, on 12 August 2024.
Therefore, in line with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 we
need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new time
limit expires on 3 September 2024.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
SG.C1 - Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents
Dear Competition,
I have not heard from you since 12 August 2024 regarding my confirmatory application of 22 July 2024 for EASE 2024/3015.
When will I receive a response?
Yours faithfully,
Vicky Cann
Dear Ms Cann,
We refer to your message of 5 March 2025, addressed to the
Directorate-General for Competition, in which you inquire about the status
of your confirmatory application in the case EASE 2024/3015.
Your confirmatory request is currently handled by the Secretariat-General
of the European Commission, in accordance with Article 11(1) of the Annex
to the Commission Decision (EU) 2024/3080, which sets out the Commission’s
detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (OJ L,
2024/3080, 5.12.2024, ELI: [1]http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/3080/oj).
The processing of your application has indeed surpassed the extended
deadline for reply and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience
which might have been caused by this delay.
Unfortunately, we are not yet in a position to provide you with our final
position. At present, the analysis of your confirmatory application and
the necessary internal consultations are still ongoing. We are doing our
utmost to finalise the assessment and to provide you with a final reply as
soon as possible. Unfortunately, it is not possible to give you a concrete
indication when this reply could be sent to you. We can assure you that
your application has our fullest attention and we apologise once again for
this delay.
Yours sincerely,
SG.C1 - Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents
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