Dear Sir or Madam,

We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 10/01/2026 and registered on 13/01/2026 under the case number
2026/0232.

We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 03/02/2026. 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 Climate Action - Access to Documents
European Commission

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Dear Mr Rinde,

We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 13/01/2026 under case number EASE 2026/0232. In order to
process your request, we kindly ask you to provide your complete postal
address (street, postal code, city), as well as your country of residence.

We are not able to identify a project called "thermoco2l" mentioned in
your request. However, there is a Horizon project called "[1]THERMOCOOL".
Could you please confirm whether this is the project that your request
refers to?

In line with Article 6(2) of [2]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents, we invite you to send us more detailed
information on the documents you request, such as references, periods
during which the documents would have been drawn up, persons or bodies who
drafted the documents etc.

The 15 working days to reply to your request will start running only when
you reply to this message. If you do not reply within 7 working days, we
will close this case in line with our detailed rules for the application
of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

CLIMA Access to documents team

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Dear Mr Rinde,

Thank you for providing your postal address and the clarification on the
project.

We note that you are based in a country outside the European Union.

In accordance with Article 2(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
read in conjunction with Article 1 of the European Commission’s Detailed
rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, only citizens
of the Union and natural or legal persons residing or having their
registered office in a Member State have the right to access Commission
documents.

The information that you have provided so far is not sufficient to
establish whether you fulfil this eligibility condition:

• [If you are an EU citizen living outside the EU and have submitted
your application in your personal capacity, please confirm this by
responding to this email with the following text and undersigned with
your name:

I confirm that I have the citizenship of one of the EU Member States and
that I have submitted this application in my personal capacity. I declare
on my honour that all the data provided is accurate and truthful. If
required I stand ready to provide sufficient proof of my nationality
and/or residence. I understand that false declarations may lead to legal
consequences.] [if relevant]

• [If you have submitted your application on behalf of an EU citizen
(for law firms, consultancy companies, etc), please confirm that the
person represented by you fulfils the aforementioned criteria, by
responding to this email with the following text and undersigned with
your name:

I confirm that I have submitted this application on behalf of a natural
person acting in their personal capacity and that the represented party
has an EU citizenship. I declare on my honour that all the data provided
is accurate and truthful. If required I stand ready to provide sufficient
proof of the represented party’s nationality. I understand that false
declarations may lead to legal consequences.] [if relevant]

• [If you have submitted the application as a legal entity and your
organization has a registered office in one of the Member States,
please communicate us the address of the office situated in an EU
country. The submission of the requested address automatically entails
your agreement to requalify your application to have been submitted by
the office situated at that address.] [if relevant]
• [If you have submitted your application on behalf of a legal entity
(for law firms, consultancy companies, etc), please confirm that the
represented party fulfils the aforementioned criteria and provide us
the necessary information in this respect, by responding to this email
with the following text and undersigned with your name:

I confirm that I have submitted this application on behalf of a legal
person having a registered office in a Member State, at: [please include
the address of the legal entity represented by you]. I declare on my
honour that all the data provided is accurate and truthful. If required I
stand ready to provide sufficient proof of the represented party’s
registration. I understand that false declarations may lead to legal
consequences.] [if relevant]

• (1) If you are not an EU citizen OR (2) if you have submitted your
application on behalf of a legal person not having a registered office
in one of the Member States, unfortunately the Commission cannot
handle your application and it will be closed in due course.

We would appreciate it if you could provide us with the necessary
clarifications in this respect within 5 working days. In the absence of a
reply from your part within this deadline, we will close your request.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

CLIMA Access to documents team

Dear Mr Rinde,

We are writing to remind you regarding the submission of additional
information for your access to documents application, as per our
clarification request dated 21/01/2026.

Given your location outside the European Union, specific details are
necessary to proceed with the evaluation of your application as listed in
the clarification request. We have not received the requisite information,
and the deadline of 5 working days for submission has passed.

To ensure the continued processing of your request, we kindly urge you to
provide the requested details at your earliest opportunity.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

CLIMA Access to documents team

Dear Mr Rinde,

We are writing to remind you regarding the submission of additional
information for your access to documents application, as per our
clarification request dated 21/01/2026. Given your location outside the
European Union, specific details are necessary to proceed with the
evaluation of your application as listed in the clarification request.

We have not received the requisite information, and the deadline of 5
working days for submission has passed.

To ensure the continued processing of your request, we kindly urge you to
provide the requested details at your earliest opportunity. In the absence
of a reply from your part, we will regrettably have to close your request.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

CLIMA Access to documents team

Dear Mr Rinde,

We are writing regarding your request for access to European Commission
documents registered on 13/01/2026 under case number EASE 2026/0232.

In accordance with Article 2(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001[1]^[1], read in conjunction with Article 1 of the European
Commission’s Detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001[2]^[2], only citizens of the Union and natural or legal persons
residing or having their registered office in a Member State have the
right to access to Commission documents.

According to the information that you have provided, you do not fulfil
this condition, and we have not received further details following our
clarification request. As a result, we regret to inform you that we cannot
handle your application.

Kind regards,

CLIMA Access to documents team

 1. OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43. [3]↑
 2. OJ L, 2024/3080, 5.12.2024, p.30. [4]↑

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