State aid NN 30/2009 (ex N 660/2008) - request for documents
Dear Competition (COMP),
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which relating to your decision on 14th October 2010 - State aid NN 30/2009 (ex N 660/2008) where you granted ex ante approval to a tax avoidance scheme involving €212m which represented the cost of development of the Ritz Carlton Hotel at Powerscourt Estate in county Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland.
Please can you provide copies of the correspondence and "additional information" provided by the Irish authorities together with correspondence from the Commission.
With many thanks for your time,
Yours faithfully,
Jagdip A. Singh
Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
Please find attached the documents referred to above,
Best regards,
State Aid Registry
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European Commission
DG Competition
Joseph II, 70- 03/225
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
Tel: +32 2 29 61154
Fax: +32 2 29 61242
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Dear Competition (COMP),
Thank you for your message today but it is utterly corrupted, please can you re-send as this response is utterly incomprehensible and useless.
With many thanks
Yours faithfully,
Jagdip A. Singh
Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
with reference to your kind E-mail below, we're resending to you enclosed
doc. 2013/003040, this time without digital signature, which might be the
reason of the problem.
Kind regards,
COMP STATE AID GREFFE
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Unit R.1. "State Aid Greffe"
Tel. : +32 (0)2 2961242
E-mail : [2][email address]
Dear Competition (COMP),
I would like to make a confirmatory application regarding my request for documents.
Might I respectfully point out that consulting a third party on third party documents to assess whether to release them does not mean that the opnion of the third party is binding upon the EU institution and that you may go ahead with a decision if you do not receive any reply from the third party,
Yours faithfully,
Jagdip A. Singh
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Competition DG
Brussels, date of email
Acknowledgement of receipt
SA.27256(NN 30/2009) - Hotel Capital Allowances in respect of the Ritz
Carlton, Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow. (The allowances are being claimed in
the main by a large number of individuals together with a small number of
corporate entities listed in Appendix 2 attached.)
Subject : GESTDEM 2012/5362 - Internal review of access to information
request - State aid NN 30/2009 (ex N 660/2008) - request for documents -
REC
Sir,
The Directorate-General for Competition has received your correspondence
dated 2013-01-14 (Registration: 2013/003754), concerning the subject
referred to above. As it is a confirmatory application, we have
forwarded your email to the Secretariat general which will get in touch
with you shortly.
DG COMP Registry
if you have any question or problem, please contact the Registry at
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e-mail dated 14/01/2013, registered on 15/01/2013 [Ares(2013) 47163].
I hereby acknowledge receipt of your confirmatory request for access to documents - Gestdem 2012/5362.
In accordance with Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, you will receive a response to your request within 15 working days.
Yours sincerely,
Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.
Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
Please find attached doc. 2013/004536.
Best Regards,
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State Aid Registry
European Commission
DG Competition
Joseph II, 70- 03/225
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
Tel: +32 2 29 61154
Fax: +32 2 29 61242
E-mail: [2][email address]
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Dear Competition (COMP),
Thank you for your letter today and the helpful listing of the documents available to you. I note your refusal to provide the documents based on the objection of the Irish authorities.
I have now referred the matter as a complaint to the Ombudsman and I will ensure your latest letter is brought to the Ombudsman's attention.
Thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully,
Jagdip A. Singh
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Competition DG
Acknowledgement of receipt
SA.27256(NN 30/2009) - Hotel Capital Allowances in respect of the Ritz
Carlton, Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow. (The allowances are being claimed in
the main by a large number of individuals together with a small number of
corporate entities listed in Appendix 2 attached.)
Subject : Re: ca - 2013/004536 – SA.27256*IE*ADO - Hotel Capital
Allowances in respect of the Ritz Carlton, Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow.
Intention to bring the issue to Ombudsman
Sir/Madam,
The Directorate-General for Competition has received your correspondence
dated 2013-01-18 (Registration: 2013/005770), concerning the subject
referred to above.
DG COMP Registry
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[1][email address]
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Dear Competition (COMP),
Thank you for your letter of 18th January 2013.
Despite your helpful listing of the documents available to you, your position remains that you are still withholding the actual documents. I would like to make a new confirmatory application regarding my request for documents in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001.
Yours faithfully,
Jagdip A. Singh
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find herewith a letter concerning your confirmatory application for
access to documents (gestdem 2012/5362).
Yours sincerely,
Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.
Dear Mr. Singh,
Kindly find herewith a letter concerning your confirmatory application for
access to documents (gestdem 2012-5362).
Yours sincerely,
Paul SIMON
Unit SG.B.5, Transparency
European Commission
Dear Competition (COMP),
Thank you for your letter of 26th February 2013.
Please can you clarify the status of the two confirmatory applications that I made to you, namely (1) the confirmatory application I submitted on 14th January 2013 and (2) the second confirmatory application I submitted on 5th February 2013 after you sent me a letter on 18th January 2013 which provided a listing of the documents pertinent to the request but which you still refused to provide.
Is the letter from you on 26th February 2013 a full response to both confirmatory applications?
You can see the full flow of letters from me to you and from you to me at http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/state...
Yours faithfully,
Jagdip A. Singh
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find the answer (2/2) to your confirmatory application concerning
your request for access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) N°
1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents (gestdem 2012-5362).
Yours sincerely,
Paul SIMON
Unit SG.B.5, Transparency
European Commission
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find the answer (2/2) to your confirmatory application concerning
your request for access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) N°
1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents (gestdem 2012-5362).
Yours sincerely,
Paul SIMON
Unit SG.B.5, Transparency
European Commission
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find the documents of the answer (2/2) to your confirmatory
application concerning your request for access to documents pursuant to
Regulation (EC) N° 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents gestdem 2012-5362 – Part.I.
Yours sincerely,
Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find the documents of the answer (2/2) to your confirmatory
application concerning your request for access to documents pursuant to
Regulation (EC) N° 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents gestdem 2012-5362 – Part.I.
Yours sincerely,
Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find the documents of the answer (2/2) to your confirmatory
application concerning your request for access to documents pursuant to
Regulation (EC) N° 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents gestdem 2012-5362 – Part.II.
Yours sincerely,
Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.
Dear Mr Singh,
Kindly find the documents of the answer (2/2) to your confirmatory
application concerning your request for access to documents pursuant to
Regulation (EC) N° 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents gestdem 2012-5362 – Part.II.
Yours sincerely,
Carlos Remis
SG.B.5.
Transparence.
Berl. 05/329.
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