Work performed by third-parties for ECHA
Dear European Chemicals Agency,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting:
- All documents containing evidences of worked performed by one or both of the following third-parties for the European Chemical Agency (ECHA).
a) Ramboll (including subsidiaries) b) Risk & Policy Analysts (including RPA Europe, and other subsidiaries).
In particular, I am requesting:
- Contracts and ToRs signed between ECHA and the above-mentioned third-parties in relation to the Framework Service Contract "ECHA/2019/355". Please ensure that the documents provided contain an exact list of services performed or to be performed as part of the framework contract by the above-mentioned third-parties.
- List of project deliverables specific to the above-mentioned third-parties
- Studies/reports/analysis/impact assessments performed by the above-mentioned third-parties on behalf of ECHA
I am also requesting documents falling into such description that may however not be related to the ECHA/2019/355 framework contract. I am only interested in documents from 2019 onwards.
In general, I am interested in all documents containing evidences of work performed by Ramboll and Risk & Policy Analysts (incl. RPA Europe) for ECHA, between 2020 and today.
Should too many documents fall into the scope of my request, please provide me with a list of identified documents and I will identify and let you know those that I am interested in.
I am giving consent to disclose my affiliation (ARIA - www.aria.info) should it be requested by the third-parties concerned.
Yours faithfully,
Alessandro Runci
ARIA
[email address]
Via Fausto Pesci 47 - 00177 - Rome, Italy
Dear Mr. Runci,
Thank you for your below message dated 6 March 2025.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents
under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, which has been registered on 7 March
2025 under reference ATD/024/2025.
Best regards,
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Dear Mr Runci,
ECHA has identified a minimum of 114 documents which will require both
internal and external consultations. As you mentioned in your request
should too many documents fall into the scope of your request, ECHA could
provide a list of identified documents for you to select those you are
interested in. Therefore, we suggest organising a teleconference to
negotiate the scope on the basis of the list of documents concerned and to
agree on a fair solution.
We propose the following timeslots for our teleconference:
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 11 am – 11:45 am, (UTC +2 EET) Helsinki time
Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 2 pm – 2:45 pm, (UTC +2 EET) Helsinki time
Friday, 28 March 2025 at 1 pm – 1:45 pm, (UTC +2 EET) Helsinki time
Kindly indicate your preference by return email.
Best regards,
From: ECHA ATD <[ECHA request email]>
Sent: Friday, March 7, 2025 12:37 PM
To: [FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[ECHA request email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of receipt – ATD/024/2025
Dear Mr. Runci,
Thank you for your below message dated 6 March 2025.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents
under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, which has been registered on 7 March
2025 under reference ATD/024/2025.
Best regards,
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Dear ECHA ATD,
Thank you for your message. Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 11 am – 11:45 am, (UTC +2 EET) works for me.
Yours sincerely,
Alessandro Runci
Dear Mr Runci,
Thank you for your swift reply agreeing to discuss on Wednesday 26 March at 11 am Helsinki time.
Could you kindly provide us your business/personal email address to which we can send you our Teams invitation.
Best regards,
Access to documents team
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Dear ECHA ATD,
As per our conversation, I am hereby reducing the scope of my access to documents request, as following:
1. SC2 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams:
- Request for offer (ToR)
- Deliverable
2. SC3 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams (part 2)
- Request for offer
- 2 deliverables
3. SC4 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams (part 3)
- Request for offer
- Deliverable
4. SC5 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams (part 4)
- Request for offer
- 2 deliberables
5. SC12 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams (part 5)
- Request for offer
- Deliverable
6. SC14 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams (Part 6)
- Request For Offer (=Terms of Reference)
- 2 deliverables
7. SC20 - REACH restriction support – Hazard assessment for PAHs: Ramboll GmbH
- Request for offer
- Deliverable
8. SC26 - REACH restriction support – PFAS in firefighting foams (part 7)
- Request for offer
- Deliverable
Yours sincerely,
Alessandro Runci
Dear Mr Runci,
Thank you for having provided us the reduced scope of your access to documents request.
We are currently consulting the responsible Unit to be able to indicate to you as soon as possible whether we will be able to complete the handling of your request within the statutory deadlines or whether an additional negotiated fair solution deadline will be needed.
Best regards,
Access to documents team
European Chemicals Agency
Dear Mr Runci,
Following your access to document request registered under reference
ECHA/024/2025, please find attached a communication regarding the
extension of the deadline for replying and the reasons hereto.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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Dear Mr Runci,
Please find attached a communication regarding your access to document
request registered under reference ECHA/024/2025.
As the letter covers 16 attachments, please note that they will be sent
via several emails. We therefore invite you to verify that you will have
received 16 attachments in total.
Best regards,
Procurement Team
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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From: ECHA General Procurement <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2025 4:23 PM
To: [FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA
Dear Mr Runci,
Following your access to document request registered under reference
ECHA/024/2025, please find attached a communication regarding the
extension of the deadline for replying and the reasons hereto.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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Second email with attachments.
From: VACHER Justine
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:01 PM
To: [FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[ECHA request email]>; ECHA General
Procurement <[email address]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA - email 1
Importance: High
Dear Mr Runci,
Please find attached a communication regarding your access to document
request registered under reference ECHA/024/2025.
As the letter covers 16 attachments, please note that they will be sent
via several emails. We therefore invite you to verify that you will have
received 16 attachments in total.
Best regards,
Procurement Team
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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From: ECHA General Procurement <[5][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2025 4:23 PM
To: [6][FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[7][ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA
Dear Mr Runci,
Following your access to document request registered under reference
ECHA/024/2025, please find attached a communication regarding the
extension of the deadline for replying and the reasons hereto.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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Third email with attachments.
From: ECHA General Procurement
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:05 PM
To: [FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA - email 2
Second email with attachments.
From: VACHER Justine
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:01 PM
To: [1][FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[2][ECHA request email]>; ECHA General
Procurement <[3][email address]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA - email 1
Importance: High
Dear Mr Runci,
Please find attached a communication regarding your access to document
request registered under reference ECHA/024/2025.
As the letter covers 16 attachments, please note that they will be sent
via several emails. We therefore invite you to verify that you will have
received 16 attachments in total.
Best regards,
Procurement Team
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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From: ECHA General Procurement <[8][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2025 4:23 PM
To: [9][FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[10][ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA
Dear Mr Runci,
Following your access to document request registered under reference
ECHA/024/2025, please find attached a communication regarding the
extension of the deadline for replying and the reasons hereto.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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Fourth and last email with attachments.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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From: ECHA General Procurement
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:06 PM
To: '[FOI #15660 email]' <[FOI #15660 email]>
Cc: ECHA ATD <[ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA - email 3
Third email with attachments.
From: ECHA General Procurement
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:05 PM
To: [5][FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[6][ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA - email 2
Second email with attachments.
From: VACHER Justine
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:01 PM
To: [7][FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[8][ECHA request email]>; ECHA General Procurement
<[9][email address]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA - email 1
Importance: High
Dear Mr Runci,
Please find attached a communication regarding your access to document
request registered under reference ECHA/024/2025.
As the letter covers 16 attachments, please note that they will be sent
via several emails. We therefore invite you to verify that you will have
received 16 attachments in total.
Best regards,
Procurement Team
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
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From: ECHA General Procurement <[14][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2025 4:23 PM
To: [15][FOI #15660 email]
Cc: ECHA ATD <[16][ECHA request email]>
Subject: RE: access to documents request - Work performed by third-parties
for ECHA
Dear Mr Runci,
Following your access to document request registered under reference
ECHA/024/2025, please find attached a communication regarding the
extension of the deadline for replying and the reasons hereto.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
echa.europa.eu
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
EMAS Registered [17][IMG] [18][IMG] [19][IMG] [20][IMG]
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Dear ECHA General Procurement,
Could you disclose the remaining documents as soon as possible?
Yours sincerely,
Alessandro Runci
Dear Mr Runci,
Please find attached the second batch of documents in your request registered under reference ECHA/024/2025.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland
Dear Mr Runci,
Please find attached the third and last batch of document in your request registered under reference ECHA/024/2025.
Best regards,
Justine VACHER
Procurement Officer
Unit R1 - Finance
P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki,
Finland