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EUROPEAN COMMISSION SECRETARIAT-GENERAL Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic and Social Affairs Ref. Ares(2023)3666686 - 26/05/2023 Brussels SG.D2/MJ Ms Vicky CANN Corporate Europe Observatory 26 rue d'Edimbourg 1050 Bruxelles By e-mail: ask+request-1281297aab87c@asktheeu.org Subject: Your application for access to documents EASE 2023/2044 Dear Madam Cann, We refer to your email of 31 March 2023, registered on 3 April 2023 under the above mentioned reference number. You requested access to following documents related to the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability's concepts of `essential use' and `generic approach to risk management (GRA)': 1. A list of all meetings/ discussions since 14 October 2020 between officials and or Commissioners with businesses, trade associations, or think tanks where these topics were discussed. 2. Any records, minutes or notes of these meetings/discussions. 3. All correspondence since 14 October 2020, where these topics were discussed, exchanged between officials and or Commissioners with businesses, trade associations, or think tanks. We acknowledge that you made a similar request to other Directorates-General. This reply relates only to the documents held by the Secretariat General. You received or will receive the replies from the other respective Directorates-General in due course. We have identified the following enclosed documents that fall within the scope of your request: 1. Ares(2020)5534540 - email.pdf 2. Ares(2020)5534540 - Endocrine Society Press Release EU Chemical Strategy FINAL.pdf 3. Ares(2020)5700418 - 3M contribution to CfE - Cover Letter - 28 July 2020.pdf 4. Ares(2020)5700418 - 3M Meeting with EC DG GROW - 24 September 2020.pdf 5. Ares(2020)5700418 email.pdf 6. Ares(2020)6335287 - BEUC-L-2020-345 Mr. Frans Timmermans.pdf 7. Ares(2020)6335287 - BEUC-L-2020-346 Mr. Sinkevicius.pdf 8. Ares(2020)6335287 email.pdf 9. Ares(2020)6843426 email.msg 10. Ares(2020)7283463 - Co-signature HOC Timmermans and HOC Sinkevicius.pdf 11. Ares(2020)7283463 - FINAL to be sent out Co-signature HOC Timmermans and HOC Sinkevicius.pdf 12. Ares(2020)7283463 RE_ Ares(2020)5411360 Cefic letter on Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.pdf 13. Ares(2020)7283463 - signed DS _6486797_Co-signature HOC Timmermans and HOC Sinkevicius (1).pdf 14. Ares(2020)7440242 email.msg 15. Ares(2020)7510469 - 6335287 Reply to Ms Monique Goyens Director General BEUC Co-sign F Timmermans V Sinkevicius.pdf 16. Ares(2020)7510469 - Letter_BEUC_EVP_VS_10_12_2020.pdf 17. Ares(2020)7510469 RE_ Ares(2020)6335287 BEUC welcomes the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.pdf 18. Ares(2020)7598516 - Co-signature Timmermanns sinkevicius.pdf 19. Ares(2020)7598516 - Cosigned_EVP_VS_reply_to med_societies_14_12_2020.pdf 20. Ares(2020)7598516 RE_ Ares(2020)4915720 Multi-Society Letter Regarding Endocrine Disruptors and EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.pdf 21. Ares(2020)7837369 RE_ EC & 3M cooperation on Green Deal & new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (linked to Ares(2020)5700418 ).pdf 22. Ares(2020)7913496 - 20201208_Reply ES CB.pdf 23. Ares(2020)7913496 - Letter from Commissioner Sinkevicius.pdf 24. Ares(2020)7913496 RE_ Endocrine Society welcomes Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and EDC measures.pdf 25. Ares(2021)1649017 EEB Input to the EU Environment Council Meeting 18 03 2021 - email.pdf 26. Ares(2021)1649017 EEB Input to the EU Environment Council Meeting 18 03 2021 - letter.pdf 27. Ares(2021)3629387 2021.06.PFAS_Letter-EU-Commissioners.pdf 28. Ares(2021)3629387 email.pdf 29. Ares(2021)4385154 EEB on the Environmental Priorities under Slovenia Presidency - memorandum.pdf 30. Ares(2021)4385154 EEB on the Environmental Priorities under Slovenia's Presidency - email.pdf 31. Ares(2021)4385154 EEB on the Environmental Priorities under Slovenia's Presidency - letter.pdf 32. Ares(2021)4869840 210702 - AS 4823852 - Reply_fcm_pfas_schematic _GROW_ENV_SANTE (002) (1).pdf 33. Ares(2021)5919566 Cefic Meeting - assessment of the business impacts of the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability_.pdf 34. Ares(2021)7758852 email.msg 35. Ares(2021)7758852 NGOs_ECCabinet_meeting_08122021.pdf 36. Ares(2022)39345 EEB letter on the environmental priorities under France's Presidency - email_.pdf 37. Ares(2022)39345 EEB letter on the environmental priorities under France's Presidency - letter.pdf 38. Ares(2022)39345 EEB priorities for the Trio Presidency FR - CZ - SE.pdf 39. Ares(2022)39345 The EEBs Memorandum to the French Presidency 2022_Redacted.pdf 40. Ares(2022)4826004 EEBs Memorandum to the incoming CZ Presidency + MEETING REQUEST - letter.pdf 41. Ares(2022)4826004 EEB's Memorandum to the incoming CZ Presidency.pdf 42. Ares(2022)4826004 email_Redacted.pdf 43. Ares(2022)5218564 IFRA meeting request - Discuss the implementation of the EU Green Deal and EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability for the fragrance industry.pdf 44. Ares(2022)5218564 IFRA policy position paper - Summary version.pdf 45. Ares(2022)5218564 IFRA policy position paper.pdf 46. Ares(2022)5249881 RE_ Ares(2022)5218564 IFRA meeting request - Discuss the implementation of the EU Green Deal and EU Chemicals Strategy.pdf 47. Ares(2022)5293239 RE_ Follow up - Request for a meeting of MedTech Europe secretariat with Mrs Helena Braun on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.pdf 48. Ares(2022)642244 - Letter from Commissioner Sinkevicius.pdf 49. Ares(2022)642244 - Reply CFE-CEFIC letter on CSS-animals_v2.pdf 50. Ares(2022)642244 RE_ ANIMAL TESTING AND THE CHEMICALS STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY.pdf 51. Ares(2022)6807586 220718_MedTech Europe REACH Revision Views_FINAL.pdf 52. Ares(2022)6807586 220927_MTE One Pager_Legacy Approach_FINAL.pdf 53. Ares(2022)6807586 Meeting with MedTech Europe on 7 October (linked to Ares(2022)5293239).pdf 54. ARES(2022)7670511 Meeting between CEFIC and EC 01 12 2021.pdf 55. Ares(2022)8924593 EEB memorandum to SW Presidency.pdf 56. Ares(2022)8924593 FW_ Environmental Priorities under the Swedish Presidency of the European Union.pdf 57. Ares(2022)8924593 SW Memorandum December 21 2022.pdf 58. Ares(2023)1410332 - 20230227 EEB letter to Timmermans and relavant Commissioners.pdf 59. Ares(2023)1410332 email.pdf 60. Ares(2023)1833535 - email.pdf 61. Ares(2023)1916132 - email.pdf 62. Ares(2023)1916132 - HM_REACH_position_paper.pdf 63. Ares(2023)1990325 - email.pdf 64. Ares(2023)2654976 - 230329 - AS 3428546 - Courtesy translation EN.pdf 65. Ares(2023)2654976 - 230329 - AS 3428546 - Reply signed by GC - Enzymen-Greendeal - NL version.pdf 66. Ares(2023)7240543 - email.pdf 67. Ares(2023)7240543 - Joint-letter-Animal-Testing-CSS Nov 21.pdf A complete disclosure of the documents is prevented by the exception concerning the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual outlined in Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, because they contain the following personal data: the names/initials, contact information and functions of Commission staff members not pertaining to the senior management. the names/initials, contact details and functions of other natural persons. Article 9(1)(b) of the Data Protection Regulation does not allow the transmission of these personal data, except if you prove that it is necessary to have the data transmitted to you for a specific purpose in the public interest and where there is no reason to assume that the legitimate interests of the data subject might be prejudiced. In your request, you do not express any particular interest to have access to these personal data nor do you put forward any arguments to establish the necessity to have the data transmitted for a specific purpose in the public interest. Consequently, I conclude that, pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, access cannot be granted to the personal data contained in the requested documents, as the need to obtain access thereto for a purpose in the public interest has not been substantiated and there is no reason to think that the legitimate interests of the individuals concerned would not be prejudiced by disclosure of the personal data concerned. Please note that the minutes were drawn up for internal use under the responsibility of the concerned services. They solely reflect the service's interpretation of the interventions made and do not set out any official position of the third parties to which the documents refer, which ware not consulted on its content. They do not reflect the position of the Commission and cannot be quoted as such. In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position. Such a confirmatory application should be addressed to the Secretariat-General of the Commission within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter. You can submit it in one of the following ways: by asking for a review via your portal1 account (available only for initial requests submitted via the portal account), or by mail: European Commission Secretariat-General Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1) BERL 7/076 B-1049 Bruxelles or by email to: sg-acc-doc@ec.europa.eu Yours faithfully, ROLLER Elisa Director Annexes: 67 1 https://www.ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-request Electronically signed on 26/05/2023 11:52 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121