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EUROPEAN COMMISSION Ref. ARreesf(.2A0r2e2s)(529022524)78648- 62252/068-/20072/122/2022 Ursula von der Leyen The President Brussels, 2 5. 08, 20 Ares (2022) 5066460 Dear Dr , I would like to thank you for your letter, on behalfofthe Board ofCefic, kindly inviting me to participate in a dialogue with global chemical industry CEOs during the Cefic Convention, on 6 or 7 October 2022. Regretfully, despite my appreciation for your invitation and for the important topics outlined for discussion in your letter, I am unable to reply positively due to prior commitments in my agenda on the days in question. Thank you in advance for your considerate understanding. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes for a successful Convention in October and my sincere congratulations on Cefic 's momentous 50-year anniversary. Yours faithfully, Ursula von der Leyen European Chemical Industry Council - Cefic E-mail: ^efiEe Commission europenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGI - Tel. +32 2299 lill