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EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL ENVIRONMENT Directorate B - Circular Economy ENV.B.2 - Safe and Sustainable Chemicals Brussels, e-dated. Ref. Ares(2022)7499160 - 28/10/2022 Vicky Cann CEO Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Brussels By email: ask+request-119422c952f3d@asktheeu.org Dear Ms Cann, Subject: Your application for access to documents: Ref EASE No 2022/5764 We refer to your request for access to documents dated 07/10/2022 and registered under the above-mentioned reference number. You requested access to the following: "...documents related to the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, and in particular to the reform of the CLP and REACH Regulations: 1. A list of all meetings/ discussions that have taken place since 1st December 2021 between the directors and director-general of DG ENV with representatives of individual companies (including their lobby consultancies and law firms) and/or industry associations on the other hand, specifically: BDI, VCI, CEFIC, Eurometaux, Bayer, BASF, PlasticsEurope, Corteva, 3M, Chemours, Corbion, Solvay. 2. Any records, minutes or notes of these meetings/discussions. 3. Any briefings prepared for these meetings. 4. All correspondence exchanged since 1st December 2021 (including SMS & any other type of messages processed through phone apps - eg., WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram etc, recorded voice messages, emails, letters and attached documents) between the above DG ENV officials and representatives of individual companies (including lobby consultancies and law firms) and/or industry associations on the other hand.". Your application is currently being handled. However, we have not been able to complete the handling of your application within the time limit of 15 working days, expiring on 31/10/2022. An extended time limit is needed, as additional consultations need to be performed. Therefore, we have to extend the time limit with 15 working days in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to documents. The new time limit expires on 23/11/2022. We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause. Yours faithfully, Cristina de Avila Head of Unit Electronically signed on 28/10/2022 14:21 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121