Drafts formal access-to-documents requests under EU Regulation 1049/2001, Germany's IFG, Switzerland's BGÖG, or France's CADA regime with correct legal basis and procedural language.
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Drafts a formal access-to-documents request under the applicable European transparency law for a specified institution and jurisdiction — covering EU Regulation 1049/2001, Germany's IFG, Switzerland's BGÖG, and France's CADA regime — using the correct legal basis, required elements, and procedural language for each.
Drafts a formal access-to-documents request under the applicable European transparency law for a specified institution and jurisdiction — covering EU Regulation 1049/2001, Germany's IFG, Switzerland's BGÖG, and France's CADA regime — using the correct legal basis, required elements, and procedural language for each.
Required: The target institution or authority; the jurisdiction (EU, Germany, Switzerland, or France); a description of the documents you are seeking (as specific as possible — date range, document type, subject matter, authoring department) Optional: Your affiliation (journalist, researcher, citizen — some regimes treat applicants differently); whether you want the request in English, German, or French; any previous request reference numbers for follow-ups; a deadline or time-sensitivity note
Identifies the applicable legal regime based on the target institution and jurisdiction. EU institutions fall under Regulation 1049/2001. German federal authorities fall under IFG (state authorities may fall under state-level IFG equivalents — the skill flags this). Swiss federal authorities fall under BGÖG/LTrans. French administrative authorities fall under the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration (CRPA), with the Commission d'accès aux documents administratifs (CADA) as the recourse body.
Drafts the request using the structure and language the receiving body expects:
Includes the appropriate appeal pathway for the jurisdiction:
Adds practical notes: where to send the request (physical address, email, online portal if available), expected format, recommended evidence of submission (registered mail, delivery receipt, email read-receipt), and a reminder to log the date of submission for deadline tracking.
A ready-to-send request letter (200–400 words depending on complexity), followed by a procedural summary (100–200 words) listing: legal basis cited, response deadline, appeal pathway, and submission method. The letter is written in the language appropriate to the jurisdiction (English for EU institutions, German for German and Swiss authorities, French for French authorities) unless the user requests a specific language. Register is formal and precise without being ornate.
Target institution: European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) Jurisdiction: EU Documents sought: All internal correspondence, meeting minutes, and draft impact assessments related to the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC), from January 2023 to the present, specifically within Unit ENV.C.2 (Marine Environment and Water Industry). Affiliation: Journalist at an independent European news outlet. Language: English.
Request letter
To: European Commission Secretariat-General — Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents BERL 7/076 1049 Brussels, Belgium [email protected]
Re: Application for access to documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001
Dear Secretariat-General,
Under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, I request access to the following documents held by the Directorate-General for Environment:
All internal correspondence (emails, notes, internal memoranda) within or involving Unit ENV.C.2 (Marine Environment and Water Industry) concerning the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC), from 1 January 2023 to the date of this request.
All meeting minutes from internal meetings and inter-service consultations involving Unit ENV.C.2 on the same subject and within the same period.
All draft impact assessments, including intermediate versions, prepared by or for DG ENV in connection with the directive revision.
I request the widest possible access to these documents. Should full access to any document be refused, I request partial access to the non-exempt portions, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Regulation 1049/2001.
I am a journalist working for an independent European news outlet. This request is made in the public interest, as the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive affects water quality standards for over 400 million EU residents.
I request that the documents be provided in electronic form.
I would be grateful for confirmation of receipt and note that Article 7(1) of Regulation 1049/2001 requires a response within 15 working days of registration.
Yours faithfully, [Name] [News outlet] [Contact details]
Procedural summary
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