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Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you very much for your reply. I look forward to your reply to my FOI request by 30-10-2023. Kind regards and many thanks for your work, Patrick Breyer Anfragenr: 288508 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/288508/ Postanschrift Patrick Breyer << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >>

Guten Tag, meine Informationsfreiheitsanfrage „June and November Meetings of the HLEG on access to data for effective law enforcement“ vom 18.09.2023 (#288508) wurde von Ihnen nicht in der gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Zeit beantwortet. Sie haben die Frist mittlerweile um 27 Tage überschritten. Bitte informieren Sie mich umgehend über den Stand meiner Anfrage. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Patrick Breyer

Dear Leandro Pereira Mendes, Many thanks for the message concerning the request for access to Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/5384. Anfragenr: 288508 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/288508/ Postanschrift Patrick Breyer << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >>

Dear Leandro Pereira Mendes, Many thanks for sending the documents. I would like to ask that the minutes and the participants’ submissions of all previous meetings of the group and the sub-groups according to the Rules of procedure of the HLG [1] also be made available. Kind regards and many thanks for your work, Patrick Breyer [1] Point 13 Transparency paragraph "DG HOME shall make available all relevant documents, including the agendas, the minutes and the participants’ submissions, either on the Register of expert groups or a link from the Register to a dedicated website, where this information can be found. (...) " https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-10/Rules%20of%20procedure%20of%20the%20HLG_en.pdf Anfragenr: 288508 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/288508/ Postanschrift Patrick Breyer << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >>

Dear Dr Patrick Breyer, Many thanks for your email. We kindly ask you not to submit any access to Commission documents requests via this Functional Mail Box but to use the official channels only. Moreover, as you may know, several documents related to the work of the High-Level Group are also published on its dedicated webpage. We invite you to consider in the future the possibility to limit your requests to documents other than those already available on the internet to allow for a swifter processing of your requests. Kind regards, Leandro Pereira Mendes Secretariat High-Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement European Commission Directorate-General Migration & Home Affairs 46 Rue de Luxembourg | B-1049 Brussels | << Adresse entfernt >> <<E-Mail-Adresse>> High-Level Group (HLG) on access to data for effective law enforcement

Dear Monique PARIAT, Dear Sir or Madam, Many thanks for your response [1] to my application for access to documents – EASE 2023/5384 and EASE 2023/6094 in which you justify the partial disclosure of the following documents [2]: 17. Participants List, 1st Plenary Meeting, European Commission, reference Ares(2023)7247443 (hereafter ‘document 17’), 18. Participants List, Working Group 1, European Commission, reference Ares(2023)7247220 (hereafter ‘document 18’), 19. Participants List, Working Group 2, European Commission, reference Ares(2023)7247240 (hereafter ‘document 19’), 20. Participants List, Working Group 3, European Commission, reference Ares(2023)7247269 (hereafter ‘document 20’) I would like to justify full disclosure of these documents on the basis of the particular public interest in the participant lists as follows: According to a press report [3] that was discussed, shared and commented on by citizens online various NGOs have approached the group and asked to participate in the group's work to no avail. Also on social media citizens expressed the wish to know about who is participating in the group’s meetings very intense and strikingly numerous [4]. Only with detailed informations about the group's participants and invited participants citizens and organised civil society can interact with the "collaborative and inclusive platform" as provided for in the group's scoping paper [5] and elsewhere. In view of the relevance, the sensitivity and the controversial nature of the topics dealt with by the group (among others: access to data at rest in a user’s device (Working Group 1 ), access to data at rest in a provider’s system (Working Group 2) and access to data in transit (Working Group 3)) that potentially effect every citizen in the European Union, it is necessary for civil society to be able to communicate and exchange ideas with the participating organisations. Already by mid-2024, the group is expected to "Propose recommendations for the further development of Union policies and legislation to enhance and improve access to data for the purpose of effective law enforcement. In this context: contribute to integrating a law enforcement perspective, including privacy and data protection requirements, in all relevant EU policies and actions (‘security by design’)." [6] This is particularly the case because the Group's special status means that transparency is limited. Unlike a regular group, the group is not listed on the Register of Commission Expert Groups and Other Similar Entities, nor are its subgroups. In addition, minutes have not yet been published, contrary to Point 13 of the rules of procedure of the High Level Group [7]. The documents published in response to my enquiry show that participants in the group are quite willing to share information with the public. But the participants must be known to be asked and contacted by NGOs, academia, companies and citizens. A lack of transparency is likely to cause speculations and uncertainty in the media and the public about who is working in the HLG on the highly sensitive issues mentioned above. The legitimate interests of the data subject would in no way be prejudiced if at least the exact company, institution or authority and the department as well as contacts are disclosed. For these reasons, I would ask you to reconsider your decision and to disclose detailed information about the group's participants and invited experts. Yours sincerely, Patrick Breyer – – – [1] https://fragdenstaat.de/anfrage/june-and-november-meetings-of-the-hleg-on-access-to-data-for-effective-law-enforcement/ [2] https://fragdenstaat.de/anfrage/june-and-november-meetings-of-the-hleg-on-access-to-data-for-effective-law-enforcement/848493/anhang/replyease2023-5384-6094.pdf [3] https://netzpolitik.org/2023/eu-beraet-ueber-going-dark-hinter-verschlossenen-tueren/ [4] https://x.com/echo_pbreyer/status/1730211570045608386?s=20 https://x.com/echo_pbreyer/status/1730211576697782337?s=20 https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/111499769526754966 https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/111499644713378703 [5] https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8281-2023-INIT/en/pdf [6] https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8281-2023-INIT/en/pdf [7] https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-10/Rules%20of%20procedure%20of%20the%20HLG_en.pdf Anfragenr: 288508 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/288508/ Postanschrift Patrick Breyer << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >>

Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to kindly remind you of my e-mail with the subject »AW: RE: Your application for access to documents - 2023/5384 [#288508]« from 20 December 2023. Please let me know the status of my request. Kind regards, Patrick Breyer Anfragenr: 288508 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/288508/ Postanschrift Patrick Breyer << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >> << Adresse entfernt >>

Dear Patrick, Thank you for your message. We are processing your access to documents request, and hope to be able to send it out on the 30th of this month. Kindest regards, Secretariat High-Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement European Commission Directorate-General Migration & Home Affairs 46 Rue de Luxembourg | B-1049 Brussels | << Adresse entfernt >> <<E-Mail-Adresse>> High-Level Group (HLG) on access to data for effective law enforcement Follow us: |  |