"I regret that you have not introduced your request for authorisation in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Staff Regulations. Nevertheless, despite the late introduction of your request, I can inform you that the Appointing Authority, as from the date of this decision, gives you its approval to carry out this activity, as described in your request".
In total Mr Taylor worked for the Commission for 25 years until 2009.
Mr Taylor's request for authorisation for his subsequent roles, which was submitted more than two years late, sets out various roles. He has his own consultancy group called DMT Energy and it has longterm contracts with Bellona Europe, Burson-Marsteller, and the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute.
Burson-Marsteller’s clients with an interest in energy policy include: Suez Environnment, Exxon Mobil Chemical, European Small Volume Car Manufacturers Alliance, Camfil Farr and the European Roundtable of Industrialists. (Source: EU Transparency Register)
More information is available in the ALTER-EU report: Block the revolving door - why we need to stop EU officials becoming lobbyists: http://www.alter-eu.org/revolving-doors
ALTER-EU has now submitted a complaint to the Commission about how it has handled this revolving door case.
"CEO was shocked to learn how this case was handled by the Commission. Mr Taylor only applied for authorisation once CEO raised the case with the Commission. His request was more than two years late and appears to constitute a serious breach of the rules. Taylor's work at Burson-Marsteller, and his other paid energy interests, constitute a real risk of conflicts of interest with his former work at the Commission and we consider that he should have been subject to a full cooling off period or ban for 2 years and sanctions for his non-compliance with the rules. Instead, the Commission seems entirely unconcerned by this revolving doors case. This case shows the stark reality of the Commission's handling of the revolving door".