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Kingdom of Sweden v Commission of the European Communities and Others (C-64/05 P)
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Kingdom of Sweden v Commission of the European Communities and Others (C-64/05 P)

Judgment of 18 Dec 2007law://eu/cjeu/2005/c-64-05/para_46@2026-11-10

46Moreover, such a right to be consulted is already possessed by the Member States to a great extent by virtue of Article 4(4) of the regulation, which lays down an obligation to ‘consult the third party’ unless it is clear that the document shall or shall not be disclosed.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-64/05 P · ECLI:EU:C:2007:802
Decided: 18 Dec 2007
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62002TJ0168
Applicants: Kingdom of Sweden; IFAW Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds gGmbH
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: K. Schiemann
Advocate General: M. Poiares Maduro
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, K. Lenaerts, G. Arestis, U. Lõhmus, K. Schiemann, P. Kūris, E. Juhász, J. Malenovský, J. Klučka, E. Levits
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62005CJ0064

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Interprets 1: IFAW Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds gGmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-168/02)
Cited by 20: European Commission v Patrick Breyer (C-213/15 P); Silvio Berlusconi and Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest SpA (Fininvest) v Banca d'Italia and Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS) (C-219/17); Rems Kargins v European Commission (T-110/23); Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre v European Commission (C-51/23); Hungary v European Commission (T-104/22); Veneziana Energia Risorse Idriche Territorio Ambiente Servizi SpA (Veritas) v European Commission (T-602/22)2 provisions; Giorgio Basaglia v European Commission (T-597/21); Compañía de Tranvías de la Coruña, SA v European Commission (T-485/18); Falcon Technologies International LLC v European Commission (T-875/16); Loreto Sumner v European Commission (T-152/17); Chambre de commerce et d'industrie métropolitaine Bretagne-Ouest (port de Brest) v European Commission (T-39/17); Republic of Malta v European Commission (T-653/16)2 provisions; Pagkyprios organismos ageladotrofon (POA) Dimosia Ltd v European Commission (T-74/16); Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH v European Commission (C-60/15 P); Gameart sp. z o.o. v European Commission (T-264/15); French Republic v European Commission (T-344/15)2 provisions; ClientEarth v European Commission (T-424/14, T-425/14)2 provisions; Christodoulos Alexandrou v European Commission (T-515/14); ClientEarth and The International Chemical Secretariat v European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (T-245/11)2 provisions; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd v European Commission (T-480/11)
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; 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; Oleificio Borelli SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-97/91); Carl Kühne GmbH & Co. KG and Others v Jütro Konservenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (C-269/99); Council of the European Union v Heidi Hautala (C-353/99 P); Jose Maria Sison v Council of the European Union (C-266/05 P); Kingdom of the Netherlands and Gerard van der Wal v Commission of the European Communities (C-174/98 P, C-189/98 P); Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 8 February 1994 on public access to Commission documents; 93/731/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 1993 on public access to Council documents; 97/632/EC, ECSC, Euratom: European Parliament Decision of 10 July 1997 on public access to European Parliament documents; IFAW Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds gGmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-168/02)