Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-204/09)
law://eu/cjeu/2009/c-204-09/para_31@2026-11-13
Key facts
Court
Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case
C-204/09 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:71
Decided
14 Feb 2012
Procedure
Preliminary reference · referred by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany)
Applicant
Flachglas Torgau GmbH
Defendant
Federal Republic of Germany
Rapporteur
J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General
E. Sharpston
Bench
13 judgesV. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, A. Rosas, M. Ilešič, E. Levits, A. Ó Caoimh, L. Bay Larsen, M. Berger
31In adopting Directive 2003/4, the European Union intended to ensure the compatibility of European Union law with that convention in view of its conclusion by the Community by providing for a general scheme to ensure that any natural or legal person in a Member State has a right of access to environmental information held by or on behalf of the public authorities, without that person having to show an interest (see, to that effect, Ville de Lyon, paragraph 36).