Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-204/09)
law://eu/cjeu/2009/c-204-09/para_57@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
57That is all the more the case because, as the Advocate General noted in points 77 and 78 of her Opinion, that restriction on the possibility of derogation provided for in the first sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/4 to only the duration of the legislative process applies without prejudice to the discretion of the institution or body having participated in that process to refuse to provide environmental information on other grounds, and in particular to make use of, where relevant, one of the exceptions provided for in Article 4 of that directive.