Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-204/09)
law://eu/cjeu/2009/c-204-09/para_63@2026-11-12
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
63None the less, public authorities should not be able to determine unilaterally the circumstances in which the confidentiality referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/4 can be invoked, which means in particular that national law must clearly establish the scope of the concept of ‘proceedings’ of public authorities referred to in that provision, which refers to the final stages of the decision-making process of public authorities.