48However, Article 4(5) of Regulation No 1049/2001 does not confer on the Member State concerned a general and unconditional right of veto, such that it might oppose, in an entirely discretionary manner and without having to give reasons for its decision, the disclosure of any document held by an institution simply because it originates from that Member State (Sweden v Commission, paragraph 58, and IFAW Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds v Commission, paragraph 57).
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