Skip to content

GlobalLawDBby GenieAI

Laws Search Sanctions Map Data Developers

Search the text of the law

Log in Get an API key

Laws Search Sanctions Map Data Developers

Log in Get an API key

The Global Law Database. Free to read, built for people and AI agents.

Explore

All laws
Search the text
Sanctions
Map of connections
Compare UK and EU

Developers

AI agents (MCP)
REST API
Bulk data
API keys

Coverage

United Kingdom
European Union
United States
Canada
Australia
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Austria
Norway
Finland
Switzerland
Ireland

GlobalLawDB is made by GenieAI, London. It is not legal advice: check the official text before relying on it. Text comes from official publishers under their licences, listed on the Data page.

ThemeMatch my systemLightDark

European Union
European Commission v EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (C-365/12 P)
Judgment
The appeal
Findings of the Court
The exceptions to the right of access…
–Whether there is a general presumptio…
81

European Commission v EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (C-365/12 P)

Judgment of 27 Feb 2014law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-365-12/para_81@2026-11-10

81Contrary to the General Court’s findings at paragraph 57 of the judgment under appeal, a similar general presumption applies to a request for access to a set of documents in a file relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-365/12 P · ECLI:EU:C:2014:112
Decided: 27 Feb 2014
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62008TJ0344
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Rapporteur: A. Ó Caoimh
Advocate General: P. Cruz Villalón
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, C.G. Fernlund, A. Ó Caoimh, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0365

Topics

Access to documents Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

History · 1 version

27 Feb 2014Reading

Connections

Interprets 1: EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG v European Commission (T-344/08)
Cited by 21: Novis Insurance Company, Novis Versicherungsgesellschaft, Novis Compagnia di Assicurazioni, Novis Poisťovňa a.s. v European Commission (T-185/24); European Commission v Covington & Burling and Bart Van Vooren (C-540/23 P); AQ v European Chemicals Agency (T-1101/23); Martijn Frederik Nouwen v Council of the European Union (T-255/24); Lisa Ballmann v European Data Protection Board (T-183/23)2 provisions; Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) v European Commission (T-104/23); TotalEnergies Marketing Nederland NV v European Commission (T-332/22)4 provisions; Sara Soares v European Commission (T-606/23); ClientEarth AISBL v European Commission (C-249/23); Margrete Auken and Others v European Commission (T-689/21); Patrick Breyer v European Research Executive Agency (REA) (C-135/22 P); Troy Chemical Company BV v European Commission (T-662/21); Tazzetti SpA and Tazzetti, SA v European Commission (T-825/19); Satabank plc v European Central Bank (T-72/20); Ondřej Múka v European Commission (T-214/21); Huhtamaki Sàrl v European Commission (T-134/20); Patrick Breyer v European Research Executive Agency (T-158/19); JP v European Commission (T-247/20); JR v European Commission (T-265/20); AlzChem Group AG v European Commission (T-569/19); TUIfly GmbH v European Commission (T-619/18)
Cites 19: 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; Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance); Vincenzo Manfredi v Lloyd Adriatico Assicurazioni SpA, Antonio Cannito v Fondiaria Sai SpA and Nicolò Tricarico and Pasqualina Murgolo v Assitalia SpA (C-295/04, C-296/04, C-297/04, C-298/04); European Commission v The Bavarian Lager Co. Ltd (C-28/08 P); Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt (C-360/09); European Commission v Technische Glaswerke Ilmenau GmbH (C-139/07 P); Kingdom of Sweden and Maurizio Turco v Council of the European Union (C-39/05); Kingdom of Sweden v Association de la presse internationale ASBL (API) and European Commission, Association de la presse internationale ASBL (API) v European Commission and European Commission v Association de la presse internationale ASBL (API) (C-514/07 P, C-528/07 P, C-532/07 P); European Commission v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS (C-404/10 P); Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) and Republic of Finland v European Commission (C-514/11 P, C-605/11 P); Kingdom of Sweden v European Commission and MyTravel Group plc (C-506/08 P); Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty; Council of the European Union v Access Info Europe (C-280/11 P); Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (Text with EEA relevance); Courage Ltd v Bernard Crehan and Bernard Crehan v Courage Ltd and Others (C-453/99); Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Donau Chemie AG and Others (C-536/11); EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG v European Commission (T-344/08); European Commission v Agrofert Holding a.s (C-477/10 P)