Judgment_paragraph 37 · Einhell Germany AG and Others v European Commission (T-73/12)

37Moreover, it is settled case-law that, under the rules which govern procedure in cases before the General Court, parties are entitled to protection against the misuse of pleadings and evidence and that, therefore, the parties to a case, whether the main parties or interveners, have the right to use the pleadings of other parties to which they have been granted access solely for the purpose of defending their own legal position in the context of that case (order of 15 October 2009 in Hangzhou Duralamp Electronics v Council, T‑459/07, ECR, EU:T:2009:403, paragraph 13 and the case-law cited).