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Guido Strack v European Commission (C-127/13 P)
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The cross-appeal
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Guido Strack v European Commission (C-127/13 P)

Judgment of 2 Oct 2014law://eu/cjeu/2013/c-127-13/para_38@2026-11-10

38In that connection, as the Advocate General noted in point 65 of her Opinion, the right of access to documents held by the institutions within the meaning of Article 2(3) of Regulation No 1049/2001 applies only to existing documents in the possession of the institution concerned.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-127/13 P · ECLI:EU:C:2014:2250
Decided: 2 Oct 2014
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62007TJ0392
Applicant: Guido Strack
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 4 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça G. Arestis, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62013CJ0127

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Access to documents Protection of personal data

History · 1 version

2 Oct 2014Reading

Connections

Interprets 1: Guido Strack v European Commission (T-392/07)
Cited by 25: Emilio De Capitani v Council of the European Union (T-590/23); MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, anciennement Sber Vermögensverwaltungs AG v Single Resolution Board (T-291/23); Milan Zver v European Commission (T-235/24); Citizens' Committee of the European Citizens' Initiative "Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe" v European Commission (C-26/23); ABLV Bank AS v European Central Bank (T-100/23); EZ v European Commission (T-450/24); eClear AG v European Commission (T-127/23); Rems Kargins v European Commission (T-110/23); Sara Soares v European Commission (T-606/23); JCDecaux Street Furniture Belgium v European Commission (C-710/22 P); Herbert Smith Freehills LLP v European Commission (T-570/22); British American Tobacco Polska Trading sp. z o.o. v European Commission (T-311/23); Fabien Courtois and Others v European Commission (T-761/21); European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Indo European Foods Ltd (C-801/21 P); Luisa Izuzquiza and Others v European Parliament (T-375/22); Roberto Acampora and Others v European Commission (T-261/23); XC v European Commission (C-527/21); Robert Stockdale v Council of the European Union and Others (T-776/20); Eurecna SpA v European Commission (T-377/21); Michele Vendrame v European Commission (T-379/21); Covington & Burling and Bart Van Vooren v European Commission (T-201/21); Giorgio Basaglia v European Commission (T-597/21); Hans-Wilhelm Saure v European Commission (T-524/21); Ondřej Múka v European Commission (T-214/21); Pollinis France v European Commission (T-371/20)
Cites 22: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data; 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; European Commission v The Bavarian Lager Co. Ltd (C-28/08 P); Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-583/11 P); Union nationale des entraîneurs et cadres techniques professionnels du football (Unectef) v Georges Heylens and others (C-222/86); Christos Gogos v European Commission (C-583/08 P); Council of the European Union v Heidi Hautala (C-353/99 P); Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) and Republic of Finland v European Commission (C-514/11 P, C-605/11 P); IFAW Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds gGmbH v European Commission (C-135/11 P); E.ON Energie AG v European Commission (C-89/11 P); Anna Maria Campogrande v Commission of the European Communities (C-62/01 P); Ivan Jurašinović v Council of the European Union (C-576/12 P); Internationaler Hilfsfonds eV v European Commission (C-362/08); NDSHT Nya Destination Stockholm Hotell & Teaterpaket AB v European Commission (C-322/09 P); Corus UK Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-199/99 P); Rudy Verzyck v European Commission (C-225/82); Paulo Sequeira Wandschneider v European Commission (T-110/04); Guido Strack v European Commission (T-392/07); Rousse Industry v European Commission (C-271/13); Groupe Gascogne SA v European Commission (C-58/12 P)