44Consequently, it is apparent that the EU legislature intended to subject requests for access by third parties to information contained in application dossiers for authorisation to place plant protection products or biocides on the market, in respect of which confidential treatment may be requested pursuant to the abovementioned provisions, to the general provisions of Directive 2003/4 (see, a contrario, judgment of 22 December 2010, Ville de Lyon, C‑524/09, EU:C:2010:822, paragraph 40).
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