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ClientEarth v European Commission (C-57/16 P)
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ClientEarth v European Commission (C-57/16 P)

Judgment of 4 Sept 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-57-16/para_78@2026-11-10

78As such exceptions depart from the principle of the widest possible public access to documents, they must be interpreted and applied strictly (judgment of 13 July 2017, Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland v Commission, C‑60/15 P, EU:C:2017:540, paragraph 63 and the case-law cited).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-57/16 P · ECLI:EU:C:2018:660
Decided: 4 Sept 2018
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62014TJ0424
Applicant: ClientEarth
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: A. Tizzano
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, T. von Danwitz, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, A. Rosas, J. Malenovský, E. Juhász, A. Borg Barthet, D. Šváby, M. Berger, E. Jarašiūnas, C. Lycourgos, M. Vilaras, E. Regan
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0057

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Interprets 1: ClientEarth v European Commission (T-424/14, T-425/14)
Cited by 25: ClientEarth AISBL v European Commission (T-359/21); European Commission v Covington & Burling and Bart Van Vooren (C-540/23 P); Pollinis France v European Commission (T-94/23); Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) v European Commission (T-412/22); Aurelia Stiftung v European Commission (T-565/23); SD v European Medicines Agency (T-623/22); AQ v European Chemicals Agency (T-1101/23); Martijn Frederik Nouwen v Council of the European Union (T-255/24); Eva Kaili v European Parliament (T-1031/23); Arysta Lifescience v European Food Safety Authority (T-222/23); Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-679/20); Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) v European Commission (T-104/23); TotalEnergies Marketing Nederland NV v European Commission (T-332/22); Giacomo Santini and Others v European Parliament (C-198/21 P); Enrico Falqui v European Parliament (C-391/21 P); Maria Teresa Coppo Gavazzi and Others v European Parliament (C-725/20 P); Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre v European Commission (C-51/23); PH and Others v European Central Bank (T-323/22); Hungary v European Commission (T-104/22); European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Indo European Foods Ltd (C-801/21 P); Versobank AS v European Central Bank (C-803/21); Patrick Breyer v European Research Executive Agency (REA) (C-135/22 P); Troy Chemical Company BV v European Commission (T-662/21); Council of the European Union v Laurent Pech (C-408/21); ClientEarth AISBL v European Commission (T-354/21)
Cites 18: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)4 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; European Commission v Patrick Breyer (C-213/15 P); Abdulbasit Abdulrahim v Council of the European Union and European Commission (C-239/12 P); Kingdom of Sweden v European Commission (C-562/14 P); Kingdom of Sweden and Maurizio Turco v Council of the European Union (C-39/05); Jacques Wunenburger v European Commission (C-362/05 P); Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH v European Commission (C-60/15 P)2 provisions; Council of the European Union v Access Info Europe (C-280/11 P); ClientEarth v European Commission (C-612/13 P); European Commission v Stichting Greenpeace Nederland and Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) (C-673/13 P); Xeda International SA and Pace International LLC v European Commission (C-149/12); Council of the European Union v European Commission (C-409/13); ClientEarth v European Commission (T-424/14, T-425/14); ClientEarth v European Commission (C-57/16); Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies