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European Union
Access Info Europe v European Commission (T-852/16)
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First plea in law: infringement of the…
General considerations regarding Regul…
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Access Info Europe v European Commission (T-852/16)

law://eu/cjeu/2016/t-852-16/para_36@2026-11-12

Key facts

Court: General Court · First Chamber
Case: T-852/16 · ECLI:EU:T:2018:71
Decided: 7 Feb 2018
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Access Info Europe
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: J. Svenningsen
Bench: 3 judges
I. Pelikánová, P. Nihoul, J. Svenningsen
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016TJ0852

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Access to documents

History · 1 version

7 Feb 2018Reading

Judgment of 7 Feb 2018

36As such exceptions derogate from the principle of the widest possible public access to documents, they must be interpreted and applied strictly (judgments of 1 February 2007, Sison v Council, C‑266/05 P, EU:C:2007:75, paragraph 63; of 1 July 2008, Sweden and Turco v Council, C‑39/05 P and C‑52/05 P, EU:C:2008:374, paragraph 36; and of 17 October 2013, Council v Access Info Europe, C‑280/11 P, EU:C:2013:671, paragraph 30), with the result that the mere fact that a document concerns an interest protected by an exception is not in itself sufficient to justify application of the exception (judgments of 27 February 2014, Commission v EnBW, C‑365/12 P, EU:C:2014:112, paragraph 64; of 13 April 2005, Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Commission, T‑2/03, EU:T:2005:125, paragraph 69; and of 7 June 2011, Toland v Parliament, T‑471/08, EU:T:2011:252, paragraph 29).

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

Connections

Cited by 7: Marie Naass and Sea-Watch eV v European Border and Coast Guard Agency (T-205/22); Veneziana Energia Risorse Idriche Territorio Ambiente Servizi SpA (Veritas) v European Commission (T-602/22); Foodwatch eV v European Commission (T-643/21); Troy Chemical Company BV v European Commission (T-662/21); Marco Montanari v European External Action Service (T-692/18); Luisa Izuzquiza and Arne Semsrott v European Border and Coast Guard Agency (T-31/18); Access Info Europe v European Commission (T-851/16)2 provisions
Cites 18: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 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; Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast); Jose Maria Sison v Council of the European Union (C-266/05 P)2 provisions; Sophie in ’t Veld v Council of the European Union (T-529/09); Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) and Republic of Finland v European Commission (C-514/11 P, C-605/11 P); European Commission v EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (C-365/12 P)2 provisions; Kingdom of Sweden v European Commission and MyTravel Group plc (C-506/08 P); Yves Franchet and Daniel Byk v Commission of the European Communities (T-391/03, T-70/04); Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Commission of the European Communities (T-2/03)2 provisions; Council of the European Union v Access Info Europe (C-280/11 P)2 provisions; Philip Morris Ltd v European Commission (T-796/14); WWF European Policy Programme v Council of the European Union (T-264/04); Council of the European Union v Heidi Hautala (C-353/99 P); Kingdom of Sweden and Maurizio Turco v Council of the European Union (C-39/05); Leonard Besselink v Council of the European Union (T-331/11); 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); Council of the European Union v Sophie in ’t Veld (C-350/12)