Judgment_paragraph 182 · GE Healthcare A/S v European Commission (T-783/17)

182Admittedly, it is apparent from the minutes of the expert group’s meeting of 5 September 2016 that, out of the thirteen members of which it was initially composed, six declared a conflict of interests for various reasons and were not able to take part in the final conclusions, therefore those conclusions were adopted only by the remaining members, including Professor T. Nevertheless, the expert group’s conclusions were reached collegiately by seven members. Collegiality is a guarantee of impartiality (see, to that effect and by analogy, judgment of 19 February 2009, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso v Parliament, C‑308/07 P, EU:C:2009:103, paragraph 44). Furthermore, contrary to what the applicant suggests, nothing indicates that, because of his duties or his status, Professor T. had a dominant influence within that small group. In particular, he was not the president of that group.

GE Healthcare A/S v European Commission (T-783/17)

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