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MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH and Intervet International BV v European Medicines Agency (C-178/18 P)
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MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH and Intervet International BV v European Medicines Agency (C-178/18 P)

Judgment of 22 Jan 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-178-18/para_53@2026-11-10

53As such exceptions depart from the principle of the widest possible public access to documents, they must be interpreted and applied strictly (judgment of 4 September 2018, ClientEarth v Commission, C‑57/16 P, EU:C:2018:660, paragraph 78 and the case-law cited).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-178/18 P · ECLI:EU:C:2020:24
Decided: 22 Jan 2020
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicants: MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH; Intervet International BV
Defendant: European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Rapporteur: M. Vilaras
Advocate General: G. Hogan
Bench: 5 judges
M. Vilaras, K. Lenaerts, S. Rodin, D. Šváby, N. Piçarra
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0178

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Cited by 15: Novis Insurance Company, Novis Versicherungsgesellschaft, Novis Compagnia di Assicurazioni, Novis Poisťovňa a.s. v European Commission (T-185/24); AQ v European Chemicals Agency (T-1101/23); Martijn Frederik Nouwen v Council of the European Union (T-255/24)2 provisions; TotalEnergies Marketing Nederland NV v European Commission (T-332/22); Hungary v European Commission (T-104/22); ClientEarth AISBL and Päivi Leino-Sandberg v Council of the European Union (T-682/21); Troy Chemical Company BV v European Commission (T-662/21); Michele Vendrame v European Commission (T-379/21); Eurecna SpA v European Commission (T-377/21); Agrofert, a.s. v European Parliament (T-174/21)2 provisions; Kedrion SpA v European Medicines Agency (T-570/20); Patrick Breyer v European Research Executive Agency (T-158/19); AlzChem Group AG v European Commission (T-569/19); Intercept Pharma Ltd and Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v European Medicines Agency (C-576/19 P); Liam Campbell v European Commission (T-701/18)2 provisions
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)2 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; 94/800/EC: Council Decision (of 22 December 1994) concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994); Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (Text with EEA relevance); ClientEarth v European Commission (C-612/13 P); Fabbrica italiana accumulatori motocarri Montecchio SpA (FIAMM) and Fabbrica italiana accumulatori motocarri Montecchio Technologies LLC, Giorgio Fedon & Figli SpA and Fedon America, Inc. v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-120/06); MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH and Intervet international BV v European Medicines Agency (T-729/15); Stichting Corporate Europe Observatory v European Commission (C-399/13); European Medicines Agency (EMA) v MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH and Intervet international BV (C-512/16); MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH and Intervet international BV v European Medicines Agency (T-729/15); Edwin Co. Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-263/09 P); Kingdom of Sweden and Maurizio Turco v Council of the European Union (C-39/05); Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) and Republic of Finland v European Commission (C-514/11 P, C-605/11 P); ClientEarth v European Commission (C-57/16 P)2 provisions