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European Central Bank v Espírito Santo Financial (Portugal), SGPS, SA (C-442/18 P)
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European Central Bank v Espírito Santo Financial (Portugal), SGPS, SA (C-442/18 P)

Judgment of 19 Dec 2019law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-442-18/para_46@2026-11-11

46The statement of reasons for refusing to disclose the outcome of the deliberations of the Governing Council can thus be confined to reliance on the first indent of Article 4(1)(a) of Decision 2004/258 in respect of documents reflecting the outcome of those deliberations.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-442/18 P · ECLI:EU:C:2019:1117
Decided: 19 Dec 2019
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: European Central Bank (ECB)
Defendant: Espírito Santo Financial (Portugal) SGPS, SA
Rapporteur: L. Bay Larsen
Advocate General: P. Pikamäe
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, M. Safjan, L.S. Rossi, L. Bay Larsen, C. Toader
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0442

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Cited by 8: Margrete Auken and Others v European Commission (T-689/21); Michele Vendrame v European Commission (T-379/21); Eurecna SpA v European Commission (T-377/21); PNB Banka AS v European Central Bank (T-275/19); Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno and Stiftung für Forschung und Lehre (SFL) v Single Resolution Board (T-481/17); Aeris Invest Sàrl v European Central Bank (T-827/17)10 provisions; Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios (OCU) v European Central Bank (T-15/18); Banque centrale européenne (BCE) v Espírito Santo Financial Group SA (C-396/19)
Cites 6: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Proceedings brought by Heinrich Weiss and Others (C-493/17); 2004/258/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 4 March 2004 on public access to European Central Bank documents (ECB/2004/3); Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Freistaat Sachsen v European Commission (C-654/17 P); Espírito Santo Financial (Portugal), SGPS, SA v European Central Bank (T-251/15); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-540/13)