Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:399
Date: 2023-07-12
Language of the case: Italian
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions;Access to documents
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful

Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 – Vendrame v Commission (Case T-379/21) 1 (Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF – Refusal to grant access – Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process – Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – General presumption – Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Michele Vendrame (Venice, Italy) (represented by: R. Sciaudone, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar and A. Spina, acting as Agents) Re: By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 26 April 2021, by which the latter refused the applicant access to its final report and the annexes thereto at the end of investigation OC/2019/0766/B4. Operative part of the judgment The Court hereby: 1. annuls the decision of 26 April 2021, by which the European Anti-FraudOffice (OLAF) refused Michele Vendrame access to its final report and the annexes thereto at the end of investigation OC/2019/0766/B4; 2. dismisses the action as to the remainder; 3. orders the European Commission to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 401, 4.10.2021.