Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:830
Date: 2025-09-03
Language of the case: English
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Luxembourg

Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2025 – Huhtamaki Holding v Commission (Case T-225/24) 1 (Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Documents relating to State aid procedures – Advance tax agreements – Refusal of access – Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party – Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – General presumption of confidentiality – Not irrebuttable – Overriding public interest – Principle of sound administration – Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Huhtamaki Holding Sàrl (Senningerberg, Luxembourg) (represented by: M. Struys, F. Pili, H. de Cazotte and V. Ciudin, lawyers) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Burón Pérez and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2024) 1212 final of 19 February 2024 refusing it access to documents relating to State aid procedures. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Huhtamaki Holding Sàrl to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2024/3783, 24.6.2024.