Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2024:664
Date: 2024-07-29
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions;Access to documents
Procedure: Action for annulment;Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible
Origin: Hungary

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 29 July 2024 – Validity Foundation – Mental Disability Advocacy Centre v European Commission (Case C-51/23 P) 1 (Appeal – Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Article 4(3) – Access to documents drawn up by an institution for internal use or relating to a matter where a decision has not been taken by that institution – Documents relating to a draft call for proposals co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) – Decision refusing access to documents originating from a Member State – Decision granting access to those documents, adopted after the action for annulment of the decision refusing access was brought – No interest in bringing proceedings) Language of the case: English Parties Appellant: Validity Foundation – Mental Disability Advocacy Centre (represented by: M.R. Oyarzabal Arigita, abogada, and B. Van Vooren, advocaat) Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann and A. Spina, acting as Agents) Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the appeal; Orders Validity Foundation – Mental Disability Advocacy Centre to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 189, 30.5.2023.