62021TJ0506_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 April 2022 –Saure v Commission
(Case T‑506/21) (
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(Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Contracts concluded by the Commission on behalf of the Member States for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines – Invitation emails to meetings of the Steering Committee – Partial refusal to grant access – Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual – The transmission of personal data is not necessary for a specific purpose in the public interest – Article 9(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725)
EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Protection of privacy and integrity of the individual – Applicability of all of the provisions of Regulation No 2018/1725 – Obligation on the applicant to demonstrate the need to communicate the personal data in question – Scope
(European Parliament and Council Regulations No 1049/2001, Art. 4(1)(b), and 2018/1725, Art. 9(1)(b))
(see paras 21-26, 41)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Mr Hans-Wilhelm Saure to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 412, 11.10.2021.