Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 19 May 2022 –TUIfly v Commission
(Case C‑764/21 P)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Access to documents – Documents relating to a procedure for reviewing State aid – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Article 4(2), in fine – Exceptions to the right of access – Overriding public interest – Concept – Principle of sound administration – Article 41(2)(b) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Rights of the defence – Specific aims of the procedure for reviewing State aid – Refusal to grant access – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded )
1.      State aid – Administrative procedure – Rights of the defence – Whether applicable to administrative procedures initiated by the Commission – Examination of an unlawful aid measure – Rights benefiting only Member States to the exclusion of interested parties
(Art. 108(2) TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(b))
(see paras 6-8)
2.      EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Overriding public interest justifying the disclosure of documents – Concept – Pursuit of an action for annulment – Precluded
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 4(2))
(see paras 11, 12)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded.
2.
TUIfly GmbH shall bear its own costs.