62019CO0332_INF
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 6 November 2019 — Hércules Club de Fútbol v Commission
(Case C‑332/19 P)
(Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Access to documents — Documents concerning the administrative procedure relating to State aid implemented by the Kingdom of Spain in favour of three professional football clubs — Refusal to grant access — Appeal manifestly unfounded)
1.
Appeal —Grounds — Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded — Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see para. 3)
2.
Appeal — Grounds — Inadequate statement of reasons — Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning — Whether permissible — Conditions
(see paras 5, 6)
3.
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 — Individual interest of the person concerned in defending himself — Not included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 4(2))
(see paras 5, 6)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being manifestly unfounded.
2.
Hércules Club de Fútbol SAD shall bear its own costs.