CELEX: 62020TA0134
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-134/20: Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 — Huhtamaki v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to a State aid investigation — 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 — Obligation to state reasons)

25.4.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/26
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 — Huhtamaki v Commission
      (Case T-134/20) (1)
      
      (Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to a State aid investigation - 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 - Obligation to state reasons)
      (2022/C 171/33)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Huhtamaki Sàrl (Senningerberg, Luxembourg) (represented by: M. Struys and F. Pili, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann and A. Spina, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 9417 final of 18 December 2019 rejecting the confirmatory application for access to documents relating to a State aid investigation made by the applicant pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43).
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls Commission Decision C(2019) 9417 final of 18 December 2019 rejecting the confirmatory application for access to documents relating to a State aid investigation made by Huhtamaki Sàrl pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 161, 11.5.2020.