CELEX: 62019TA0517
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-517/19: Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — Homoki v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Final report of the OLAF investigation into the implementation of a street-lighting investment project in Hungary — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party — Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual — Protection of personal data)

18.10.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 422/11
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — Homoki v Commission
      (Case T-517/19) (1)
      
      (Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Final report of the OLAF investigation into the implementation of a street-lighting investment project in Hungary - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party - Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual - Protection of personal data)
      (2021/C 422/15)
      Language of the case: Hungarian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Andrea Homoki (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: T. Hüttl, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Béres and A. Spina, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 22 May 2019 rejecting a confirmatory application for access to documents in accordance with 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 Decision No OCM(2019)11506 of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 22 May 2019, in so far as it refused to grant access to the final report of the OLAF investigation in Case No OF/2015/0034/B4, with any personal data concerning witnesses, internal notes and references to OLAF’s methods redacted;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders the Commission to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.