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Document 62021TB0586
Case T-586/21: Order of the General Court of 13 May 2022 — Swords v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Refusal of access to documents on the basis of the protection of the purpose of investigations — Confirmatory application — Implied refusal of access — Express decision adopted after the action was brought — No need to adjudicate)
Case T-586/21: Order of the General Court of 13 May 2022 — Swords v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Refusal of access to documents on the basis of the protection of the purpose of investigations — Confirmatory application — Implied refusal of access — Express decision adopted after the action was brought — No need to adjudicate)
Case T-586/21: Order of the General Court of 13 May 2022 — Swords v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Refusal of access to documents on the basis of the protection of the purpose of investigations — Confirmatory application — Implied refusal of access — Express decision adopted after the action was brought — No need to adjudicate)
OJ C 284, 25.7.2022, p. 38–39
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 284, 25.7.2022, p. 38–38
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25.7.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 284/38 |
Order of the General Court of 13 May 2022 — Swords v Commission
(Case T-586/21) (1)
(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Refusal of access to documents on the basis of the protection of the purpose of investigations - Confirmatory application - Implied refusal of access - Express decision adopted after the action was brought - No need to adjudicate)
(2022/C 284/51)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Patrick Swords (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: G. Byrne, Barrister at Law)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Spina and C. Ehrbar, acting as Agents)
Re:
By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the implied decision of the European Commission of 13 July 2021, by which the Commission, pursuant to Article 8(3) of 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), rejected his request for access to all the documents relating to the information which it had received from Ireland concerning the benefits to public health linked to the travel restrictions between the Member States of the European Union in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operative part of the order
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There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action. |
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The European Commission, in addition to bearing its own costs, shall pay those incurred by Mr Patrick Swords. |