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Document 62021TN0661
Case T-661/21: Action brought on 7 October 2021 — ClientEarth v Commission
Case T-661/21: Action brought on 7 October 2021 — ClientEarth v Commission
Case T-661/21: Action brought on 7 October 2021 — ClientEarth v Commission
OJ C 24, 17.1.2022, p. 44–44
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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17.1.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 24/44 |
Action brought on 7 October 2021 — ClientEarth v Commission
(Case T-661/21)
(2022/C 24/57)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: ClientEarth AISBL (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: O. Brouwer, B. Verheijen and T. van Helfteren, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the implied decision of the defendant to refuse access to certain documents related to deforestation and forest degradation, 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 (1) and to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 on the application of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community Institutions and Bodies; (2) |
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order the European Commission to pay the applicant's costs for conducting this proceeding including the costs of any intervening parties. |
Plea in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, according to which, as a result of the failure to address the applicant with an express decision regarding its request for access within the time-limits for processing of confirmatory applications contained in Articles 8(1) and 8(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, the defendant impliedly refused access within the meaning of Article 8(3) thereof.