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Document 62021TA0379
Case T-379/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Vendrame v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process — Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption — Obligation to state reasons)
Case T-379/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Vendrame v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process — Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption — Obligation to state reasons)
Case T-379/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Vendrame v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process — Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption — Obligation to state reasons)
OJ C 329, 18.9.2023, p. 21–22
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
18.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 329/21 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Vendrame v Commission
(Case T-379/21) (1)
(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process - Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - General presumption - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 329/30)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Michele Vendrame (Venice, Italy) (represented by: R. Sciaudone, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar and A. Spina, acting as Agents)
Re:
By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 26 April 2021, by which the latter refused the applicant access to its final report and the annexes thereto at the end of investigation OC/2019/0766/B4.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court hereby:
1. |
annuls the decision of 26 April 2021, by which the European Anti-FraudOffice (OLAF) refused Michele Vendrame access to its final report and the annexes thereto at the end of investigation OC/2019/0766/B4; |
2. |
dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
3. |
orders the European Commission to pay the costs. |