26.10.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 313/16 |
Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2013 — Netherlands v Commission
(Case T-380/08) (1)
(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Request seeking to obtain access to certain confidential passages of the final decision of the Commission relating to a cartel - Refusal of access - Obligation to state reasons - Obligation to carry out a specific, individual examination - Exception concerning the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual - Exception concerning the protection of the commercial interests of a third party - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of investigations - Overriding public interest - Sincere cooperation)
2013/C 313/28
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: C. Wissels, M. de Mol and M. de Ree, Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet and P. Costa de Oliveira, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of the Commission Decision of 30 June 2008 refusing access to certain confidential passages of Decision C(2006) 4090 final (Case COMP/F/38.456 — Bitumen (Netherlands)),
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action. |
2. |
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission. |