7.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 359/11


Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2013 — Beninca v Commission

(Case T-561/12) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Document drawn up by the Commission in the context of the merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process)

2013/C 359/18

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Jürgen Beninca (Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Zschocke, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 9 October 2012 refusing access to a memorandum from the head of the unit responsible for competition matters at the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action.

2.

Orders Mr. Jürgen Beninca to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 46, 16.2.2013.