Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 September 2016.#Philip Morris Ltd v European Commission.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents drawn up in the context of preparatory works leading to the adoption of the directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings — Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process — Rights of the defence — Overriding public interest.#Case T-18/15.

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 September 2016.
Philip Morris Ltd v European Commission.
Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents drawn up in the context of preparatory works leading to the adoption of the directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings — Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process — Rights of the defence — Overriding public interest.
Case T-18/15.

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 September 2016.
Philip Morris Ltd v European Commission.
Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents drawn up in the context of preparatory works leading to the adoption of the directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings — Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process — Rights of the defence — Overriding public interest.
Case T-18/15.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:487