1. 

Action for annulment – Actionable measures – Concept – Decision refusing an initial request for access to documents of an institution – Not included

(Art. 263 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 8)

(see paras 19, 20)

2. 

EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Obligation to state reasons – Scope

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 4)

(see paras 47-50)

3. 

EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Refusal to grant access – Possibility of relying on general presumptions applicable to certain categories of documents – Subject matter

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 4)

(see paras 51, 54)

4. 

EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – Application to documents on the administrative file of an investigation of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) – General presumption that disclosure of the said documents will undermine protection of the interests involved in such an investigation

(European Parliament and Council Regulations No 1049/2001 and No 883/2013)

(see paras 55-57)

5. 

European Union – Institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – Scope – Application after the closure of those activities – Conditions

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 4(2), 3rd indent)

(see paras 59-63)

1. 

Annuls Decision No OCM(2019)11506 of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 22 May 2019, in so far as it refused to grant access to the final report of the OLAF investigation in Case No OF/2015/0034/B4, with any personal data concerning witnesses, internal notes and references to OLAF’s methods redacted;

2. 

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3. 

Orders the Commission to pay the costs.