1. 

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

(Art. 296, second para., TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Art. 4)

(see paragraphs 25-27)

2. 

EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Strict interpretation and application – Obligation to make a specific and individual examination for documents covered by an exception – Scope

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1049/2001, Recitals 2 and 11 and Art. 4)

(see paragraphs 40-45)

3. 

EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Protection of court proceedings – Scope – Documents not drawn up solely for the purposes of court proceedings, but likely adversely to affect the capacity of the institution concerned to defend itself in those proceedings – Included – Conditions

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

(see paragraphs 55-59, 71)

4. 

EU institutions – Right of public access to documents – Regulation No 1049/2001 – Exceptions to the right of access to documents – Public interest justifying the disclosure of documents – Invocation of the principle of transparency – Need to put forward particular considerations in relation to the case

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

(see paragraphs 109-114)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Troy Chemical Company BV to pay the costs.