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Joined Cases C-212/21 P and C-223/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 July 2023 — European Investment Bank (EIB) v ClientEarth, European Commission (C-212/21 P), European Commission v Client Earth, European Investment Bank (EIB) (C-223/21 P) (Appeal — Environment — Aarhus Convention — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Article 2(1)(f) — Concept of ‘environmental law’ — Article 2(1)(g) — Concept of ‘administrative act’ — Article 10(1) — Internal review of administrative acts — Resolution of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approving the financing of a biomass power generation plant — Rejection of the request for internal review of that resolution as inadmissible — Independence of the EIB in the sphere of its financial operations — Article 271(c) TFEU — Scope)

OJ C 296, 21.8.2023, p. 2–2 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

OJ C 296, 21.8.2023, p. 2–2

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 July 2023.
European Investment Bank and European Commission v ClientEarth.
Appeal – Environment – Aarhus Convention – Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 – Article 2(1)(f) – Concept of ‘environmental law’ – Article 2(1)(g) – Concept of ‘administrative act’ – Article 10(1) – Internal review of administrative acts – Resolution of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approving the financing of a biomass power generation plant – Rejection of the request for internal review of that resolution as inadmissible – Independence of the EIB in the sphere of its financial operations – Article 271(c) TFEU – Scope.
Joined Cases C-212/21 P and C-223/21 P.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2023:546

Opinion of Advocate General Medina delivered on 22 June 2023.
Public.Resource.Org, Inc. and Right to Know CLG v European Commission.
Appeal – Access to documents of the institutions of the European Union – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Article 4(2) – Exceptions – Refusal to grant access to a document whose disclosure would undermine the protection of commercial interests of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property – Overriding public interest in disclosure – Harmonised standards adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) – Protection deriving from copyright – Principle of the rule of law – Principle of transparency – Principle of openness – Principle of good governance.
Case C-588/21 P.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2023:509

Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 15 December 2022.
European Investment Bank and European Commission v ClientEarth.
Appeal – Environment – Aarhus Convention – Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 – Article 2(1)(f) – Concept of ‘environmental law’ – Article 2(1)(g) – Concept of ‘administrative act’ – Article 10(1) – Internal review of administrative acts – Resolution of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approving the financing of a biomass power generation plant – Rejection of the request for internal review of that resolution as inadmissible – Independence of the EIB in the sphere of its financial operations – Article 271(c) TFEU – Scope.
Joined Cases C-212/21 P and C-223/21 P.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:1003

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2022.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Verwaltungsgericht.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Aarhus Convention – Access to justice – Article 9(3) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47, first paragraph – Right to effective judicial protection – Environmental association – Standing of such an association to bring an action before a national court against EC type-approval granted to certain vehicles – Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 – Article 5(2)(a) – Motor vehicles – Diesel engine – Pollutant emissions – Valve for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR valve) – Reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limited by a ‘temperature window’ – Defeat device – Authorisation of such a device where the need is justified in terms of protecting the engine against damage or accident and for safe operation of the vehicle – State of the art.
Case C-873/19.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:857

Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 September 2022.
Coordination nationale médicale santé - environnement (CNMSE) and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.
Case C-749/21 P.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:699

Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 8 September 2022.
Pesticide Action Network Europe ASBL and Others v État belge.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (Belgium).
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 – Placing of plant protection products on the market – Article 53(1) – Emergency situations in plant protection – Derogation – Scope – Seeds treated with plant protection products – Neonicotinoids – Active substances posing high risks to bees – Prohibition of the placing on the market and outside use of seeds treated with plant protection products containing those active substances – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/784 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 – Non-applicability of the derogation – Protection of human and animal health and the environment – Precautionary principle.
Case C-162/21.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:650

Opinion of Advocate General Rantos delivered on 3 March 2022.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Verwaltungsgericht.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Aarhus Convention – Access to justice – Article 9(3) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47, first paragraph – Right to effective judicial protection – Environmental association – Standing of such an association to bring an action before a national court against EC type-approval granted to certain vehicles – Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 – Article 5(2)(a) – Motor vehicles – Diesel engine – Pollutant emissions – Valve for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR valve) – Reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limited by a ‘temperature window’ – Defeat device – Authorisation of such a device where the need is justified in terms of protecting the engine against damage or accident and for safe operation of the vehicle – State of the art.
Case C-873/19.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:156

Case C-458/19 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 October 2021 — ClientEarth v European Commission, European Chemicals Agency (Appeal — Action for annulment — Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 3549 final — Authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 — Articles 60 and 62 — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Request for internal review — Commission Decision C(2016) 8454 final — Rejection of the request)

OJ C 481, 29.11.2021, p. 8–9 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

OJ C 481, 29.11.2021, p. 8–9

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 October 2021.
ClientEarth v European Commission.
Appeal – Action for annulment – Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 3549 final – Authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Articles 60 and 62 – Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 – Request for internal review – Commission Decision C(2016) 8454 final – Rejection of the request.
Case C-458/19 P.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2021:802