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Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 300 -P6 : paragraphs 58, 59
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A01 : paragraphs 3, 46
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A02P3 : paragraphs 4, 53, 107
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04 : paragraphs 47, 51, 52, 60, 100, 101, 108
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P1 : paragraph 5
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P1LA : paragraphs 63, 34
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P1LAT3 : paragraphs 15, 43, 45, 54, 102, 110
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2 : paragraphs 5, 53
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2T2 : paragraphs 15, 95, 97, 112
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P6 : paragraph 5
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C2 : paragraphs 2, 53, 106
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C4 : paragraphs 2, 46
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C11 : paragraphs 2, 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/70 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/75 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Opinion 2/00 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/05 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -28/08 : paragraphs 95, 96, 106
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/08 : paragraph 107
• General Court - Judgment T -529/09 : paragraphs 1 - 116
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/10 : paragraphs 51, 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -477/10 : paragraph 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/11 : paragraphs 46 - 48, 52, 53

Operative part

• Confirms : General Court - Judgment T -529/09

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 88 -P2 : point 85
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 255 : point 84
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 300 : point 26
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 300 -P1 : point 26
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 300 -P6 : points 26, 29, 38
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : point 4
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 42 : point 4
  
• TFEU, Article 15 : points 3, 73, 96, 87
  
• TFEU, Article 218 : point 26
  
• TFEU, Article 218 -P11 : points 26, 38
  
• TEU, Article 1 : points 3, 73, 96
  
• TEU, Article 1 -L2 : point 3
  
• TEU, Article 10 : points 3, 73, 96
  
• TEU, Article 10 -P3 : point 3
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 : points 1, 37
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A01 : points 96, 97
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A01LA : point 6
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A02 : point 7
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04 : points 8, 45, 47
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P1 : points 81, 92
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P1LA : points 8, 24, 34, 41, 43, 48, 50, 51, 55, 62, 63, 79, 80, 92
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2 : points 8, 45, 56, 61, 63, 72, 73, 76, 80 - 83, 85, 92, 94, 96, 99, 100
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2L2 : point 53
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P3 : point 45
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P6 : point 9
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C1 : points 5, 96
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C2 : points 5, 73, 96
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C4 : points 5, 96
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C6 : points 5, 72
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C7 : point 5
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C11 : points 5, 96, 97
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/70 : points 29, 37
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion 1/75 : point 38
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -155/79 : point 82
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion 2/94 : point 38
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -136/04 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -266/05 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -39/05 : points 2, 47, 54, 55, 58, 65 - 71, 74, 78, 82, 87, 88, 90
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/05 : points 50, 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -139/07 : points 79, 83, 85, 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -514/07 : points 79, 83, 84
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -550/07 : point 82
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/08 : points 47, 87
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 : point 96
  
• General Court - Judgment T -529/09 : points 1 - 100
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -477/10 : points 47, 78
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/11 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -239/11 : point 78
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -293/12 : point 100
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 17/07/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 13/02/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

03/07/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 292 from 01.09.2014, p.3

Application: OJ C 303 from 06.10.2012, p.16

Name of the parties

Council v in 't Veld

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Lentner, Gabriel M.: Access to Documents of the Institutions: Transparency of International Negotiations, European Law Reporter 2014 p.126-129 (EN)
2. Fahey, Elaine: EU Foreign Relations Law: Litigating to Incite Openness in EU Negotiations, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2014 Nº 4 p.553-556 (EN)
3. Dupont-Lassalle, Julie: Accès aux documents et protection des relations internationales, Europe 2014 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.17-18 (FR)
4. Abazi, Vigjilenca ; Hillebrandt, Maarten: The legal limits to confidential negotiations: Recent case law developments in Council transparency: Access Info Europe and In ’t Veld, Common Market Law Review 2015 p.825-845 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Provisions governing the institutions
  
• - Access to documents
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment
  
• Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Tizzano

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English