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Subject-matter

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 May 2012 in Case T344/08 Enbw Energie Baden-Württemberg v Commission by which the General Court annulled Commission Decision SG.E.3/MV/psi D (2008) 4931 of 16 June 2008 refusing access to the case-file in Case COMP/F/38.899 - Gas insulated switchgear – Erroneous interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43) and, in particular, of Article 4(2) and (3) thereof

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 39, 40, 51, 71, 76, 78 - 81, 83, 86, 87 - 90, 92 - 95, 98, 99, 104, 106 - 110, 114, 119, 128, 313
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraph 39
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 233 : paragraph 99
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 251 : paragraph 61
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 255 -P1 : paragraph 61
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 255 -P2 : paragraph 61
• Regulation 659/1999 : paragraph 73
• Regulation 1049/2001 : paragraphs 2, 35, 37, 38, 53, 59, 61, 82, 83, 85, 88 - 90, 129
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04 : paragraphs 3, 38, 68
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2 : paragraphs 42, 64, 100, 108, 129, 130, 132
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2T1 : paragraphs 33, 60, 62, 68, 77, 80, 93, 94, 109, 127
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2T3 : paragraphs 33, 46, 52, 60, 62, 68, 72, 75, 78, 80, 88, 93, 94, 109, 127
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P3 : paragraphs 64, 117, 129, 130, 132
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P3L2 : paragraphs 33, 56, 58, 59, 62, 109, 110, 114, 115, 119, 126, 127
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P6 : paragraph 126
• Regulation 1/2003 : paragraphs 38, 39, 60, 76, 83, 88, 90, 92, 94, 95, 97, 99
• Regulation 1/2003 -A17 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A18 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A19 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A20 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A21 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A22 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A24 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A25 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A26 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 1/2003 -A27 : paragraphs 4, 5
• Regulation 1/2003 -A27P2 : paragraph 86
• Regulation 1/2003 -A28 : paragraphs 6, 86
• Regulation 773/2004 : paragraphs 35, 60, 76, 83, 88, 90, 92, 94, 95, 97
• Regulation 773/2004 -A06 : paragraphs 7, 86
• Regulation 773/2004 -A08 : paragraphs 8, 86
• Regulation 773/2004 -A15 : paragraphs 9, 86
• Regulation 773/2004 -A16 : paragraph 86
• Regulation 773/2004 -A16P1 : paragraph 10
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -453/99 : paragraph 104
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/04 : paragraph 104
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -39/05 : paragraphs 64, 65
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -139/07 : paragraphs 42, 44, 59, 61, 64 - 66, 73, 80, 87, 88 - 90, 92, 93, 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -514/07 : paragraphs 61, 66, 88, 91, 104, 105
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -28/08 : paragraphs 84, 107
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/08 : paragraph 91
• General Court - Judgment T -344/08 : paragraphs 1 - 138
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/09 : paragraph 104
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/10 : paragraphs 39, 42, 61, 64 - 66, 79, 80, 83, 84, 88 - 90, 92, 93, 95, 100, 114, 134
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -477/10 : paragraphs 39, 42, 61, 64 - 66, 79, 80, 83, 84, 88 - 90, 92, 93, 95, 100, 108
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/11 : paragraph 65
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -514/11 : paragraphs 61, 63 - 68, 88, 93, 100, 101
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -536/11 : paragraphs 104, 106, 107, 132

Operative part

• Annuls : General Court - Judgment T -344/08

Opinion

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 47 : point 78
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61 : point 112
  
• TFEU, Article 101 : points 1, 69, 73
  
• TFEU, Article 102 : point 69
  
• Regulation 659/1999 : points 51, 53, 54
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 : points 1, 2, 36 - 47, 56, 63, 64, 68
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04 : point 44
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2 : points 3, 44, 45, 64, 97, 114
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P3 : points 97, 98
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P3L2 : points 4, 102, 114
  
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P6 : point 114
  
• Regulation 1/2003 : points 44, 54, 56, 61, 63, 64
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A01P1 : point 55
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A27P2 : points 5, 52
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A28 : point 52
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A28P1 : point 6
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A28P2 : point 7
  
• Regulation 139/2004 : points 53, 54
  
• Regulation 773/2004 : point 63
  
• Regulation 773/2004 -A08 : point 52
  
• Regulation 773/2004 -A15 : point 8
  
• Regulation 773/2004 -A16 : point 8
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -139/07 : points 2, 51, 60, 62, 64
  
• General Court - Judgment T -113/07 : point 62
  
• General Court - Judgment T -132/07 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/08 : points 96, 97
  
• General Court - Judgment T -344/08 : points 1 - 116
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/09 : points 69, 70, 77
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -477/10 : points 35, 53, 84 - 86, 97
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/10 : points 106, 107
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -477/10 : points 2, 40, 51, 64
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -536/11 : points 68 - 73, 76, 77
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 31/07/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 03/10/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

27/02/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 112 from 14.04.2014, p.6

Application: OJ C 287 from 22.09.2012, p.29

Name of the parties

Commission v EnBW

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Hempel, Rolf: Einsicht in Kartellverfahrensakten nach der Transparenzverordnung – Neues aus Luxemburg, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.297-300 (DE)
2. Dupont-Lassalle, Julie: Accès aux documents, Europe 2014 Avril Com. nº 4 p.13 (FR)
3. Hummer, Christina ; Cywinski, Milosz: Akteneinsicht: Keine grundlegenden Änderungen von Donau Chemie durch EnBW, ÖZK aktuell : Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht 2014 p.113-115 (DE)
4. Lacchi, Clelia ; Östlund , Allison: General Presumptions of Non-disclosure of Leniency Documents: a New Approach to the Interaction between Public and Private Enforcement of Antitrust Law?, European Law Reporter 2014 p.56-61 (EN)
5. Lebrun, Bruno ; Bersou, Laure: Commission v EnBW Energie: Non-Disclosure of Leniency Documents, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2014 Vol. 5 nº 7 p.462-463 (EN)
6. Blume Huttenlauch, Anna Dr.: Transparency (Un)limited?, European Law Reporter 2014 p.107-109 (EN)
7. Bosco, David: Cour de justice, 3e ch., 27 février 2014, Commission c/ EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, aff. C-365/12 P, ECLI:EU:C:2014:643, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.474-477 (FR)
8. Ondrejka, Peter: EuGH zum Zugang zu Kartellakten — neue Chance für Kronzeugenprogramme?, Österreichisches Recht der Wirtschaft 2014 p.387-391 (DE)
9. Palzer, Christoph: Transparenz-VO und private Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung – Abschied von einem Hoffnungsträger?, Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht 2015 p.416-431 (DE)
10. Mandrescu, Daniel: Access to Leniency Programme Documents Based on the Transparency Regulation: The European Commission v. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Legal Issues of Economic Integration 2015 p.301-315 (EN)
11. Bosco, David: XII. Ententes, abus de position dominante et concentrations - Cour de justice, 3e ch., 27 février 2014, Commission c/ EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, aff. C‑365/12 P, ECLI:EU:C:2013:643, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 474-477 (FR)
12. Peraldi-Leneuf, Fabienne: Accès aux documents, Europe 2018 avril nº 4 p.14-15 (FR)
13. Peraldi-Leneuf, Fabienne: Accès aux documents, Europe 2018 avril nº 4 p.17-18 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Provisions governing the institutions
  
• - Access to documents
  
• Competition
  
• - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  

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 : application granted
  
• Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ó Caoimh

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Spanish