Order of the General Court of 8 July 2013 – ClientEarth and Stichting BirdLife Europe v European Commission

(Case T-56/13) ¹

(Access to documents of the institutions – Document held by the Commission concerning European Union energy policy – Implied refusal of access – Express decision adopted after the action was brought – No need to adjudicate)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: ClientEarth (London, United Kingdom); and Stichting BirdLife Europe (Zeist, Netherlands) (represented by: O. Brouwer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, acting as Agent)

Re:

Application for the annulment of the Commission’s implied decision to refuse the applicants access to a document concerning European Union energy policy.

Operative part of the order

1.    There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2.    The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by ClientEarth and Stitching BirdLife Europe.

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¹     OJ C 101, 6.4.2013.