Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2015 – Technion and Technion Research & Development Foundation v Commission
(Case T-480/11) 1
(Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Documents taken into consideration in the context of a financial audit on the performance of certain research contracts concluded during the course of the sixth framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities – Refusal to grant access – Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – Obligation to carry out a concrete and individual examination – Overriding public interest)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicants: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel); and Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd (Haifa) (represented by: initially D. Grisay and D. Piccininno, then D. Grisay and C. Hartman, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially P. Costa de Oliveira and C. ten Dam, then F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, agents)
Re:
Action for annulment of the Commission’s Decision of 30 June 2011 refusing Technion – Israel Institute of Technology access to documents taken into consideration in the context of a financial audit on the performance of certain research contracts concluded during the course of the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities, contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002 to 2006).
Operative part of the judgment
The action is dismissed;
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd are ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings.
________________________1 OJ 2011 C 340, p. 27.