Order of the General Court of 3 September 2015 — Philip Morris Benelux v Commission
(Case T-520/13) 1
(Access to documents of the institutions — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Draft impact assessment report prepared in the context of the proposal for a revision of the directive on tobacco products — Refusal to grant access — Disclosure after commencement of the action — No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Philip Morris Benelux (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: K. Nordlander, lawyer, and P. Harrison, Solicitor)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action for the annulment of the Commission’s decision of 15 July 2013 refusing the request for access to preliminary drafts of the impact assessment report attached to the Commission’s proposal for a revised directive on tobacco products.
Operative part of the order
There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.
The European Commission shall pay, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by Philip Morris Benelux.
____________1 OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.