Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2015 — Sea Handling v Commission
(Case T-456/13) 1
(Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to a procedure for reviewing State aid — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party — Obligation to carry out a concrete and individual examination — Overriding public interest — Partial access)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Sea Handling SpA (Somma Lombardo, Italy) (represented initially by B. Nascimbene and M. Merola, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by D. Grespan and C. Zadra, and subsequently by D. Grespan and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of the Commission decision of 12 June 2013 refusing to grant Sea Handling access to documents relating to a procedure for reviewing State aid.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Sea Handling SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
________________________1 OJ C 298, 12.10.2013.