Order of the General Court of 25 January 2012 - MasterCard and Others v European Commission
(Case T-330/11)
(Actions for annulment - Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to a study of the costs and benefits to merchants of accepting different payment methods - Documents drawn up by a third party - Implied refusal of access - Interest in bringing proceedings - Express decision adopted after the bringing of the action - No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: MasterCard Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States), MasterCard International, Inc. (Wilmington), MasterCard Europe (Waterloo, Belgium) (represented by: B. Amory, V. Brophy and S. McInnes, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action for annulment of the implied decision of the Commission to refuse the applicants access to certain documents drawn up by a third party relating to a study of the 'costs and benefits to merchants of accepting different payment methods'
Operative part of the order
There is no need to adjudicate on the action.
The European Commission is ordered to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 238, 13.8.2011.