Order of the General Court of 2 September 2014 — Verein Natura Havel and Vierhaus v Commission
(Case T-538/13) 1
(Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Letter of formal notice sent in the context of ongoing infringement proceedings concerning the compliance with EU law of German aviation law — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Verein Natura Havel eV (Berlin, Germany), and Hans-Peter Vierhaus (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: O. Austilat, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially by B. Martenczuk and C. Zadra, and subsequently by B. Martenczuk and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 24 June 2013 rejecting the initial request for access to a letter of formal notice sent to the Federal Republic of Germany under Article 258 TFEU and of the Commission’s decision of 3 September 2013 rejecting the confirmatory application for access to that letter.
Operative part of the order
1. The action is dismissed.
2. Verein Natura Havel eV and Hans-Peter Vierhaus are ordered to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.