24.7.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 239/2
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 — Kingdom of Sweden v Darius Nicolai Spirlea, Mihaela Spirlea, European Commission, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Spain, Republic of Finland
(Case C-562/14 P) (1)
((Appeal - Right of public access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Third indent of Article 4(2) - Exceptions to the right of access to documents - Incorrect interpretation - Protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Overriding public interest justifying the disclosure of documents - General presumption of confidentiality - Documents relating to an EU Pilot procedure))
(2017/C 239/02)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Appellant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, C. Meyer-Seitz, U. Persson, N. Otte Widgren, E. Karlsson and L. Swedenborg, acting as Agents)
Other parties to the proceedings: Darius Nicolai Spirlea, Mihaela Spirlea, European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer and P. Costa de Oliveira, acting as Agents), Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, D. Hadroušek and J. Vláčil, acting as Agents), Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: C. Thorning, acting as Agent), Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M.J. García-Valdecasas Dorrego, acting as Agent), Republic of Finland (represented by: S. Hartikainen, acting as Agent)
Intervener in support of the European Commission: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and A. Lippstreu, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission;
3.
Orders the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.
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