CJEU Case C-761/18 P / Judgment

Päivi Leino-Sandberg v European Parliament
Policy area
Institutional affairs
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Court (fifth Chamber)
Type
Decision
Decision date
21/01/2021
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2021:52
  • CJEU Case C-761/18 P / Judgment

    Key facts of the case:

    Appeal – Access to documents of the EU institutions – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Article 10 – Refusal to grant access – Action before the General Court of the European Union against a decision by the European Parliament refusing to grant access to a document – Disclosure of the annotated document by a third party after the action was lodged – Order that there was no need to adjudicate pronounced by the General Court on the ground that was no longer any interest in bringing proceedings – Error of law.

     

    Outcome of the case:

    On those grounds, the Court (Fifth Chamber) hereby:

    1. Sets aside the order of the General Court of the European Union of 20 September 2018, Leino-Sandberg v Parliament (T‑421/17, not published, EU:T:2018:628);
    2. Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union;
    3. Reserves the costs.