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21.9.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 274/13 |
Appeal brought on 11 July 2013 by Stichting Corporate Europe Observatory against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 7 June 2013 in Case T-93/11: Stichting Corporate Europe Observatory v European Commission
(Case C-399/13 P)
2013/C 274/21
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellant: Stichting Corporate Europe Observatory (represented by: S. Crosby, Solicitor)
Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Federal Republic of Germany
Form of order sought
The Appellant claims that the Court should:
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uphold the appeal, set aside the judgment of 7 June 2013 of the General Court, and annul the Commission’s decision of 6 December 2010; |
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order the Commission to pay the Appellant’s costs for this appeal and for the action in annulment before the General Court. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
The Appellant submits that the General Court made three errors in law.
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An error in law in holding the DG Trade Vademecum on Access to Documents (the Vademecum) was not intended to produce external effects; |
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An error in law by disregarding the presumption that the documents were intended to be seen by a large number of people; |
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An error in law in holding in the circumstances that there was no implicit waiver of confidentiality. |