C 230/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.7.2019

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders GMP-Orphan (GMPO) to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings for interim measures.

(1) OJ C 13, 15.1.2018.

Case T-751/17: Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2019 — Commune de Fessenheim and Others v Commission

(Case T-751/17) (1)

(Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Letter sent by the Commission to the French authorities regarding the protocol for the compensation of the EDF Group in respect of the repeal of the permit to operate the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption of confidentiality — Overriding public interest)

(2019/C 230/39)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Commune de Fessenheim (), Communauté de communes Pays Rhin-Brisach (, France), Conseil départe- mental du Haut-Rhin (, France), Conseil régional Alsace Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine (Strasbourg, France) (repre- sented by: G. de Rubercy, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Buchet and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents) Intervener in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by: E. de Moustier, B. Fodda and J.-L. Carré, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the Commission Decision of 18 October 2017 refusing access to the letter which it sent to the French authorities on 22 March 2017 regarding the draft protocol for the compensation of the Électricité de France (EDF) Group in respect of the closure of the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Commune de Fessenheim, the communauté de communes Pays Rhin-Brisach, the conseil départemental du Haut-Rhin and the conseil régional Grand Est Alsace Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine to bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commis- sion;

3. Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 32, 29.1.2018.