C-354/24 Elisa Eesti
Dear Court of Justice of the European Union,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
The member states and European commission's written observations about Case-354/24
Yours faithfully,
lesia goten
Dear Madam,
The Registry has received your request regarding access to some procedural documents in case C-354/24.
However, in your email you do not claim to be a party to the proceedings. You must therefore be considered as a third party to the cases you are referring to.
As far as access to documents held by the Court is concerned, we would like to draw your attention, first, to the fact that access to documents held by the Court of Justice in the exercise of its administrative functions is subject to the Decision of 26 November 2019 of the Court, which you can find together with all the relevant information on the internet (https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/P_1848...). Note in this regard, that the Court of Justice of the European Union does not fall under the institutions covered by Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents when it exercises its judicial functions.
Second, as regards access to documents held by the Cour in the exercise of its judicial function, we need to point out that it is the practice of the Court to treat procedural documents as confidential and not to allow access to procedural documents in pending or closed cases to persons who are not a party to the case.
Although the Statute of the Court of Justice provides that the hearings are public, it restricts those entitled to receive communication of procedural documents to the parties and to the institutions whose decisions are in dispute. Similarly, the Rules of Procedure provide for procedural documents to be served only on the parties to the proceedings. Therefore, neither the Statute of the Court of Justice nor the Rules of Procedure provide for any third-party right of access to documents submitted to the Court in court proceedings.
Such documents may only become accessible after 30 years, provided the conditions laid down in the rules on the Historical Archives of the European Union are met, and without prejudice to an individual assessment of each request. For further information, please refer to our website: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/P_1848....
Under these circumstances, the Registrar regrets to inform you that the Court is unable to accede to your request.
Kind regards,
The Registry of the Court of Justice
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