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Case T-516/11: Action brought on 22 September 2011 — MasterCard and Others v Commission
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Official Journal of the European Union
C 347/40
(Case T-516/11)
2011/C 347/72
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: MasterCard, Inc. (Wilmington, United States); MasterCard International, Inc. (Wilmington); and MasterCard Europe (Waterloo, Belgium) (represented by: B. Amory, V. Brophy and S. McInnes, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
—Declare the application admissible;
—Annul, in its entirety, the Commission’s negative decision dated 12 July 2011 based on the exceptions laid down in Articles 4(2), first indent, and 4(3), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43); and
—Order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred by the applicants.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law.
1.First plea in law, alleging that the Commission breached Articles 4(3) and 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in that:
—the Commission has not established that the conditions of Article 4(3), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 are fulfilled;
—the elements relied on by the Commission are factually inaccurate; and
—there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure of the documents provided by EIM Business and Policy Research in the framework of the study on ‘Costs and benefits to merchants of accepting different payment methods’ (COMP/2009/D1/020).
2.Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed an error of law by breaching Article 4(2), first indent, and Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in that:
—the Commission has not established that the conditions of Article 4(2), first indent, of the Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 are fulfilled;
—the elements relied on by the Commission are not credible; and
—there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure of the EIM documents.