14.5.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 166/45

(Case T-202/18)

(2018/C 166/57)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Damien Bruel (Paris, France) (represented by: H. Hansen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—declare the present application admissible and well founded;

and consequently:

—annul the decision of 18 January 2018 entitled ‘Decision of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 4 of the rules implementing Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001’ on the ground of infringement of Articles 4, 6 and 9 of that regulation, and infringement of Article 47 of the Charter, of Article 6 the European Convention on Human Rights, of the general principle of equality of arms, and of the duty to state reasons;

in any event:

—order the defendant to pay all the costs;

—reserve to the applicant all other rights, entitlements, pleas and actions.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his application, the applicant puts forward four pleas in law:

1.A first plea, alleging that Articles 4 and 9 of 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 (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43) have been infringed.

2.A second plea, alleging that Article 6 of Regulation No 1049/2001 has been infringed.

3.A third plea, alleging that the general principle of equality of arms, Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights have been infringed.

4.A fourth plea, alleging that Article 4(6) of Regulation No 1049/2001, the principle of proportionality and the duty to state reasons have been infringed.