Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-653/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, November 08, 2019

• Resolution Date: November 08, 2019
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-653/19

Action brought on 30 September 2019 - FF v Commission

(Case T-653/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: FF (represented by: A. Fittante, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the European Commission’s decision of 31 July 2019 rejecting the applicant’s first application of 9 July 2019 seeking compensation;

annul the European Commission’s decision of 20 August 2019 rejecting the application of 23 July 2019 for access to the Commission’s documents in which the applicant asks to consult the original of a photograph of a man whose leg has been amputated which was used as a health warning on the packaging of tobacco products in accordance with Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014;

order the European Commission to pay the costs and the expenses relating to the proceedings, while noting that the applicant has sought legal aid.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging infringement of essential procedural requirements as the decisions at issue fail to comply with the obligation to state reasons and, therefore, do not allow...