CJEU, 5 March 2024: Toy safety standards part of EU law by virtue of their legal effect

Harmonised toy safety standards are part of Union law by virtue of their legal effect - overriding public interest requires their disclosure. 

The Commission should have acknowledged, in the decision at issue, the existence of an overriding public interest, within the meaning of the last clause of Article 4(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001, arising from the principles of the rule of law, transparency, openness and good governance, and justifying the disclosure of the requested harmonised standards, since those standards form part of EU law owing to their legal effects.

IPPT20240305, CJEU, Public.Resource.Org - Right to Know v Commissie