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7 B 6/17, 7 B 6/17 (7 C 29/17) ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2017:290917B7B6.17.0 AI generated

Scope of exclusion grounds and requirement of a final administrative act for free access to information under VIG

Case Number 7 B 6/17, 7 B 6/17 (7 C 29/17)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Federal Administrative Court granted the plaintiff's complaint and allowed the appeal to proceed on grounds of fundamental legal significance. The case concerns a right-of-access to information claim under the Freedom of Information Act, specifically challenging whether a prior administrative act must be final and legally effective to establish an entitlement to free access under § 2(1) Sentence 1 No. 1 VIG. The court's decision focuses on clarifying the scope of exclusion grounds under § 3 Sentence 2 VIG and the procedural requirements for information claims.

Legislator headnote

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 2, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG; Scope of exclusion grounds and requirement of a final administrative act for free access to information under VIG: The case concerns a right-of-access to information claim under the Freedom of Information Act, specifically challenging whether a prior administrative act must be final and legally effective to establish an entitlement to free access under § 2(1) Sentence 1 No. 1 VIG. The court's decision focuses on clarifying the scope of exclusion grounds under § 3 Sentence 2 VIG and the procedural requirements for information claims.

Keywords

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freedom of information access grounds for revision administrative acts grounds for exclusion prior administrative complaint procedural rights

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
The provision cited as the ground for allowing the revision due to the fundamental significance of the legal issue.
§ 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Die Festsetzung des Streitwerts beruht für das Beschwerdeverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Für das Revisionsverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 2, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG.
§ 63 Abs. 1 GKG
Die Festsetzung des Streitwerts beruht für das Beschwerdeverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Für das Revisionsverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 2, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG
The provisions cited as the basis for determining the amount in dispute for the complaint proceedings.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 2, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG
The provisions cited as the basis for determining the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.
AI generated
7 B 20/14, 7 B 20/14 (7 C 2/15)
Admissibility of revision on the exclusion grounds and scope of application of the Freedom of Information Act (IFG)
7 B 29/18, 7 B 29/18 (7 C 5/19)
Admissibility of appeal based on fundamental significance of determining when Freedom of Information Act requests constitute abuse of rights
20 F 4/10
Pre-disclosure suspension of administrative files pending formal determination of decisional relevance under § 99 Abs. 2 VwGO
20 F 16/22
Information Access: Prerequisite Main-Court Determination of Decision-Relevance for Redacted Contracts and Absence of Discretionary Decision in Statutory Block Declarations
20 F 3/10
Requirement of formal court determination of document relevance before administrative file disclosure in consumer information access disputes

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

The provision cited as the ground for allowing the revision due to the fundamental significance of the legal issue.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG

The provisions cited as the basis for determining the amount in dispute for the complaint proceedings.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 2, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG

The provisions cited as the basis for determining the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.

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Revisionszulassung; Reichweite von Ausschlussgründen

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Die zulässige Beschwerde der Klägerin ist begründet. Die Revision ist wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache zuzulassen (§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO). Das Revisionsverfahren kann voraussichtlich jedenfalls zur Klärung der Reichweite von Ausschlussgründen nach § 3 Satz 2 VIG und der Frage beitragen, ob es hinsichtlich der Voraussetzungen eines Anspruchs auf freien Zugang zu Informationen im Sinne von § 2 Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 1 VIG eines bestandskräftigen Verwaltungsakts bedarf.

Die Festsetzung des Streitwerts beruht für das Beschwerdeverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Für das Revisionsverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 2, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG.