Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 February 2026.#European Commission v Covington & Burling and Bart Van Vooren.#Appeal – Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Article 4(3), second subparagraph – Protection of the decision-making process – Refusal to disclose documents relating to the votes of the Member States concerning the amendment of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 – Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 – Comitology – Decision 1999/468/CE – Regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Cross-appeal.#Case C-540/23 P.