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JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) 24 May 2023 (*) (Competition – Data market – Administrative procedure – Article 18(3) and Article 24(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Request for information – Virtual data room – Obligation to state reasons – Legal certainty – Rights of the defence – Necessity of the information requested – Misuse of powers – Right to privacy – Proportionality – Principle of good administration – Professional secrecy) In Case T‑452/20, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, formerly Facebook Ireland Ltd, established in Dublin (Ireland), represented by D. Jowell KC, D. Bailey, Barrister, J. Aitken, D. Das, S. Malhi, R. Haria, M. Quayle, Solicitors, and T. Oeyen, lawyer, applicant, v European Commission, represented by G. Conte, C. Urraca Caviedes and C. Sjödin, acting as Agents, defendant, supported by Federal Republic of Germany, represented by S. Costanzo, acting as Agent, intervener, THE GENERAL COURT (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition), composed, at the time of the deliberations, of S. Papasavvas, President, D. Spielmann (Rapporteur), R. Mastroianni, M. Brkan and I. Gâlea, Judges, Registrar: I. Kurme, Administrator, having regard to the written part of the procedure, further to the hearing on