Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2007:147
Date: 2007-05-22
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Environment
Concepts: Damage for which compensation is payable
Procedure: Action for damages - inadmissible
Origin: Belgium

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 22 May 2007 – Mebrom v Commission (Case T-198/05) Non-contractual liability – Importation of methyl bromide into the European Union – Delay in setting up an Internet site for requesting and obtaining import licences and quotas – Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 – Damage resulting from loss of profit – Actual damage Non-contractual liability – Conditions (Art. 288, second para., EC) (see paras 50-52, 59, 68, 70, 72) Re: ACTION for compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the Commission’s failure to set up a system allowing the applicant to import methyl bromide for critical uses into the European Union in January and February 2005. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders the applicant to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Commission.