Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2007:254
Date: 2007-09-12
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: Second Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions;Data protection
Concepts: General;Damage for which compensation is payable;Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees;Causal link;Basis of liability;OLAF;Protection of personal data by the Community institutions
Procedure: Action for damages

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 September 2007 -Nikolaou v Commission (Case T-259/03) 1 (Non-contractual liability - Inquiry of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) concerning a Member of the Court of Auditors - Divulgence of information - Protection of personal information - Access to the inquiry file and to OLAF's report - Sufficiently serious breach of the rules of law conferring rights on individuals - Causal link - Loss) Language of the case: Greek Parties Applicant: Kalliopi Nikolaou (Athens, Greece) (represented by: V. Christianos and V. Vlassi, lawyers) Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and C. Ladenburger, acting as Agents) Re: Action for damages, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 288 EC, for the loss suffered by the applicant following publication of information concerning an inquiry carried out concerning her by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and OLAF's refusal to grant her access to the inquiry file and to supply her with a copy of its final report. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Orders the Commission to pay Ms Kalliopi Nikolaou compensation of EUR 3 000; Dismisses the remainder of the action; Orders Ms Nikolaou to bear three quarters of her own costs and three quarters of the costs incurred by the Commission, which is to bear a quarter of its own costs and pay a quarter of the costs incurred by Ms Nikolaou. ____________ 1 - OJ C 264, 1.11.2003.