Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2012:355
Date: 2012-07-10
Language of the case: Slovenian
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: External relations;Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for damages - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 10 July 2012 — Interspeed v Commission (Case T-587/10) Non-contractual liability — External relations — Call for tenders issued by the EAR concerning work at the Preševo (Serbia) border crossing, the financing of the works and other connected measures — No causal link 1. Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Unlawfulness — Damage — Causal link — One of the conditions not satisfied — Claim for compensation dismissed in its entirety (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 38, 56) 2. Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Causal link — Concept — Burden of proof — Conduct complained of part of a process involving third parties — Damage directly caused by intervention of a third party — Intervention not linked to the conduct complained of — No causal link (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 39, 40, 58) 3. Proceedings — Measures of inquiry — Expert’s report — Site visit — Hearing of witnesses — Discretion of the General Court (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 66(1)) (see para. 81) Re: APPLICATION for compensation in respect of damage allegedly resulting from works carried out at the Preševo (Serbia) border crossing under a contract financed by the EAR. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Holding kompanija Interspeed a.d to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.