Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2008:74
Date: 2008-03-13
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Non-contractual liability
Concepts: Basis of liability;Observance of professional secrecy;Conduct befitting an official's position
Procedure: Action for damages
Origin: France

Notice for the OJ Action brought on 10 February 2003 by La Maison de l'Europe Avignon-Méditerranée against Commission of the European Communities (Case T-43/03) (Language of the case: French) An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 10 February 2003 by La Maison de l'Europe Avignon-Méditerranée, established in Avignon (France), represented by François Martineau, lawyer. The applicant claims that the Court should: (order the defendant to pay EUR 100 000 to make good the damage suffered by La Maison de l'Europe Avignon-Méditerranée as a result of the disclosure of deceitful, or at the very least confidential, information by the representative of the European Commission in Marseille; (order the defendant to pay all the recoverable costs, which amounts to EUR 10 000. Pleas in law and main arguments The applicant claims that, during a meeting in Marseille on 23 January 2003, a representative of the defendant divulged deceitful or at the very least confidential information. Such disclosure resulted in damage for which it seeks compensation in the present application. In support of its arguments, the applicant alleges non-contractual liability of the defendant in the context of Article 288 EC and alleged breach of the confidentiality obligation imposed on the representative of the defendant by Article 286 EC. ____________