Order — ECLI:EU:T:2015:80
Date: 2015-02-02
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for damages - interlocutory judgment
Origin: Germany;France

Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 2 February 2015 — Gascogne Sack Deutschland and Gascogne v European Union (Case T‑577/14) Actions for damages — Reasonable time — Incorrect designation of the defendant — Representation of the Union — Dismissal of objection of inadmissibility 1. Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Identification of the defendant — Designation of the Union in the context of a compensation action — Admissibility (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 268 TFEU and 340, second para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(b)) (see paras 15-19) 2. Actions for damages — Action brought against the institution having allegedly rendered the EU liable — Admissibility — Conditions (Arts 13 TEU and 19 TEU; Arts 256(1) TFEU, 268 TFEU and 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 22-29, 35, 38, 43) 3. Judicial proceedings — Duration of the proceedings before the General Court — Reasonable time — Dispute concerning whether there has been an infringement of the competition rules — Failure to act within a reasonable time — Consequences — Non-contractual liability — Action based on excessive duration of the procedure before the General Court — Composition of the judgment formation (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 268 TFEU and 340, second para., TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47, second para.) (see paras 54-64) Re: ACTION for damages in respect of loss allegedly suffered by the applicants by reason of excessive duration of the procedure before the General Court in Cases T‑72/06 Groupe Gascogne v Commission and T‑79/06 Sachsa Verpackung v Commission. Operative part 1. The objection of inadmissibility is dismissed. 2. Costs are reserved.