62023CO0548_INF
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 30 November 2023 –Baldan v Commission
(Case C‑548/23 P)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Actions for damages – COVID-19 crisis – Conduct of the European Commission, its President and its members – Loss of confidence in the European Union – Non-material damage – Burden of proof – Distortion of the clear sense of the evidence – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
1.
Non-contractual liability – Damage – Damage for which compensation is available – Non-material damage caused by a loss of confidence in an EU institution – Precluded
(Art. 340, second para., TFEU)
(see paragraph 11)
2.
Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of Justice of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted – Ground of appeal alleging distortion of the clear sense of the evidence – Need to indicate precisely the evidence alleged to have been distorted and show the errors of appraisal which led to that distortion – Requirement that the distortion be obvious from the documents in the file
(Art. 256(1), second subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paragraphs 16, 17)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Decision taken by way of reasoned order – Possibility of ruling without an oral procedure – Infringement of the rights of the defence – None
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 126)
(see paragraphs 22-26)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded.
2.
Mr Frédéric Baldan shall bear his own costs.