62021CO0503_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 March 2022 –Krátky v Parliament and Others
(Case C‑503/21 P) (
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(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Consumer protection – Consumer contracts – Mortgage loan indexed to a foreign currency – Alleged failure by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission to adopt the measures referred to in Article 169(2)(b) TFEU – Actions for damages – Causal link – None – Appeal manifestly unfounded )
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Appeal – Grounds – Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded – Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see paras 9, 10)
2.
Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Causal link – Burden of proof
(Art. 340, second para., TFEU)
(see paras 15, 16)
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Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – Reference to the whole of the annexes – Inadmissibility
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 120(c))
(see paras 19, 20)
4.
Appeal – Grounds – Review by the Court of the General Court’s assessment of the need to provide additional information – Possible only where the facts or evidence have been distorted
(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 89 and 90)
(see para. 24)
Operative part
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The appeal is dismissed as manifestly unfounded.
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The application of Mr Bálint Krátky for legal aid is dismissed.
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Mr Krátky is ordered to bear his own costs.
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