CELEX: 62019CA0591
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-10 00:00:00
Title: Case C-591/19 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 — European Commission v Fernando De Esteban Alonso (Appeal — Civil service — Internal investigation by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) — Forwarding of information by OLAF to the national judicial authorities — Filing of a complaint by the European Commission — Concepts of an official who is ‘referred to by name’ and ‘implicated’ — Failure to inform the interested party — Commission’s right to file a complaint with the national judicial authorities before the conclusion of OLAF’s investigation — Action for damages)

26.7.2021   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 297/7
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 — European Commission v Fernando De Esteban Alonso
      (Case C-591/19 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - Civil service - Internal investigation by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) - Forwarding of information by OLAF to the national judicial authorities - Filing of a complaint by the European Commission - Concepts of an official who is ‘referred to by name’ and ‘implicated’ - Failure to inform the interested party - Commission’s right to file a complaint with the national judicial authorities before the conclusion of OLAF’s investigation - Action for damages)
      (2021/C 297/04)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: European Commission (represented by: B. Mongin and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings: Fernando De Esteban Alonso (represented by: C. Huglo, avocat)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 11 June 2019, De Esteban Alonso v Commission (T-138/18, EU:T:2019:398);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action in Case T-138/18;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders each party to bear its own costs relating to both the proceedings at first instance and on appeal.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 413, 9.12.2019.