CELEX: C2006/281/56
Language: en
Date: 2006-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-193/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Tillack v Commission (Investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into the publication of confidential information — Suspicions of bribery and breach of professional secrecy — Communication to national judicial authorities of information relating to situations liable to lead to criminal proceedings — Search of the home and office of a journalist — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Action for damages — Causal link — Sufficiently serious breach)

18.11.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 281/33
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Tillack v Commission
   (Case T-193/04) (1)
   
   (Investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into the publication of confidential information - Suspicions of bribery and breach of professional secrecy - Communication to national judicial authorities of information relating to situations liable to lead to criminal proceedings - Search of the home and office of a journalist - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Action for damages - Causal link - Sufficiently serious breach)
   (2006/C 281/56)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Hans-Martin Tillack (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: I. Forrester QC, T. Bosly, C. Arhold, N. Flandin, J. Herrlinger and J. Siaens, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Docksey and C. Ladenburger, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the applicant: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: A. Bartosch and T. Grupp, lawyers)
   Re:
   APPLICATION, first, for the annulment of the act by which, on 11 February 2004, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) forwarded to the German and Belgian judicial authorities information concerning suspicions of breach of professional secrecy and bribery and, second, for damages in compensation for non-material injury suffered by the applicant as a result of the forwarding of that information and of the publication of press releases by OLAF.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Declares it unnecessary to give judgment on the request for the production of documents;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the applicant to pay his own costs and the costs incurred by the Commission, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the International Federation of Journalists to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 251, 9.10.2004.