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Document 62022CA0479
Case C-479/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024 - OC v European Commission (Appeal – Actions for damages – Non-contractual liability of the European Union – Alleged unlawful conduct of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) – Press release from OLAF – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies – Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 3, point 1 – Concepts of ‘personal data’ and of ‘identifiable natural person’ – Investigations conducted by OLAF – Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 – Presumption of innocence – Right to good administration)
Case C-479/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024 - OC v European Commission (Appeal – Actions for damages – Non-contractual liability of the European Union – Alleged unlawful conduct of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) – Press release from OLAF – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies – Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 3, point 1 – Concepts of ‘personal data’ and of ‘identifiable natural person’ – Investigations conducted by OLAF – Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 – Presumption of innocence – Right to good administration)
Case C-479/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024 - OC v European Commission (Appeal – Actions for damages – Non-contractual liability of the European Union – Alleged unlawful conduct of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) – Press release from OLAF – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies – Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 3, point 1 – Concepts of ‘personal data’ and of ‘identifiable natural person’ – Investigations conducted by OLAF – Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 – Presumption of innocence – Right to good administration)
OJ C, C/2024/2904, 6.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2904/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
C/2024/2904 |
6.5.2024 |
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2024 - OC v European Commission
(Case C-479/22 P) (1)
(Appeal - Actions for damages - Non-contractual liability of the European Union - Alleged unlawful conduct of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) - Press release from OLAF - Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies - Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 - Article 3, point 1 - Concepts of ‘personal data’ and of ‘identifiable natural person’ - Investigations conducted by OLAF - Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 - Presumption of innocence - Right to good administration)
(C/2024/2904)
Language of the case: Greek
Parties
Appellant: OC (represented by: I. Ktenidis, dikigoros)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: T. Adamopoulos, J. Baquero Cruz, F. Blanc Simonetti and A. Bouchagiar, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Annuls the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 4 May 2022, OC v Commission (T-384/20, EU:T:2022:273), in so far as, by that judgment, the General Court rejected the form of order of the action seeking an order that the European Commission pay compensation for the damage resulting from the infringement by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of its obligations under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, of the principle of the presumption of innocence and of the right to good administration; |
2. |
Dismisses the appeal as to the remainder; |
3. |
Refers Case T-384/20 back to the General Court of the European Union; |
4. |
Reserves the costs. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2904/oj
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