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Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART SEVEN - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS#Article 340#(ex Article 288 TEC)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
PART SEVEN - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 340
(ex Article 288 TEC)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
PART SEVEN - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 340
(ex Article 288 TEC)
OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, p. 193–193
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
26.10.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 326/1 |
CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
PART SEVEN
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 340
(ex Article 288 TEC)
The contractual liability of the Union shall be governed by the law applicable to the contract in question.
In the case of non-contractual liability, the Union shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by its institutions or by its servants in the performance of their duties.
Notwithstanding the second paragraph, the European Central Bank shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by it or by its servants in the performance of their duties.
The personal liability of its servants towards the Union shall be governed by the provisions laid down in their Staff Regulations or in the Conditions of Employment applicable to them.