7.8.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 278/18


Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2023 — IMG v Commission

(Case T-752/20) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - OLAF investigations - Press leaks - Material and non-material damage - Causal link - Imputability of the leaks - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals - Confidentiality of legal advice)

(2023/C 278/27)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: International Management Group (IMG) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi and J.-Y. de Cara, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz, J.-F. Brakeland and S. Delaude, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 268 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the material and non-material damage which it claims to have suffered as a result of the unlawfulness of the conduct of the European Commission and of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) following a report concerning the applicant drawn up by OLAF.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Orders that the document produced by International Management Group (IMG) as Annex A.21 to the application be removed from the case file;

2.

Dismisses the action;

3.

Orders IMG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 53, 15.2.2021.