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Document 62011TO0203

    Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 18 June 2012.
    Transports Schiocchet - Excursions v Council of the European Union and European Commission.
    Non-contractual liability - Coach and bus services between Member States - Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals - Lack - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
    Case T-203/11.

    European Court Reports 2012 -00000

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2012:308





    Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 18 June 2012 —

    Transports Schiocchet — Excursions v Council and Commission


    (Case T-203/11)

    Non-contractual liability — Coach and bus services between Member States — Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — None — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law

    1.                     Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Unlawfulness — Damage — Causal link — One of the conditions not satisfied — Claim for compensation dismissed in its entirety (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see para. 27)

    2.                     Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Legislative measure involving choices of economic policy — Sufficiently serious breach of a higher rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Requirement of a clear and serious breach of the limits of the wide discretion of the EU legislature (Art. 340, second para; TFEU) (see para. 28)

    3.                     Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Omissions of EU institutions — Requirement that a legal duty to act be disregarded (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 37-40)

    4.                     Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Legislative measure involving choices of economic policy — Sufficiently serious breach of a higher rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Requirement of a clear and serious breach of the limits of the wide discretion of the EU legislature — Late submission by the Commission of a legislative proposal in the area concerned — No liability (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 41, 42)

    Re:

    APPLICATION for compensation for the damage purportedly suffered by the applicant by reason of the application of the system laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March 1992 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus (OJ 1992 L 74, p. 1).

    Operative part

    1.

    The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.

    2.

    Transports Schiocchet — Excursions is ordered to pay the costs.

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