Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 September 2013 —
Melkveebedrijf Overenk and Others v Commission
(Case T‑540/11)
Action for damages — Levy in the milk and milk products sector — Regulation (EC) No 1468/2006 — Manifest inadmissibility
1. Non-contractual liability — Responsibility for a lawful act — Conditions — Damage — Causal link — Unusual and special nature of that damage — One of the conditions not satisfied — Claim for compensation dismissed in its entirety (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see para. 12)
2. Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Action for compensation for damage caused by an EU institution — Minimum requirements — Action not giving figures for the loss suffered or justifying that omission — Manifest inadmissibility (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c)) (see paras 13-15, 17, 20, 21, 24)
3. Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Unlawfulness — Damage — Causal link — Burden of proof (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see para. 16)
4. Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — General reference to documents annexed to the application — Inadmissibility (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c) and (d)) (see paras 18, 19)
Re:
| Claim for damages for the loss allegedly caused to the applicants by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1468/2006 of 4 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (OJ 2006 L 274, p. 6). |
Operative part
1. | | The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible. |
2. | | Melkveebedrijf Overenk BV, Maatschap Veehouderij Kwakernaak, Mulders Agro vof, Melkveebedrijf Engelen vof, Melkveebedrijf De Peel BV and Mr Mathijs Moonen are ordered to pay the costs. |