Judgment of the General Court of 27 October 2021 – Egis Bâtiments International and InCA v Parliament
(Case T-610/20) 1
(Arbitration clause – Project to extend and modernise the Konrad Adenauer building in Luxembourg – Settlement agreement – Confidentiality clause – Principle of good faith – Contractual liability)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicants: Egis Bâtiments International (Montreuil, France) and InCA – Ingénieurs Conseils Associés Sàrl (Niederanven, Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Rodesch and R. Jazbinsek, lawyers)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: A. Caiola and L. Chrétien, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 272 TFEU seeking (i) a declaration that the Parliament has infringed Article VIII of the settlement agreement of 9 April 2019 and has breached the duty of good faith in the performance of agreements enshrined in Article 1134 of the Luxembourg Civil Code and (ii) an order that that institution is to pay a sum of EUR 100 000 under that same agreement or, in the alternative, that it is to pay any other sum to be fixed ex aequo et bono.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Egis Bâtiments International and InCA – Ingénieurs Conseils Associés Sàrl to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 390, 16.11.2020.