Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 16 July 2014 —
Kompas MTS v Parliament and Others

(Case T‑315/13)

Action for damages — Harm allegedly suffered following the transposition into Austrian law of a directive on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products — Labelling of tobacco products — Restrictions on the import of tobacco products — Action manifestly lacking any basis in law

Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Unlawfulness — Damage — Causal link — Cumulative conditions — One of the conditions not satisfied — Claim for compensation dismissed in its entirety (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 31, 32, 39, 42)

Re:

ACTION for damages brought on the basis of Article 268 TFEU and the second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU seeking compensation for the harm which the applicant allegedly suffered following the implementation of quantitative restrictions on the import of tobacco products into Austrian territory following the adoption of Directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (OJ 2001 L 194, p. 26).

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed.

2. Kompas mejni turistični servis d.d. (Kompas MTS d.d.) is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.