Reports of Cases

2002 II-02203

Subject-matter

Action for damages seeking compensation for the loss allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the approach taken by the Ombudsman in dealing with his complaint regarding the conducting of the oral test in internal competition COM/T/A/98.

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 7 : paragraph 49
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 195 -P1 : paragraphs 2, 50, 66
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 211 -T1 : paragraph 55
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 226 : paragraphs 53, 54
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 235 : paragraph 49
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 288 : paragraph 62
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 288 -L2 : paragraph 49
• Staff Regulations of the EC -A90P2 : paragraph 67
• Decision 88/591 : paragraph 49
• Decision 94/262 : paragraphs 3, 54, 56, 57, 77, 79
• Decision 94/262 -A02P5 : paragraphs 8, 68
• Decision 94/262 -A02P6 : paragraphs 8, 66
• Decision 94/262 -A02P7 : paragraph 66
• Decision 94/262 -A03P1 : paragraph 11
• Decision 94/262 -A03P5 : paragraph 80
• Decision 94/262 -A14 : paragraph 4
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -4/69 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/73 : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -197/80 : paragraph 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -118/83 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -353/88 : paragraph 48
• General Court - Judgment T -133/89 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -370/89 : paragraph 49
• Court of Justice - Order C -72/90 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -146/91 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Order C -257/93 : paragraph 58
• General Court - Judgment T -587/93 : paragraph 62
• General Court - Judgment T -12/94 : paragraph 67
• General Court - Judgment T -185/94 : paragraph 58
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -191/95 : paragraph 55
• General Court - Order T -201/96 : paragraph 53
• General Court - Judgment T -277/97 : paragraph 58
• General Court - Judgment T -102/98 : paragraph 83
• General Court - Order T -33/99 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -315/99 : paragraph 58

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 09/08/2000

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

10/04/2002

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 316 from 04.11.2000, p.27

Judgment: OJ C 169 from 13.07.2002, p.29

Name of the parties

Lamberts v Mediator

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Cobreros Mendazona, Edorta: ¿Responsabilidad patrimonial del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo?, Revista de Administración Pública 2002 nº 159 p.209-220
2. Raimondi, Luigi: Responsabilità extracontrattuale delle Comunità europee per fatto commesso dal Mediatore, Nuove autonomie Anno XI (2002), n. 6, p.939-952
3. Cobreros Mendazona, Edorta: El Tribunal de Justicia de Luxemburgo confirma la posible responsabilidad patrimonial de la Comunidad por actuaciones del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo, Revista de Administración Pública 2004 nº 164 p.191-199

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Law governing the institutions
  

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Action for damages : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

Troisième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Azizi

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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