Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-292/15 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, April 06, 2018

• Resolution Date: April 06, 2018
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-292/15

Judgment of the General Court of 28 February 2018 - Vakakis kai Synergates v Commission

(Case T-292/15) ¹

(Non-contractual liability - Public supply contracts - Tender procedure - Admissibility - Misuse of procedure - Conflict of interests - Duty of diligence - Loss of opportunity)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Vakakis kai Synergates - Symvouloi gia Agrotiki Anaptixi AE Meleton, formerly Vakakis International - Symvouloi gia Agrotiki Anaptixi AE (Athens, Greece) (represented by: B. O’Connor, Solicitor, S. Gubel and E. Bertolotto, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by F. Erlbacher and E. Georgieva, and subsequently by E. Georgieva and L. Baumgart, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought under Article 268 TFEU, seeking compensation in respect of the loss which the applicant allegedly suffered as a result of irregularities committed by the Commission in the context of the Tendering Procedure ‘Consolidation of the Food Safety System in Albania’ (EuropeAid/129820/C/SER/AL).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Orders the European Union to pay compensation for the damage suffered by Vakakis kai Synergates - Symvouloi gia Agrotiki Anaptixi AE Meleton in relation to the loss of an opportunity to be awarded the contract ‘Consolidation of the Food Safety System in Albania’ (EuropeAid/129820/C/SER/AL) and for the costs and expenses incurred in participating in that call for tenders;

Orders that the compensation referred to in point 1 of the present operative part be increased by...