JUDGMENT OF 9. 12. 1965 — JOINED CASES 29, 31, 36, 39-47, 50 and 51/63 USINES DE LA PROVIDENCE v HIGH AUTHORITY

In Joined Cases

THE COURT composed of: Ch. L. Hammes, President, L. Delvaux (Rapporteur), President of Chamber, A. M. Donner, A. Trabucchi and R. Lecourt, Judges, Advocate-General: M. Lagrange (until 7 October 1964) and K. Roemer (from 8 October 1964) Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Facts

II — Conclusions of the parties

III — Submissions and arguments of the parties

A — Admissibility

B — On the substance

1. The wrongful act or omission on the part of the Community

(1) The High Authority is not guilty of a wrongful act or omission giving rise to a right to reparation

(2) Recognition of a right to reparation meets with an insurmountable legal obstacle

2. The existence and the amount of the damage

(1) The existence of damage

(2) The amount of the damage

(a) General criticism of the applicants' evidence

(b) Criticism of the evidence adduced by each individual applicant

(3) The causal connexion between the wrongful act or omission and the damage

IV — Procedure

Grounds of judgment

A — Admissibility

B — The substance of the cases

1. As to the wrongful act or omission attributed to the defendant

2. The objections of a general nature raised by the defendant

3. The damage alleged by the applicant undertakings