7.2.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/24


Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 10 December 2008 — Nardone v Commission

(Case T-57/99) (1)

(Staff case - Officials - Action for damages - Occupational disease - Exposure to asbestos and other substances)

(2009/C 32/43)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Albert Nardone (Piétrain, Belgium) (represented initially by G. Vandersanden and L. Levi, lawyers, then by L. Levi)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: J. Currall, agent, and J. L. Fagnart, lawyer)

Re:

Application for compensation for damage allegedly suffered by the applicant due to the wrongful conduct of the Commission in exposing the applicant to an atmosphere filled with dust and contaminated by asbestos.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

orders the Commission to pay to Mr Albert Nardone damages of EUR 66 000;

2.

dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3.

orders each party to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 160, 5.6.1999.