Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 — European Commission v Fernando De Esteban Alonso

(Case C-591/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Civil service - Internal investigation by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) - Forwarding of information by OLAF to the national judicial authorities - Filing of a complaint by the European Commission - Concepts of an official who is ‘referred to by name’ and ‘implicated’ - Failure to inform the interested party - Commission’s right to file a complaint with the national judicial authorities before the conclusion of OLAF’s investigation - Action for damages)

(2021/C 297/04)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: European Commission (represented by: B. Mongin and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Fernando De Esteban Alonso (represented by: C. Huglo, avocat)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 11 June 2019, De Esteban Alonso v Commission (T-138/18, EU:T:2019:398);

2.	Dismisses the action in Case T-138/18;

3.	Orders each party to bear its own costs relating to both the proceedings at first instance and on appeal.

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(1)  OJ C 413, 9.12.2019.