Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 March 2022

Data

Court: Court of Justice

Case date: 22 maart 2022

Verdict

Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 March 2022 –
Krátky v Parliament and Others

(Case C‑503/21 P)⁽¹⁾

"(Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Consumer protection - Consumer contracts - Mortgage loan indexed to a foreign currency - Alleged failure by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission to adopt the measures referred to in Article 169(2)(b) TFEU - Actions for damages - Causal link - None - Appeal manifestly unfounded )"

1. AppealGroundsGrounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfoundedDismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)

(see paras 9, 10)

2. Non-contractual liabilityConditionsCausal linkBurden of proof

(Art. 340, second para., TFEU)

(see paras 15, 16)

3. Judicial proceedingsApplication initiating proceedingsFormal requirementsSummary of the pleas in law on which the application is basedPleas in law not set out in the applicationReference to the whole of the annexesInadmissibility

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 120(c))

(see paras 19, 20)

4. AppealGroundsReview by the Court of the General Court’s assessment of the need to provide additional informationPossible only where the facts or evidence have been distorted

(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 89 and 90)

(see para. 24)

Operative part

1. The appeal is dismissed as manifestly unfounded.

2. The application of Mr Bálint Krátky for legal aid is dismissed.

3. Mr Krátky is ordered to bear his own costs.