Judgment_paragraph 69 · M. G. Eman and O. B. Sevinger v College van burgemeester en wethouders van Den Haag (C-300/04)

69In that context, it must also be recalled that the principle of liability on the part of a Member State for damage caused to individuals as a result of breaches of Community law for which it can be held responsible is inherent in the system of the Treaty, and that a Member State is thus required to make reparation for the damage caused where the rule of law infringed is intended to confer rights on individuals, the breach is sufficiently serious and there is a direct causal link between the breach of the obligation resting on the State and the damage sustained by the injured parties (Joined Cases C-46/93 and C-48/93 Brasserie du Pêcheur and Factortame [1996] ECR I-1029, paragraphs 31 and 51, and Case C-224/01 Köbler [2003] ECR I-10239, paragraphs 30 and 51), although this does not mean that the State cannot incur liability under less strict conditions on the basis of national law (Brasserie du Pêcheur and Factortame, paragraph 66).

M. G. Eman and O. B. Sevinger v College van burgemeester en wethouders van Den Haag (C-300/04)

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