55According to the case-law, under the first paragraph of Article 21, in conjunction with the first paragraph of Article 53, of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Article 44(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, every application must state the subject-matter of the proceedings and contain a summary of the pleas in law on which it is based. That statement must be sufficiently clear and precise to enable the defendant to prepare its defence and the Court to rule on the application, if necessary without any further information. In order to guarantee legal certainty and the sound administration of justice, it is necessary, in order for an action to be admissible, that the essential legal and factual particulars relied on be indicated, at least in summary form, coherently and intelligibly in the application itself. More specifically, in order to satisfy those requirements, an application seeking compensation for damage allegedly caused by an EU institution must state the evidence from which it is possible to identify (i) the conduct alleged, (ii) the nature and extent of the damage allegedly suffered and (iii) the reasons why the applicant considers that there is a causal link between that conduct and that damage (see Case T-16/04 Arcelor v Parliament and Council [2010] ECR II-211, paragraph 132 and the case-law cited).
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