Judgment_paragraph 64 · Appeals – Actions for damages – Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU – Excessive length of the proceedings in a case before the General Court of the European Union – Compensation for the damage allegedly sustained by the applicant – Concept of a ‘single undertaking’ not applied – Material damage – Bank guarantee costs – Causal link – Loss of profit – Non-pecuniary damage – Liability of the European Union for damage caused by infringements of EU law arising from a decision of the General Court – No incurring of liability (C-447/17 P, C-479/17 P)

64Therefore, the General Court was correct in holding, in paragraph 64 of the judgment under appeal, that Guardian Europe’s claim for compensation as regards an alleged loss of profit has neither the same object nor the same effect as an action for annulment brought against the decision of December 2014 and cannot, therefore, be held inadmissible by virtue of abuse of process.