For så vidt angår ansvar uden for kontraktforhold skal Unionen i overensstemmelse med de almindelige retsgrundsætninger, der er fælles for medlemsstaternes retssystemer, erstatte skader forvoldt af dens institutioner eller af dens ansatte under udøvelsen af deres hverv.  
In the case of non-contractual liability, the Union shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by its institutions or by its servants in the performance of their duties.  