Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 4 September 2024.#International Management Group (IMG) v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – EU Financial Regulations – Implementation of the EU budget under indirect management by an international organisation – Decision refusing to recognise a legal person as an international organisation – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals – Duty of diligence – Material damage – Loss of opportunity to conclude indirect management agreements with the Commission as an international organisation and to receive the corresponding administrative costs – Causal link – Requirement of a direct and certain causal link – Unlawful act found has no bearing on the status of international organisation necessary for compensation – Occurrence of an event subsequent to the unlawful act which may be taken into account by the EU Courts – Retroactive decision finding that the status of international organisation necessary for compensation had not been achieved during the period in question.#Case T-381/15 RENV II.