Liability of the EU Customs Authority
Article 263
1. The contractual liability of the EU Customs Authority shall be governed by the law applicable to the contract in question. 2. The Court of Justice of the European Union shall have jurisdiction to give judgment pursuant to any arbitration clause contained in a contract concluded by the EU Customs Authority. 3. In the event of non-contractual liability, the EU Customs Authority shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by its departments or by its staff in the performance of their duties. 4. The Court of Justice of the European Union shall have jurisdiction in disputes over compensation for the damage referred to in paragraph 3. 5. The personal liability of its staff towards the EU Customs Authority shall be governed by the provisions laid down in the Staff Regulations or Conditions of Employment applicable to them. 6. The financial liability of the Union and the Member States for the debts of the EU Customs Authority shall be limited to their contribution already made for its administrative costs.