Article 18

The contractual liability of the Agency shall be governed by the law applicable to the contract in question. The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to give judgment pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in a contract concluded by the Agency.

In the case of non-contractual liability, the Agency shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by the Agency or its servants in the performance of their duties.

The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction in disputes relating to compensation for any such damage.

The personal liability of servants towards the Agency shall be governed by the provisions applying to the staff of the Agency.