Action brought on 30 July 2009 - Nikolchov v Commission

(Case F-70/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Vladimir Nikolchov (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M. Hammouche, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the Authority Authorised to Conclude Contracts of Engagement fixing the applicant's place of recruitment at Aix-la-Chapelle (Germany) and fixing the period of daily allowance at 120 days.

Form of order sought

declare that there has been an infringement of the Commission decision of 15 April 2004 adopting the General implementing provisions for giving effect to Article 7(3) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and of Article 10 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations;

consequently, order the annulment of the decision of the Authority Authorised to Conclude Contracts of Engagement No R/9/09 of 21 April 2009 dismissing the applicant's claim seeking the fixing of his place of recruitment in Bulgaria and fixing the period of daily allowance in accordance with Article 10(2)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations;

order the defendant to pay the applicant unpaid daily allowance amounts totalling EUR 6 942.32, or any other amount fixed by the Court of First Instance, in addition to default interest as from the date of the lodging of the application until the date of payment;

order the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.

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