Action brought on 13 February 2012 – ZZ v Commission

(Case F-19/12)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: G. Cipressa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the Commission’s note concerning the applicant’s administrative status and for compensation for damage.

Form of order sought

Declare that there is no legal basis for or, in the alternative, annul the undated note, bearing in the top right hand corner of the first of its two pages, the reference ‘Ref Ares (2011)217354 – 28/02/2011’ (sic), the details and content of which first came to the applicant’s attention on a date not before 6 April 2011;

In so far as necessary, annul the decision, whatever the form in which it was adopted, rejecting the complaint of 15 May 2011 sent by the applicant to the Commission against the note of 28 February 2011;

Annul the note of 14 September, received by the applicant on a date not before 20 October 2011;

Order the Commission to pay compensation for the damage sustained by the applicant as a result of the note of 28 February 2011 and the note of 14 September 2011, in the sum of EUR 10 000, or such greater or lesser sum as the Tribunal may deem to be just and fair;

Order the Commission to pay the costs.