Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 5 December 2012 - Grazyte v Commission
(Case F-76/11)
(Civil Service - Remuneration - Expatriation allowance - Condition laid down in Article 4(1)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Ten-year reference period - Starting point - Expiry point - Periods of service for an international organisation disregarded - Application by analogy with the provisions of Article 4(1)(a) of Annex VII of the Staff Regulation)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Diana Grazyte (Utena, Lithuania) (represented by: R. Guarino, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin, Agent and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer, then V. Joris, Agent and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)
Re:
Application for the annulment of the decision of the Appointing Authority refusing the applicant's claims for expatriation allowance.
Operative part of the judgment
The Tribunal:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Ms. Grazyte to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
____________1 - OJ C 319, 29.10.2011.