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Action brought on 5th July 2012 – BZ v ECB

(Case F-71/12)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: BZ (represented by: N. Lhöest, lawyer)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision of the ECB rejecting the Applicant’s request for recognition of the occupational origin of her illness.

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the ECB dated 25 April 2012 rejecting the Applicant’s requests submitted on 28 June 2011 and in the following review letters of 24 October 2011 and of 20 February 2012;

by consequence, give the Appellant the benefit of her requests as stated in her request and review letters, notably a proper investigation is to be conducted and a proper report drafted so as to list all facts related to her working situation that are useful for producing a doctor’s assessment;

order ECB to communicate to the Appellant all data collected and stored by DG-H on her medical situation and medical procedures, included the data collected so far (included the response to the questionnaire in a non anonymised form as well as the other data collected (e.g. the notes of the interviews organized by DG-H to be provided in a non-anonymous form) as well as future data, which may be collected in the scope of the new procedure. Should this data contain medical information, the data can be sent to her doctor);

order ECB to pay the appellant the sum of 50.000 euro for the unreasonable delay in the conduct of the procedure;

order ECB to pay the appellant the sum of 5.000 euro for the legal fees for handling the illegal medical procedures;

order ECB to pay the appellant the sum of 50.000 euro for the moral damages created by the illegalities and the additional unnecessary burden for the occupational procedure and the disability procedure;

order ECB to pay the appellant the sum of 25.000 euro for attempt to the appellant’s reputation and good name and the illegal attempt to terminate her contract;

order ECB to pay the Appellant the difference between her disability allowance and her full salary since January 2009;

order ECB to pay the Appellant the sum of 100.000 euro for the loss of career perspective;

order ECB to pay the loss of salary increase on a basis of 7 salary steps increase per year (3.5 %) since 2009;

order ECB to pay the appellant 100% reimbursement of medical costs sustained since 2006 in relation to her sickness;

order ECB to pay the appellant the default interest at a rate of 8% of the amount awarded;

order ECB to pay all costs.