Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 5 December 2012 - Bourtembourg v Commission
(Case F-6/12)
(Civil Service - Officials - Expatriation allowance - Concept of habitual residence - Permanent or habitual centre of interests - Temporary residence for the purpose of study - Place where professional activity is pursued - Fixed term employment relationship)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Julien Bourtembourg (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: C. Dony, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin and V. Joris, Agents)
Re:
Application to annul the Commission's decision refusing to grant the applicant the expatriation allowance.
Operative part of the judgment
The Tribunal:
Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 24 May 2011 refusing to grant Mr Bourtembourg the expatriation allowance;
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Bourtembourg.
____________1 - OJ C 184, 23.6.2012.