Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 19 June 2007 - Davis and Others v Council

(Case F-54/06) 1

(Staff cases - Officials - Pensions - Weightings - Retirement after the entry into force of the version of the Staff Regulations applicable from 1 May 2004 - Application of weightings calculated on the basis of the average cost of living in the country of residence of retired officials - Transitional scheme - Abolition of weightings for pension rights acquired after the entry into force of the version of the Staff Regulations applicable from 1 May 2004)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Davis and Others (Bolton, United Kingdom) and three Others (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and E. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Arpio Santacruz and I. Sulce, acting as Agents)

Re:

Annulment of the Council's decisions determining the applicants' pension entitlements, on the grounds that the portion of their pension entitlement acquired after 30 April 2004 is not multiplied by a weighting, and that the weighting by which the portion of their pension entitlement acquired before 30 April 2004 is multiplied differs from that by which the remuneration of officials in active employment in the United Kingdom or Denmark is multiplied.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

Dismisses the action;

Orders each party to bear its own costs.

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1 - OJ C 154, 1.7.2006, p. 28.