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Action brought on 30 May 2007 - Tiralongo v Commission

(Case F-55/07)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Giuseppe Tiralongo (Ladispoli, Italy) (represented by: F. Sciaudone, R. Sciaudone and S. Frazzani, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought

declare the present action admissible;

order the Commission to provide the information and documents relating to the initial engagement of Ms X and to the successive extensions of her contract within the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), and order Ms X to testify as a witness;

adopt all measures of organisation of procedure and measures of inquiry necessary for the purpose of assessing the infringement by the Commission of the principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination;

order the Commission to pay 460 000 EUR, or any other amount which the Tribunal may consider to be fair and equitable, by way of compensation for the material damage caused to the applicant;

order the Commission to pay 100 000 EUR, or any other amount which the Tribunal may consider to be fair and equitable, by way of compensation for the non-material damage caused to the applicant;

order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant, a member of the temporary staff of OLAF up to 30 April 2005, seeks to recover compensation in respect of the damage which he claims to have suffered as a result of a series of unlawful acts allegedly committed by the Commission in connection with the extension of his contract. Those unlawful acts ostensibly concern in particular: (i) breach of the applicable legal rules and of the case-law relating to employment in the public service; (ii) infringement of the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations; (iii) infringement of the principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination.

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