Action brought on 9 July 2012 – ZZ v Commission

(Case F-72/12)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis, E. Marchal and D. Abreu Caldas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the Commission’s decision relating to the recovery of a certain amount of the remuneration of the applicant, formerly a member of the temporary staff at Grade A4 (AD12), then an official at Grade AD6, pursuant to Article 85 of the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of 20 December 2011 to proceed with the recovery of the sum of EUR 172 236.42 pursuant to Article 85 of the Staff Regulations;

in the alternative, order the Commission to compensate the applicant in the amount of EUR 172 236.42, or, in the further alternative, in the amount of the sums overpaid until the day on which the irregularity was discovered but not corrected, or, in the further alternative, in the amount of the sums overpaid until November 2010, when the applicant’s multiplication factor was eventually corrected;

order the European Commission to pay the costs.