Judgment of the General Court of 10 April 2024 – AL v Commission

(Case T-50/22) ¹

(Civil service – Officials – Remuneration – Dependent child allowances – Article 2(4) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations – Person treated as a dependent child – Conditions for granting – Article 2(2) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations – Actual maintenance – Recovery of overpayments – Article 85 of the Staff Regulations – Error of assessment – Legitimate expectations)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: AL (represented by: R. Rata, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and L. Hohenecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 22 March 2021, in so far as it orders the recovery of certain sums paid in connection with allowances for his mother and three dependent children.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders AL to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 128, 21.3.2022.