Appeal brought on 1 August 2008 by Kurt-Wolfgang Braun-Neumann against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 23 May 2008 in Case F-79/07 Braun-Neumann v Parliament

(Case T-306/08 P)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Kurt-Wolfgang Braun-Neumann (Lohr am Main, Germany) (represented by: P. Ames, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Parliament

Form of order sought by the appellant

Set aside the order of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal of 23 May 2008 in Case F-79/07;

rule on the merits and uphold the appellant's original application and therefore order the Parliament to pay him with retroactive effect from 1 August 2004 the other half of the survivor's pension in right of Mrs Mandt in the monthly sum of EUR 1670.84 plus interest at the rate applied by the European Central Bank on the marginal lending facility, increased by 3%;

in the alternative, refer the case back to the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union for judgment.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The appeal is directed against the Civil Service Tribunal's order of 23 May 2008 in Case F-79/07 Braun-Neumann v Parliament, dismissing as inadmissible the action brought by the appellant.

The appellant submits in support of his appeal that the Civil Service Tribunal erred in law in its interpretation of Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, since its interpretation infringes general principles of Community law. In the appellant's view, the Tribunal's interpretation of a letter as an act adversely affecting it is incorrect. Further, the principle of legal certainty can be satisfied only if the absence of information about available legal remedies is regarded as prejudicial to the determination of when the period for lodging the complaint commenced, since otherwise the litigant's rights would be undermined. Lastly, the Tribunal's interpretation should be regarded as disproportionate in view of the consequences for the appellant.

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