Action brought on 16 January 2009 - Ridolfi v Commission

(Case F-3/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Roberto Ridolfi (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: N. Lhoëst, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the Appointing Authority's decision to refuse the applicant entitlement to reuse and retain the education allowance together with interest in respect of his two eldest children.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

annul the decision of the Appointing Authority of 5 March 2008 refusing the applicant entitlement to reuse and retain the education allowances together with interest in respect of his two eldest children;

annul all of the Commission's decisions taken to implement the aforementioned decision of the Appointing Authority of 5 March 2008, in particular the note of the Head of Unit of the External Service Directorate of DG RELEX, of 12 December 2008 'Rights and Obligations of Officials and Members of the Contract Staff', recovering the sum of EUR 1 295.38;

so far as necessary, annul the Commission's express decision of 6 October 2008 rejecting the complaint brought by the applicant under Article 90(2) on 5 June 2008;

order the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.

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