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Action brought on 10 December 2003 by Joseph Vanhellemont against Commission of the European Communities

    (Case T-396/03)

    (Language of the case: French)

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 10 December 2003 by Joseph Vanhellemont, residing in Brussels, represented by Lucas Vogel, lawyer.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

)    annul the decision adopted by the appointing authority on 26 August 2003 and notified on 5 September 2003, rejecting the complaint made by the applicant on 1 April 2003 seeking the annulment of a decision of the chairperson of the electoral bureau of 10 January 2003 who, after two requests of 23 December 2002, refused to recount the votes cast in the elections for the Brussels local staff committee, held between the 2 and 14 December 2002,

)    so far as necessary, also annul the decisions against which the complaint was brought, namely:

    )    the decision of the Commission mpt to take any steps to rectify any errors in counting committed during the 2002 staff committee elections to elect the Brussels local staff committee;

    )    the decision communicated on 10 January 1003 by the chairperson of the electoral bureau, following two requests submitted by the applicant, dated 23 December 2002;

)    order the Commission to pay EUR 29 635 by way of damages;

)    order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his application, the applicant alleges manifest error of assessment, breach of the duty to have regard for the welfare of officials and of the principle of sound administration and infringement of Article 1 of Annex II to the Staff Regulations.

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