Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 16 March 2005 by Nicola Falcione against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-132/05)

(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 16 March 2005 by Nicola Falcione, residing in Brussels, represented by Sébastien Orlandi, Xavier Martin, Albert Coolen, Jean-Noël Louis and Etienne Marchal, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

-    annul the decision of 24 March 2004 fixing the definitive recruitment grade at Grade A5/4;

-    order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant was appointed an official at Grade A5/4 by decision of 24 March 2004. In his application he challenges his definitive recruitment classification. In support of his application, the applicant alleges infringement of Article 31 of the Staff Regulations and a manifest error of assessment. The applicant claims that the Commission ought also to have taken into account his relevant work and university level experience between 16 July 1974 and 28 February 1982. The Commission omitted to take that experience into account because the applicant did not obtain his university economics degree until 1 March 1982.

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