Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 November 2006 - Campoli v Commission
(Officials - Pensions - Weighting calculated by reference to the average cost of living in the country of residence - Transitional arrangements set up by the new Staff Regulations of Officials from 1 May 2004 - Act adversely affecting an official - Objection of illegality - Legitimate expectations - Legal certainty - Equal treatment)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Franco Campoli (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Jaume, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Joris and H. Tserepa-Lacombe, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Arpio Santacruz and I. Sulce, Agents)
Re:
In essence, annulment of the applicant's pension statements of May to July 2004 in so far as they apply for the first time a weighting calculated illegally by reference to the average cost of living in the applicant's country of residence, and no longer in relation to the cost of living in the capital of that country.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action.
Orders each of the parties to bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 132, 28.05.2005.