Notice for the OJ
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 October 2005 - De Bustamante Tello v Council of the European Union
(Officials - Remuneration - Expatriation allowance - Article 4(1)(a) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Work done for another State - Meaning of 'habitually reside' - Principle of equal treatment)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant(s): Rafael De Bustamante Tello (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: J. García-Gallardo Gil-Fournier, D. Domínguez Pérez and A. Sayagués Torres, lawyers)
Defendant(s): Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Sims and D. Canga Fano, Agents)
Application for
Annulment of the Council's decision of 28 July 2003, refusing to grant the applicant entitlement to the expatriation allowance provided for in Article 4(1)(a) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the allowances associated therewith.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
dismisses the action;
orders the parties to bear their own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 7, 10.1.2004