Action brought on 2 November 2012 – ZZ v Parliament

(Case F-130/12)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: B. Cortese and A. Salerno, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision refusing to grant the double dependant child allowance under Article 67(3) of the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the Head of the Individual Rights Unit of 4 August 2008, making the applicant’s right to the grant of the double dependant child allowance subject to the condition that ‘all of the specific costs required by the nature of the handicap and remaining chargeable’ to the applicant are higher than EUR 333.19 per month, and the decision of 24 October 2008 of the Head of the Individual Rights Unit, refusing in the present case to grant the double allowance, as confirmed after the reopening of the file by the Head of the Individual Rights Unit of 5 December 2011, which was itself confirmed by the decision of 20 July 2012 of the Secretary General of the European Parliament, rejecting the applicant’s complaint, notified to the applicant on 23 July 2012;

order the Parliament to pay the costs.