Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 April 2006 - Angeletti v Commission of the European Communities
(Community officials - Social security - Occupational illness -Exposure to asbestos - Refusal to recognise the occupational origin of the illness - Obligation to render a decision within a reasonable time - Non-pecuniary damage)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Flavia Angeletti (Nice (France)) (represented initially by K. Devolvé and J. Iturriagagoitia Bassas, lawyers, and subsequently by J. Iturriagagoitia Bassas)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: J. Currall and H. Krämer, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of the decision of the Commission of 7 October 2003 refusing to recognise the occupational origin of the applicant's medical complaint following her alleged exposure to asbestos, application for annulment of the opinion of the medical committee pertaining thereto, application for annulment of the decision of the Commission charging to the applicant part of the fees and expenses charged by members of that committee and applications for compensation to have the Commission pay for medical fees and expenses.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Orders the Commission to pay EUR 12 000 in compensation to the applicant;
Dismisses the remainder of the application;
Orders the Commission to pay, in addition to its own costs, half of the costs incurred by the applicant, including those relating to the interim proceedings.
____________1 - OJ C 47 of 21.2.2004.