Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 15 October 2014 —van de Water v Parliament

(Case F-86/13) ¹

(Civil service — Rights and obligations of officials — Declaration of intention to engage in an occupational activity after leaving the service — Article 16 of the Staff Regulations — Compatibility with the legitimate interests of the institution — Prohibition)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Robert van de Water (Grimbergen, Belgium) (represented by: P. Bentley QC, barrister, and R. Bäuerle, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Chemaï and M. Dean, Agents)

Re:

The application to annul the decision prohibiting the applicant from taking up an appointment as an adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine for a period of two years as from the date of termination of his functions with the European Parliament

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

Dismisses the action;

Declares that Mr van de Water is to bear his own costs and orders him to pay the costs incurred by the Parliament.

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¹ OJ C 336, 16/11/2013, p. 31.