Notice for the OJ
Action brought on 3 March 2004 by Marie Tzirani against Commission of the European Communities
(Case T-88/04)
(Language of the case: French)
An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 3 March 2004 by Marie Tzirani, represented by Eric Boigelot, lawyer.
The applicant claims that the Court should:
- annul the decision of the Commission of 23 May 2003 to reject the applicant's candidature for the post of A" as Director of ADMIN.C "Social policy, Luxembourg staff, health and safety";
- annul the appointment of another official to that post;
- in so far as necessary, annul the implied rejection of the applicant's complaint, which was lodged on 7 August 2003 and registered under number R/461/03;
- order the defendant to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of her application, the applicant alleges infringement of Articles 7, 14, 25(2), 29(1)(a) and 45 of the Staff Regulations and infringement of the rules on the appointment of officials at grade A1 and A2, misuse of powers and failure to observe general principles of law, such as the principle of legality, principle that officials should have reasonable career prospects, equal treatment and, finally, the principles requiring the appointing authority to adopt decisions only on the basis of legally permissible grounds, that is to say grounds which are relevant and free from manifest errors of assessment.
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