Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 8 July 2005 by Patrice Vande Velde against the Commission of the European Communities

    (Case T-268/05)

    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 8 July 2005 by Patrice Vande Velde, resident in Linkebeek (Belgium), represented Lucas Vogel, lawyer.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

-    annul the decision adopted by the Authority Responsible for Concluding Contracts of Employment on 21 March 2005 by which it dismissed the applicant's application of 25 November 2004, reclassified as a claim, against the decision fixing the grade and remuneration determined for the applicant in his capacity as contract staff under the terms of the contract which entered into effect on 16 September 2004;

-    in so far as necessary, annul also the original decision, by which the grade and remuneration were fixed for the applicant in his capacity as a contract staff under the terms of the contract which entered into effect on 16 September 2004;

-    order the defendant to pay EUR 25 000 by way of damages, subject to an increase or decrease or further specifications;

-    order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are identical to those put forward in Case T-253/05 Fernandez Tunon v Commission.

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