Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 10 November 2003 by Yves Mahieu against the Commission of the European Communities

    (Case T-372/03)

    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 10 November 2003 by Yves Mahieu, residing in Brussels, represented by Lucas Vogel, lawyer.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

(annul the implied decision which the appointing authority might be deemed to have taken, rejecting the complaint made by the applicant on 29 October 2002, by which it requested the annulment of a decision dated 6 August 2002, refusing to grant a request for assistance and compensation made on 24 January 2002 on the basis of Article 24 and Article 90(1) of the Staff Regulations;

(so far as necessary also annul that decision of 6 August 2002, against which the complaint of 29 October 2002 was made;

(order the defendant to pay compensation of EUR 50 000, without prejudice to subsequent increase, reduction or alteration;

(order the defendant to pay the costs and the expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedings, inter alia, accommodation, travel and subsistence expenses, and lawyers fees.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

The applicant made a request for assistance to the Commission seeking the opening of an investigation and payment of compensation following psychological harassment to which he was allegedly subjected in Eurostat.

In support of his application, the applicant alleges a manifest error of assessment in the decision rejecting his request, a breach of the principle of legitimate expectations and of the duty to have regard for the welfare of officials and, finally, a breach of the principle of equal treatment and the right to reasonable career expectations.

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