Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 19 March 2002 by Stephan-Harald Voigt against the European Central Bank

    (Case T-78/02)

    (Language of the case: German)

An action against the European Central Bank was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 19 March 2002 by Stephan-Harald Voigt, residing in Langenselbold (Germany), represented by N. Pflüger, lawyer.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

-    annul the written reprimand issued to the applicant by the defendant pursuant to Article 43(i) of the Conditions of Employment by letter of 1 March 2002;

-    order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his application, the applicant claims that the written reprimand is invalid on the ground that general procedural principles were not respected. The reprimand is based on incorrect assumptions and the applicant was, inter alia, not granted an adequate hearing in the procedure. Moreover, the defendant's conduct infringes European data-protection rules.

The applicant also disputes that the Vice-President of the defendant had been granted the general authority to decide on written reprimands within the meaning of Article 43(i) of the Conditions of Employment by a valid decision of the Executive Board.

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