Action brought on 22 April 2024 – YL v Council

(Case T-224/24)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: YL (represented by: A. Guillerme and T. Bontinck, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 May 2023 not to extend the applicant’s term of office (‘the contested decision’);

order the Council to pay a compensation for the material and moral harm suffered by the applicant due to the contested decision;

order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on the following pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging that the decision of the Council of 30 May 2023 is vitiated by procedural flaws, namely the incompetence of the author of the acts adopted in the process leading to the adoption of the contested decision, considering:

the incompetence of the Management Board of the EUIPO to adopt the decision of 22 November 2022;

the infringement of the applicant’s right to be heard.

Second plea in law, alleging that the Council committed manifest errors of assessment when adopting the contested decision.

Third plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed the principles of legitimate expectations and non-discrimination.

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