Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 13 June 2003 by Francesco Contesso against Commission of the European Communities.

    (Case T-213/03)

    (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 13 June 2003 by Francesco Contesso, residing in Paris, represented by Sebastien Orlandi, Albert Coolen, Jean-Noël Louis and Etienne Marchal, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

(annul the decision drawing up the definitive staff report for the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2001;

(order the Commission to pay the applicant a token one euro for compensation for the non-material damage sustained;

(order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his application, the applicant pleads infringement of the assessor's prior duty to consult senior assessors before finalising the staff report, infringement of the assessor's duty to require them to initial each of the pages and to sign the definitive staff report, infringement of the duty to give reasons, in so far as the appeal assessor did not state why he did not take account of the opinions of the hierarchical superiors consulted.

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