Judgment of the General Court of 15 May 2012 - Nijs v Court of Auditors
(Case T-184/11 P)
(Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Disciplinary measures - Disciplinary procedure - Removal from post with entitlement to old-age pension - Articles 22a and 22b of the Staff Regulations - Requirement for precision in the appeal - New plea in law - Effective judicial protection - Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - No obligation on the court to raise of its own motion a plea alleging infringement of the principle that action must be taken within a reasonable period)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Appellant: Bart Nijs (Bereldange, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Rollinger and P.-F. Onimus, lawyers)
Other party to the proceedings: Court of Auditors of the European Union (represented by: T. Kennedy, J. Vermer and K. Zavřelová, Agents)
Re:
Appeal against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 13 January 2011 in Case F-77/09 Nijs v Court of Auditors, not published in the ECR, seeking to have that judgment set aside.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the appeal;
Orders Mr Bart Nijs to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Court of Auditors of the European Union in the appeal proceedings.
____________1 - OJ C 179, 18.6.2011.