Action brought on 25 January 2010 - Noko Ngele v Commission

(Case T-15/10)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Mariyus Noko Ngele (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: F. Sabakunzi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

declare that the CDE never replaced the CDI and that it does not exist in law or have legal personality in Belgium;

order the European Commission, and one of its Members and certain officers thereof, jointly and severally, to pay the amount of EUR 200 000 in respect of financial damage, in addition to statutory interest of 10% per annum as from 1995 plus interest to be determined by the Court;

order the European Commission, and one of its Members and certain officers thereof, jointly and severally, to pay the amount of EUR 5 000 000 in respect of non-material and psychological damage, in addition to interest to be determined by the Court;

declare that the judgment to be delivered will be enforceable notwithstanding any possible appeal;

order the defendant to pay the costs and a procedural indemnity of EUR 30 000.

Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, the applicant claims damages for the loss allegedly suffered as a result of the impossibility of pursuing recovery of a debt owed to him by the 'Centre pour le développement industriel (CDI)' in consequence of the replacement of that organisation by a joint institution of the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States and the European Union named 'Centre pour le développement de l'entreprise (CDE)'.

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