Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 15 October 2003 by Giorgio Lebedef against Commission of the European Communities

    (Case T-352/03)

    (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 15 October 2003 by Giorgio Lebedef, residing in Senningerberg (Luxembourg), represented by Gilles Bounéou and Frédéric Frabetti, lawyers.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

(award damages of 5 000 euros to the applicant as compensation for the non-material damage suffered by him as a result of the delay in drawing up the final staff report (delay in placing a document in his personal file) in respect of the period 1999-2001;

(make an order as to costs, expenses and fees and order the Commission of the European Communities to pay them.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his application, the applicant alleges infringement of the general instructions implementing Article 43 of the Staff Regulations, breach of the principle of sound administration and failure to fulfil the duty to have regard to the welfare of officials. The applicant also claims to have suffered non-material damage as a result and that, moreover, he was the victim of harassment aimed at curtailing his freedom of association.

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