Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 13 January 2004 by Luigi Marcuccio against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-9/04)

Language of the case: Italian

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 13 January 2004 by Luigi Marcuccio, represented by Alessandro Distanto, avvocato.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Annul the decision of the Appointing Authority rejecting his request;

Declare that on 29 October 2001, the applicant, then in the service of the Angola Delegation, was the victim of an accident at work, which occurred therein;

-    Order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

The applicant takes issue with the defendant's refusal to treat as an accident at work, with the consequential benefits provided for in the Staff Regulations in relation to insurance against risks of occupational accidents and diseases, the incident in which he was the victim on 29 October 2001, whilst he was carrying out his functions at the Angola Delegation. That incident occurred when his hands came into contact with a whitish powder of an as yet unknown chemical-toxicological nature.

The applicant asserts that that incident affected his psychological and physical well-being, adversely affecting his social life.

In support of those claims, the applicant alleges an absolute failure to state reasons and a breach of the regulations cited above.

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