Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2017 — Coedo Suárez v Council

(Case T-4/17) ¹

(Civil service — Civil servants — Automatic retirement — Application for recognition of the occupational origin of the invalidity — Classification of the claim — Reasonable period — Irregularity of the prior administrative procedure— Inadmissibility — Liability)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Ángel Coedo Suárez (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and R. Meyer, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU and seeking, first, annulment of the Council decision of 4 March 2016 refusing to recognise the occupational origin of the applicant’s invalidity and, second, compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Mr Ángel Coedo Suárez to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.