Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:135
Date: 2019-03-05
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Staff cases - unfounded;Staff cases - inadmissible;Action for damages - unfounded;Action for damages - inadmissible

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Similar requirements for submissions made in support of a plea — Imprecise formulation of a claim — Inadmissibility (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d)) (see paras 112, 113, 115) 6. Actions brought by officials — Compensation action brought without pre-litigation procedure in accordance with the Staff Regulations — Inadmissibility (Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91) (see paras 128, 129, 132-135, 138, 139) Re: Action brought under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the Executive Director of EUIPO of 17 October 2016 changing the assignment of the applicant from the post of director of the ‘Operations’ department to a post in the EUIPO ‘Observatory’ department and, secondly, compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Ralph Pethke to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).