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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 October 2024 –Rivellini v Parliament
(Case T‑465/23)
(Law governing the institutions – Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery by way of set-off of sums overpaid – Burden of proof – Limitation)
1.
European Parliament – Rules on costs and indemnities of MEPs – Parliamentary assistance allowances – Check relating to the use of parliamentary assistance expenses – Burden of proof
(Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament concerning the implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, Arts 33(1) and (2) and 68)
(see paragraphs 21-25, 66, 84)
2.
EU budget – Financial regulation – Recovery of debts due to the Union from third parties – Limitation period – Point from which time starts to run
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Arts 98(2), second subpara., 281 and 282)
(see paragraphs 35-37, 68)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Brief statement of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Abstract statement – Inadmissibility
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))
(see paragraph 73)
4.
Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Claim for a declaratory judgment – Inadmissibility
(Art. 263 TFEU)
(see paragraph 94)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Crescenzio Rivellini to pay the costs.