62022TJ0788_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 25 September 2024 –PT v Commission
(Case T‑788/22) (
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(Civil service – Members of the contract staff – Retirement pension – Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the European Union – Transfer to the EU scheme – ‘Minimum subsistence figure’ rule – Application for restitution of the amount of transferred national pension rights – Rejection of application – Undue enrichment)
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Actions brought by officials – Actions for damages – Action alleging unjust enrichment on the part of the European Union – Conditions – No need to demonstrate unlawfulness or fault with regard to the defendant’s conduct
(see paragraphs 35, 36)
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Actions brought by officials – Actions for damages – Action alleging unjust enrichment on the part of the European Union – Conditions – No legal basis for the alleged enrichment – Challenge to the amount of a pension calculated in accordance with the applicable provisions – Requirement not met – Breach of the principle of equal treatment – No effect
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 77 and Annex VIII, Arts 2, 6 and 11(2) and (3))
(see paragraphs 38-46, 50)
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Officials – Pensions – Retirement pensions – Financing – Contributions from officials and staff members – Object and purpose – Consequences for the beneficiaries – Difference compared to the beneficiaries of pensions granted on the basis of the minimum subsistence figure
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 83)
(see paragraphs 52, 53)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders PT to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;
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Declares that the Council of the European Union is to bear its own costs.
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)	OJ C 63, 20.2.2023.