Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 March 2001 in Case T-192/99: Roderick Dunnett and Others v European Investment Bank (General principle of labour law common to the Member States — Bona fide consultation of staff representatives — Abolition of a financial advantage)
Date: 2001-06-02
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Investment Bank, action for annulment (EU), euro, exchange rate, pay, purchasing power

C 161/16

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Official Journal of the European Communities

2.6.2001

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 6 March 2001

in Case T-77/99: Girish Ojha v the Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Officials — VAT-free importation of personal effects —
Action for damages — Breach of administrative duty)

(2001/C 161/34)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-77/99: Girish Ojha, an official in the Commission of
the European Communities, residing in Bierbeek (Belgium),
represented by Antonietta Ottati and Marc Dallemagne, avo-
cats, against Commission of
the European Communities
(Agent: C. Berardis-Kayser) — application for compensation to
make good the material and non-material damage suffered by
the applicant as a result of being deprived of use of his
vehicle during the period running from 1 February 1996 to
Instance (First
31 December 1997— the Court of First
Chamber), composed of B. Vesterdorf, President, M. Vilaras
and N.J. Forwood, Judges; D. Christensen, for the Registrar,
gave a judgment on 6 March 2001, in which it:

of 7 February 2001

in Case T-118/99: Beatrice Bonaiti Brighina v Commission
of the European Communities (1)

(Officials — Competitions — Rules on the use of languages
— Admissibility — Non-admission to the oral test — Access
to documents)

(2001/C 161/35)

(Language of the case: Italian)

In Case T-118/99: Beatrice Bonaiti Brighina, an official of the
Commission posted to the Joint Research Centre at Ispra,
represented by M. Rizzoglio and F. Colussi, Avvocati, with an
address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the
European Communities (Agent: G. Valsesia) — application for
the annulment of the decision of the selection board in
competition COM/B/18/96 not to admit the applicant to the
oral tests in that competition and, if necessary, the annulment
of the list drawn up on the basis of the written tests and of the
final
list of successful candidates in the competition —
the Court of First Instance (First Chamber), composed of
B. Vesterdorf, President, M. Vilaras and N.J. Forwood, Judges;
J. Palacio Gonza´lez, Administrator, gave a judgment on
7 February 2001, in which it:

1.

2.

dismisses the application;

orders each of the parties to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 226 of 7.8.99.

1.

2.

3.

4.

orders the Commission to pay to the applicant the sum of
BFR 35 000 by way of compensation for the material damage
caused to him, together with interest at an annual rate of
interest of 6,75 %, with effect from delivery of the judgment
until actual payment;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

dismisses the remainder of the application;

of 6 March 2001

orders the Commission to bear its own costs and pay one half
of those of the applicant;

orders the applicant to bear one half of its own costs.

in Case T-192/99: Roderick Dunnett and Others v Euro-
pean Investment Bank (1)

(General principle of labour law common to the Member
States — Bona fide consultation of staff representatives —
Abolition of a financial advantage)

(1) OJ C 174 of 19.6.99.

(2001/C 161/36)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case T-192/99: Roderick Dunnett, residing in Luxembourg
(Luxembourg), Thomas Hackett, residing in Rameldange (Lux-
residing in Rameldange,
embourg), Mateo Turro´ Calvet,

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 161/17

represented by A. Dashwood and W.-J. Outhwaite, Barristers,
with an address for service in Luxembourg, against European
Investment Bank (Agents: J.-P. Minnaert, Z. Zachariadis, and
A. Barav) — application for annulment of both the decision to
abolish, as of 1 January 1999, the system of special conversion
rates and the salary statements of the applicants in which that
decision was applied — the Court of First Instance (Third
Chamber), composed of: J. Azizi, President, K. Lenaerts and
M. Jaeger, Judges; B. Pastor, Principal Administrator, for the
Registrar, has given a judgment on 6 March 2001, in which it:

1. Annuls the applicants’ salary statements for January 1999 in
so far as the system of special conversion rates is not applied in
them;

2. Declares the remainder of the application inadmissible;

3. Orders the European Investment Bank to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 314 of 30.10.99.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 20 March 2001

in Case T-206/99: Métropole Télévision SA v Commission
of the European Communities (1)

(Competition — Rejection of a complaint — Compliance
with a judgment of the Court of First Instance annulling an
exemption decision of the Commission — Duty to state
reasons — Obligations in relation to the investigation of
complaints)

(2001/C 161/37)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-206/99: Métropole Télévision SA, established in
Paris (France), represented by D. Théophile, Avocat, with an
address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the
European Communities (Agents: K. Wiedner and B. Mongin)
— application for the annulment of the Commission’s decision
of 29 June 1999 rejecting the complaint lodged by Métropole
Télévision on 5 December 1997 — the Court of First Instance
(Fourth Chamber), composed of V. Tiili, President, R.M. Moura
Ramos and P. Mengozzi, Judges; G. Herzig, administrator, for
the Registrar gave a judgment on 21 March 2001, in which it:

1. Annuls the Commission’s decision of 29 June 1999, rejecting
the complaint of Métropole Télévision SA of 5 December
1997;

2. Orders the Commission to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 333 of 20.11.99.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 6 March 2001

in Case T-100/00: Franco Campoli v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Officials — Transfer/Reassignment — Statement of
reasons — Misuse of powers — Interests of the service)

(2001/C 161/38)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-100/00: Franco Campoli, an official of the Com-
mission of the European Communities, residing at Brussels,
represented by S. Diana, Avocat, with an address for service in
Luxembourg, against Commission of the European Communi-
ties (Agents: G. Valsesia and D. Waelbroeck) — first, appli-
cation for the annulment of the decision of the Commission
transferring the applicant from the ‘Foodstuffs — Legislation
and scientific and technical aspects’ unit 1 to the ‘Food
production and biotechnology’ unit 2 of Industry Directorate E
of DG III as well as the decision to appoint another official to
the ‘Foodstuffs — Legislation and scientific and technical
aspects’ unit as deputy-head and, secondly, a claim for damages
— the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber), composed of
P. Lindh , President, R. Garcı´a-Valdecasas and J.D. Cooke,
Judges; J. Palacio Gonza´lez, Administrator, gave a judgment on
6 March 2001, in which it:

1.

2.

dismisses the application;

orders each of the parties to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 176 of 24.6.00.