Case T-326/01: Action brought on 21 December 2001 by Giorgio Lebedef against Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2002-04-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), civil servants’ union, regulations for civil servants, staff assessment

C 84/62

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.4.2002

The applicant claims that the Court should:

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul the decision taken by the defendant, as communi-
cated to her by letters of 13 February 2001 and 23 Febru-
ary 2001, to apply an age limit set at 65 years to freelance
interpreters and therefore to apply that age limit to her;

— annul,

in so far as necessary,

the
applicant’s complaint by the Commission on 7 September
2001, received on 10 September 2001;

the rejection of

— find that the applicant may continue to work as freelance
interpreter, for the Community institutions, beyond the
age of 65;

— make good the damage caused to the applicant provision-

ally assessed at 1 euro;

— order the defendant to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of her arguments, the applicant relies on the same
pleas in law as those put forward in T-153/01 Mercedes
Alvarez Moreno v Commission (OJ 2001 C 275, p. 11).

— annul the applicant’s staff report for 1995-1997 inas-
much as it does not take account of the opinion of the ad
hoc working party, the ad hoc appeals joint working party
and the staff reports Joint Committee, in that it does not
assess his duties as a trade union representative and his
status as an elected member as being part of the duties
which he is required to undertake in his institution;

— make an order as to costs requiring the defendant to pay

the costs and fees incurred.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant, an official of the Commission, contests the
rejection of his complaint seeking the annulment of his staff
report for 1995-1997.

In support of his arguments, he claims that certain assessments
are not justified and that his professional situation and his
career development were adversely affected following his
election to a local staff committee and as a result of his union
activities. He alleges psychological harassment or mobbing
intended to restrict his freedom of association, infringement of
the general provisions implementing Article 43 of the Staff
Regulations and breach of the principle of sound adminis-
tration.

Action brought on 21 December 2001 by Giorgio Lebedef
against Commission of the European Communities

Action brought on 21 December 2001 by Archer Daniels
Midland Company against the Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities

(Case T-326/01)

(2002/C 84/114)

(Language of the case: French)

(Case T-329/01)

(2002/C 84/115)

(Language of the case: English)

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 21 December 2001 by Giorgio
Lebedef, residing in Senningerberg (Grand Duchy of Luxem-
bourg), represented by Gilles Bounéou, lawyer.

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 21 December 2001 by Archer
Daniels Midland Company, represented by Professor Carl Otto
Lenz, Ms Lynda Martin Alegi, Mr Edward William Batchelor
and Ms Marta Garcia of Baker & McKenzie, London (United
Kingdom).