Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 May 2002 in Case T-17/01: Georgios Rounis v Commission of the European Communities (Officials — Transfer of a part of remuneration in the currency of a Member State other than the country in which the institution has its seat — Articles 17(2)(a) and (b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Combined application)
Date: 2002-07-27
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), capital transfer, pay, redemption

C 180/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.7.2002

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 14 May 2002

of 16 May 2002

in Case T-194/00: Nuno Antas de Campos v European
Parliament (1)

(Official — Rejection for definitive termination of service
— Action for annulment and damages)

in Case T-17/01: Georgios Rounis v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Officials — Transfer of a part of remuneration in the
currency of a Member State other than the country in which
the institution has its seat — Articles 17(2)(a) and (b) of
Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Combined application)

(2002/C 180/36)

(Language of the case: Portuguese)

In Case T-194/00: Nuno Antas de Campos, an official of
the European Parliament, residing in Lisbon, represented by
C. Botelho Moniz, lawyer, against the European Parliament
(Agents: R. Da Silva Passos and J.F. De Wachter) — Application
for annulment of the decision of 3 September 1999, rejecting
the applicant’s request for termination of service under Council
Regulation (EC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 2688/95 introducing
special measures to terminate the service of officials of the
European Communities as a result of the accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden (OJ 1995 L 280, p. 1), and for compen-
sation for damage — the Court of First Instance (Second
Chamber), composed of R.M. Moura Ramos, President, J. Pir-
rung and A.W.H. Meij, Judges; J. Palacio Gonza´lez, Adminis-
trator for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 14 May 2002,
in which it:

1. Dismisses the claims for annulment as unfounded;

2. Dismisses the claims for compensation for damage caused by

the contested decision as unfounded;

3. Dismisses the remainder of the claim for compensation as

inadmissible;

4. Orders the parties to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 285 of 7.10.2000, p. 17.

(2002/C 180/37)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-17/01, Georgios Rounis, an official of the Com-
mission of the European Communities, residing in Brussels,
represented by E. Boigelot, avocat, with an address for service
in Luxembourg, against the Commission of the European
Communities (Agents: J. Currall and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart)
— first, application for annulment of
the Commission’s
decision of 24 February 2000 limiting transfer of the appli-
cant’s emoluments to the United Kingdom to 19 % of his net
monthly earnings and of Conclusion No 102/84 of the College
of Heads of Administration relating to the transfer of the
emoluments of officials and resident agents and, second,
application for damages and interest for the material damage
Instance (Fourth
allegedly suffered — the Court of First
Chamber), composed of M. Vilaras, President, V. Tiili and
P. Mengozzi, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator for the Registrar,
has given a judgment on 16 May 2002, in which it:

1. Annuls the Commission’s decision of 24 February 2000
limiting the transfer of the applicant’s emoluments to the
United Kingdom to 19 % of his monthly earnings;

2. Orders the Commission to make good the damage suffered by
the applicant as the result of the decision of 24 February 2000,
with interest for late payment at the annual rate of 5,25 %
annually until payment;

3. Orders the parties to submit to the Court of First Instance,
within five months of the date of delivery of the present
judgment, the amounts to be paid, drawn up by common
accord;

4.

5.

Failing agreement, orders the parties to submit details on the
amounts proposed within that same time-limit;

Reserves the decision on costs.

(1) OJ C 95 of 24.3.2001.