JANUARY 1976 , ONCE MORE AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT , THAT POSTING WAS EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS , IN OTHER WORDS FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1976 TO 31 JULY 1976 .
4BY MEMORANDUM OF 22 MARCH 1976 , THE APPLICANT INFORMED MR DELAUCHE , ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL IX , THAT HE WISHED TO RETURN TO BRUSSELS ' ' IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT MY PRIVATE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE BECOME STABLE ' ' ADDING THAT ' ' I WOULD ASK YOU ONCE MORE TO TAKE ACTION TO MAKE MY WORKING LIFE HAPPIER TOO . TO ACHIEVE THIS I CONSIDER IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO RETURN TO BRUSSELS - PREFERABLY WITHIN A SHORT TIME ' ' .
5THE APPLICANT WAS INFORMED ORALLY THAT THIS FRESH REQUEST FOR A CHANGE OF POSTING HAD BEEN GRANTED AND HE RETURNED TO BRUSSELS ON 17 MAY 1976 .
6THIS CHANGE WAS CONFIRMED BY DECISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL OF 24 MAY 1976 TERMINATING AS FROM 17 MAY 1976 THE APPLICANT ' S POSTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AT PETTEN .
7THE APPLICANT RECEIVED IN RESPECT OF HIS POSTING TO PETTEN , IN ADDITION TO REIMBURSEMENT OF HIS TRAVEL AND REMOVAL EXPENSES , APPROPRIATE DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES AND A FULL INSTALLATION ALLOWANCE .
8SO FAR AS HIS RETURN TO BRUSSELS WAS CONCERNED , THE APPLICANT ALSO RECEIVED TRAVEL AND REMOVAL EXPENSES BUT HIS REQUEST OF 23 SEPTEMBER 1976 FOR A SECOND INSTALLATION ALLOWANCE SUBMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 90 ( 1 ) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS WAS REJECTED BY MEMORANDUM OF 21 JANUARY 1977 OF THE DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL ALTHOUGH THE LATTER STATED THAT HE WAS NEVERTHELESS READY ' ' TO GIVE MY AGREEMENT THAT YOU SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES WHICH YOU HAVE ACTUALLY INCURRED IN RESPECT OF YOUR RETURN TO BRUSSELS UP TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE INSTALLATION ALLOWANCE , OF COURSE ' ' .
9IT FOLLOWS FROM THE FILE THAT NO ADEQUATE EVIDENCE WAS PRODUCED WITH REGARD TO THE INSTALLATION COSTS ACTUALLY INCURRED BY THE APPLICANT , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN MINOR EXPENSES .
10NEVERTHELESS , THE APPLICANT WHO , IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS REPLY ' ' DOES NOT DENY THAT HIS POSTING TO PETTEN . . . WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS PERSONAL WISHES ' ' , INVOKES THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS WHICH PROVIDES THAT : ' ' THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL , ACTING SOLELY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SERVICE . . ., ASSIGN EACH OFFICIAL BY APPOINTMENT OR TRANSFER TO A POST IN HIS CATEGORY ' ' , SO AS TO CLAIM THAT HIS TRANSFERS MUST BE CONSIDERED AS BEING SOLELY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SERVICE , THE AUTOMATIC RESULT OF WHICH IS THAT HE IS ENTITLED TO THE INSTALLATION ALLOWANCE UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE STAFF REGULATIONS WHEN HE RETURNS TO BRUSSELS .
11IN PROVIDING THAT ANY APPOINTMENT OR TRANSFER MUST BE MADE SOLELY IN THE INTERESTS OF