CELEX: 62020TA0171
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-171/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Rochefort v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — Rules on expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Burden of proof — Duty to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Error of law — Error of assessment — Proportionality)

6.9.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 357/24
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Rochefort v Parliament
      (Case T-171/20) (1)
      
      (Law governing the institutions - Rules on expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Burden of proof - Duty to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Error of law - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
      (2021/C 357/37)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Robert Rochefort (Paris, France) (represented by: M. Stasi, J.-L. Teheux and J.-M. Rikkers, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, T. Lazian and M. Ecker, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the Secretary General of the Parliament of 17 December 2019 on the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 27 241 unduly paid by way of parliamentary assistance and of the corresponding debit note of 22 January 2020.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr Robert Rochefort to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 191, 8.6.2020.