CELEX: 62016TA0140
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-140/16: Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2018 –Le Pen v Parliament (Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances of Members of the European Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Authority of the Secretary-General — Burden of proof — Obligation to state reasons — Misuse of powers — Error of fact — Equal treatment)

23.4.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 142/42
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2018 –Le Pen v Parliament
   (Case T-140/16) (1)
   
   ((Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances of Members of the European Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Authority of the Secretary-General - Burden of proof - Obligation to state reasons - Misuse of powers - Error of fact - Equal treatment))
   (2018/C 142/55)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Jean-Marie Le Pen (Saint-Cloud, France) (represented initially by M. Ceccaldi and J.-P. Le Moigne, subsequently by M. Ceccaldi, and finally by F. Wagner, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Parliament (represented by S. Seyr and G. Corstens, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament of 29 January 2016 relating to the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 320 026,23 unduly paid for parliamentary assistance and of the related debit note of 4 February 2016.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.