CELEX: C2003/184/90
Language: en
Date: 2003-08-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-172/03: Action brought on 12 May 2003 by Nicole Heurtaux against Commission of the European Communities

C 184/40               EN                          Official Journal of the European Union                                          2.8.2003
Pleas in law and main arguments                                            —     make the appropriate ruling as to costs and order the
                                                                                 Parliament to pay those costs.
The applicants in the present case, seek the annulment of the
Parliament's decision amending the method used for the calcu-
lation of annual travel costs to Greece.
                                                                           Pleas in law and main arguments
The pleas in law and arguments submitted by the applicants in
support of their action are similar to those put forward by the            The applicants in this case seek the annulment of the Parlia-
applicants in Cases T-221/02 (1) and T-44/03 (2).                          ment's decision changing the method of calculating annual
                                                                           travel expenses to Greece.
(1) OJ 2002 C 247, p. 17.
(2) OJ 2003 C 101, p. 40.                                                  The pleas in law and main arguments put forward by the
                                                                           applicants in support of their application are similar to those
                                                                           of the applicants in Cases T-221/02 (1) and T-44/03 (2).
                                                                           (1) OJ C 247 12.10.02, p. 17.
                                                                           (2) OJ C 101 26.04.03, p. 40.
Action brought on 13 May 2003 by Grigorios Gian-
    noutsos and Others against the European Parliament
                          (Case T-168/03)
                                                                           Action brought on 12 May 2003 by Nicole Heurtaux
                                                                                against Commission of the European Communities
                          (2003/C 184/89)
                                                                                                     (Case T-172/03)
                    (Language of the case: French)
                                                                                                    (2003/C 184/90)
An action against the European Parliament was brought before                                  (Language of the case: French)
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
13 May 2003 by Grigorios Giannoutsos, residing in Luxem-
bourg, and 4 other officials, represented by G. Bounéou,
lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg.                         An action against the Commission of the European Commu-
                                                                           nities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
                                                                           European Communities on 12 May 2003 by Nicole Heurtaux,
The applicants claim that the Court should:                                residing in Brussels, represented by Sébastien Orlandi, Albert
                                                                           Coolen, Jean-Noël Louis and Étienne Marchal, lawyers, with an
—     annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority           address for service in Luxembourg.
      changing, with effect from a year not further specified
      (1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period               The applicant claims that the Court should:
      during which the applicants were officials of the
      European Parliament), the procedure for calculating the
      annual expense of travelling to Greece in respect of the             —     annul the Commission decision not to include the appli-
      journey via Brindisi, as taken into consideration for desti-               cant's name on the list of officials promoted to grade 2
      nations in the Pelopponese;                                                for the 2002 promotion exercise, its decision being
                                                                                 apparent from the publication of administrative notice
                                                                                 No 9-2002 of 14 August 2002
      or, in the alternative,
                                                                           —     order the defendant to pay the costs.
—     annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
      to reimburse, with effect from a year not further specified
      (1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
      during which the applicants were officials of the
      European Parliament), the cost of the sea passage from               Pleas in law and main arguments
      Brindisi to various Greek frontier points (Corfu, Igoume-
      nitsa, Patras) on the basis of an ‘aircraft type seat’ ticket;       In support of her application, the applicant argues breach of
                                                                           the obligation to provide a statement of reasons and infringe-
—     annul all the applicants' pay slips implementing the                 ment of Article 5 of the Staff Regulations, breach of the
      decisions annulment of which is sought;                              principle of equal treatment, the principle that officials should
                                                                           have reasonable career prospects and the principle of good
—     reimburse to the applicants all the amounts not paid                 administration and sound management.
      following implementation of the decisions annulment of
      which is sought, together with legal interest;