CELEX: C2002/084/114
Language: en
Date: 2002-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-326/01: Action brought on 21 December 2001 by Giorgio Lebedef against Commission of the European Communities

C 84/62                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       6.4.2002
The applicant claims that the Court should:                              The applicant claims that the Court should:
—     annul the decision taken by the defendant, as communi-             —     annul the applicant’s staff report for 1995-1997 inas-
      cated to her by letters of 13 February 2001 and 23 Febru-                much as it does not take account of the opinion of the ad
      ary 2001, to apply an age limit set at 65 years to freelance             hoc working party, the ad hoc appeals joint working party
      interpreters and therefore to apply that age limit to her;               and the staff reports Joint Committee, in that it does not
                                                                               assess his duties as a trade union representative and his
                                                                               status as an elected member as being part of the duties
—     annul, in so far as necessary, the rejection of the                      which he is required to undertake in his institution;
      applicant’s complaint by the Commission on 7 September
      2001, received on 10 September 2001;                               —     make an order as to costs requiring the defendant to pay
                                                                               the costs and fees incurred.
—     find that the applicant may continue to work as freelance
      interpreter, for the Community institutions, beyond the
      age of 65;
                                                                         Pleas in law and main arguments
—     make good the damage caused to the applicant provision-
      ally assessed at 1 euro;
                                                                         The applicant, an official of the Commission, contests the
                                                                         rejection of his complaint seeking the annulment of his staff
—     order the defendant to pay all the costs.                          report for 1995-1997.
                                                                         In support of his arguments, he claims that certain assessments
                                                                         are not justified and that his professional situation and his
Pleas in law and main arguments                                          career development were adversely affected following his
                                                                         election to a local staff committee and as a result of his union
                                                                         activities. He alleges psychological harassment or mobbing
                                                                         intended to restrict his freedom of association, infringement of
In support of her arguments, the applicant relies on the same            the general provisions implementing Article 43 of the Staff
pleas in law as those put forward in T-153/01 Mercedes                   Regulations and breach of the principle of sound adminis-
Alvarez Moreno v Commission (OJ 2001 C 275, p. 11).                      tration.
                                                                         Action brought on 21 December 2001 by Archer Daniels
Action brought on 21 December 2001 by Giorgio Lebedef                    Midland Company against the Commission of the Euro-
    against Commission of the European Communities                                              pean Communities
                                                                                                  (Case T-329/01)
                         (Case T-326/01)
                                                                                                  (2002/C 84/115)
                         (2002/C 84/114)
                                                                                           (Language of the case: English)
                   (Language of the case: French)
                                                                         An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
                                                                         ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
An action against the Commission of the European Communi-                European Communities on 21 December 2001 by Archer
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the               Daniels Midland Company, represented by Professor Carl Otto
European Communities on 21 December 2001 by Giorgio                      Lenz, Ms Lynda Martin Alegi, Mr Edward William Batchelor
Lebedef, residing in Senningerberg (Grand Duchy of Luxem-                and Ms Marta Garcia of Baker & McKenzie, London (United
bourg), represented by Gilles Bounéou, lawyer.                           Kingdom).