CELEX: 62016TA0569
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-569/16: Judgment of the General Court of 26 April 2017 — OU v Commission (Civil service — Contract staff — Disciplinary proceedings — Suspension — Sums withheld from remuneration — Reprimand — Repayment — Article 24(4) of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations)

19.6.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 195/26
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 April 2017 — OU v Commission
   (Case T-569/16) (1)
   
   ((Civil service - Contract staff - Disciplinary proceedings - Suspension - Sums withheld from remuneration - Reprimand - Repayment - Article 24(4) of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations))
   (2017/C 195/37)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: OU (represented by: J.-N. Louis and N. de Montigny, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar and F. Simonetti, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the Commission of 13 March 2015 rejecting the applicant’s claim for repayment of the sums withheld from his remuneration during a period of six months as from 15 January 2007, and, second, repayment of those sums together with interest payable on them.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of 13 March 2015 by which the European Commission rejected the application of Mr OU for repayment of the sums withheld from his remuneration pursuant to the decision of the Commission of 14 December 2006;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Commission to repay to Mr OU the sums withheld from his remuneration pursuant to the decision of 14 December 2006;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Commission to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 211, 13.6.2016 (case initially registered before the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union under number F-141/15 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).