CELEX: C1999/001/36
Language: en
Date: 1999-01-04 00:00:00
Title: Removal from the register of Case T-264/94 (1999/C 1/36)

C 1/18               EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                4.1.1999
With regard to the pleas in law and main arguments upon                    Removal from the register of Case T-68/94 (1)
which he relies, the applicant merely states that:                                           (1999/C 1/35)
Ð he started once again to draw his retirement pension
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    at the age of 54; consequently, there appear to be
    justifiable reasons for recalculating that pension;
                                                                    By order of 23 October 1998 the President of the Fourth
Ð he was unable to apply for the transfer of the pension            Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First
    rights in issue until such time as he had the                   Instance of the European Communities ordered the
    opportunity of acquiring them by voluntary                      removal from the register of Case T-68/94: Edoard Arends
    contributions, which recently became possible in                v. Commission of the European Communities.
    France. He considers in that regard that it is
    particularly unjust and inconsistent, in view of the            (1) OJ C 103, 11.4.1994.
    events which have occurred, to invoke a time-bar
    against him. In addition, the meagreness of his pension
    is such that, in his view, an exception should be made
    in his case, that exception being justifiable on the
    ground of ordinary common sense;
                                                                           Removal from the register of Case T-264/94 (1)
Ð he does not enjoy the benefit of Community medical
                                                                                             (1999/C 1/36)
    cover, even though he is no longer covered under any
    national scheme.
                                                                                    (Language of the case: Dutch)
Lastly, the applicant states that he is not in receipt of any
invalidity pension, despite the fact that his invalidity has        By order of 3 November 1998 the President of the Fourth
been recognised by the Commission. He pleads in that                Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First
regard infringement of Article 78 of the Staff Regulations,         Instance of the European Communities ordered the
which he had asked to be applied to him, inasmuch as the            removal from the register of Case T-264/94: A. G. van den
Commission refused that request on the pretext of his               Akker v. Council of the European Union and Commission
future removal from his post, at a time when he was still           of the European Communities.
an official.
                                                                    (1) OJ C 275, 1.10.1994.