CELEX: C1999/160/56
Language: en
Date: 1999-06-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-84/99: Action brought on 13 April 1999 by Leoluca Orlando against the European Parliament

5.6.1999              EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                   C 160/31
— breach of legitimate expectations and the principles of                 Action brought on 13 April 1999 by Gastone Parigi
    legal certainty and of proper publication of measures in                             against the European Parliament
    that amendment of 13 September 1995 had not been
    brought to the notice of the Members concerned. In this
                                                                                                   (Case T-85/99)
    connection, the applicant also alleges infringement of
    article 27 (1) of the Rules Governing the Payment of
    Expense and Allowances to Members,                                                            (1999/C 160/57)
— breach of the principle of non-discrimination, as may be
    seen from a comparison between the applicant’s position                                  (Language of the case: Italian)
    and that of colleagues sitting in the national parliament or
    that of Italian Members who have taken their seats during
    the current parliamentary term.                                       An action against the European Parliament was brought before
                                                                          the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
                                                                          13 April 1999 by Gastone Parigi, represented by Wilma
Lastly the applicant pleads breach of the requirement to state            Viscardini Donà, assisted by Gabriela Donà, both of the Padua
reasons, of the duty to have regard for the welfare of officials          Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the offices
and of the principle of proper administration.                            of Ernest Arendt,8-10, rue Mathias Hardt.
                                                                          The applicant claims that the Court should:
                                                                          — annul, pursuant to article 173 of the EC Treaty, after
                                                                              holding, pursuant to article 184 of the EC Treaty, that the
                                                                              period of six months laid down in article 3 (1) of Annex
Action brought on 13 April 1999 by Leoluca Orlando                            III to the ‘Rules Governing the Payment of Expenses and
               against the European Parliament                                Allowances to Members’ is inapplicable, the decision of
                                                                              the Council of quaestors of 4 February 1999, reference No
                                                                              300761, rejecting Mr Gastone Parigi’s request for the
                         (Case T-84/99)
                                                                              provisional pension scheme referred to in the said Annex
                                                                              to apply with retroactive effect as from the beginning of
                        (1999/C 160/56)                                       the current parliamentary term,
                                                                          — order the European Parliament to pay the costs of the
                   (Language of the case: Italian)                            proceedings.
An action against the European Parliament was brought before
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on                Pleas in law and main arguments
13 April 1999 by Leoluca Orlando represented by Wilma
Viscardini Donà, assisted by Gabriela Donà, both of the Padua
                                                                          The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as those
Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the offices
                                                                          raised in Case T-83/99 Ripa di Meana v. Parliament.
of Ernest Arendt, 8-10, rue Mathias Hardt.
The applicant claims that the Court should:
— annul, pursuant to article 173 of the EC Treaty, after
    holding, pursuant to article 184 of the EC Treaty, that the
    period of six months laid down in article 3 (1) of Annex
    III to the ‘Rules Governing the Payment of Expenses and
    Allowances to Members’ is inapplicable, the decision of               Action brought on 14 April 1999 by Vasilios Boukouvalas
    the Council of quaestors of 4 February 1999, reference No                            against the European Parliament
    300763, rejecting Mr Leoluca Orlando’s request for the
    provisional pension scheme referred to in the said Annex                                       (Case T-88/99)
    to apply with retroactive effect as from the beginning of
    the current parliamentary term,
                                                                                                  (1999/C 160/58)
— order the European Parliament to pay the costs of the
    proceedings.
                                                                                              (Language of the case: Greek)
Pleas in law and main arguments                                           An action against the European Parliament was brought before
                                                                          the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as those                 14 April 1999 by Vasilios Boukouvalas, an official of the
raised in Case T-83/99 Ripa di Meana v. Parliament.                       European Parliament, resident in Brussels, represented by
                                                                          Professor Kharis Tagaras, of the Thessaloniki Bar, with an
                                                                          address for service in Luxembourg at the office of Véronique
                                                                          Duhaubois, 139, rue Schetzel, L-2518 Luxembourg.