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Title: Case T-217/18: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2019 — DK v EEAS (Civil service — Disciplinary proceedings — Criminal conviction — Penalty of withholding an amount from the pension — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Mitigating circumstances — Liability)
Date: 2019-09-10T02:00:00.000+02:00
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#### 21.10.2019   

EN

#### Official Journal of the European Union

#### C 357/30

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# Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2019 — DK v EEAS

(Case T-217/18) (<span class="super note-tag">1</span>)

(Civil service - Disciplinary proceedings - Criminal conviction - Penalty of withholding an amount from the pension - Manifest error of assessment - Proportionality - Obligation to state reasons - Mitigating circumstances - Liability)

(2019/C 357/36)

Language of the case: French

## **Parties**

*Applicant: DK (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)*

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: S. Marquardt and R. Spac, acting as Agents)

## **Re:**

Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the EEAS of 23 May 2017 to impose on the applicant a disciplinary penalty and, secondly, compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the EEAS’ infringement of his rights of defence in the criminal proceedings brought against him before the Belgian courts.

## **Operative part of the judgment**

The Court:

    *Dismisses the action;*

    *Orders DK to pay the costs.*

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[^]: (<span class="note">1</span>) OJ C 211, 18.6.2018.

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