21.12.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 377/24

(Case F-65/13)

2013/C 377/56

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: L. Mansullo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the rejection of the applicant’s claim addressed to the Commission seeking payment by the Commission of the sum of EUR 10 000 on account of the harm purportedly suffered by the applicant as a result of a letter informing him, inter alia, that the Commission had set off his applications for costs, which the Commission had been ordered to pay, against sums owed by the applicant to the Commission.

Form of order sought

—Annul the decision, whatever the form in which it was adopted, rejecting the claim for compensation of 20 June 2012 contained in the note of 20 June 2012;

—Annul the note of 27 August 2012 bearing, at the top right hand corner of the first of the three pages comprising the note, the reference ‘Ref.Ares (2012)1003126 — 27 August 2012’, which was received by the applicant on 9 October 2012;

—In so far as necessary, annul the decision, whatever the form in which it was adopted, rejecting the complaint of 24 October 2012;

—In so far as necessary, annul the note of 11 February 2013, bearing the reference HR.D.2/MB/ac 170184, written in Italian, consisting of two sheet of paper typed on one side, received by the applicant on 22 March 2013;

—Order the Commission to pay to the applicant the sum of EUR 10 000, together with interest at the rate of 10 % per annum and annual capitalisation with effect from 21 June 2012 until actual payment of that sum;

—Order the Commission to pay the costs.