30.10.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 369/31

(Case T-572/17)

(2017/C 369/43)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: UC (represented by: A. Tymen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—declare the present action admissible and well founded

and consequently

—annul the applicant’s staff report for 2015 and the decision to award him only two merit points for that year;

—annul the decision of the appointing authority of 9 May 2017 rejecting the applicant’s complaint of 13 January 2017;

—order the defendant to pay damages, to be fixed ex aequo et bono at EUR 9 000, to compensate the applicant for the non-material damage suffered;

—order the defendant to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

1.First plea in law, alleging, first, infringement of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 25 of the Staff Regulations of Officials and, secondly, infringement of the obligation to state reasons and of the applicant’s rights of defence.

2.Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to be heard and Article 41 of the Charter.

3.Third plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment.