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Document 62019TN0505
Case T-505/19: Action brought on 12 July 2019 — DE v Parliament
Case T-505/19: Action brought on 12 July 2019 — DE v Parliament
Case T-505/19: Action brought on 12 July 2019 — DE v Parliament
OJ C 305, 9.9.2019, p. 63–64
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
9.9.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 305/63 |
Action brought on 12 July 2019 — DE v Parliament
(Case T-505/19)
(2019/C 305/73)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: DE (represented by: T. Oeyen, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the European Parliament’s decision of 30 October 2018 refusing to grant the applicant adequate special leave to take care of his twin children newly born via surrogacy. |
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order the Parliament to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.
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First plea in law, alleging breach of the rights of equal treatment and non-discrimination.
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Second plea in law, alleging breach of the right to protection of the applicant’s family life.
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Third plea in law, alleging that the contested decision was taken in breach of the principle of good administration.
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Fourth plea in law, a plea of illegality relating to the special leave provisions of the EU Staff Regulations as interpreted by the defendant in the contested decision.
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Fifth plea in law, alleging an error in law and misapplication of Article 6 of Annex 2 to the EU Staff Regulations and of the European Parliament’s Internal Rules governing leave.
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