Action brought on 30 October 2018 — Aupicon and Others v EEAS

(Case T-655/18)

(2019/C 25/58)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Delphine Aupicon (Gaborone, Botswana) and ten other applicants (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

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annul Decision ADMIN(2017)26 of the Director General of Budget and Administration of the European External Action Service of 19 December 2017 on the determination of the countries in which living conditions can be deemed equivalent to those of the European Union, which do not give rise to the right to an allowance for living conditions referred to in Article 10 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations — financial year 2018;

—	so far as necessary, annul the applicants’ pay slip for January 2018;

—	order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law.

1.	First plea in law, alleging infringement of the third paragraph of Article 1 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, on the ground that the EEAS did not adopt any general implementing provisions in accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations.

2.	Second plea in law, alleging (i) manifest errors of assessment committed by the EEAS in its analysis of the criteria which must be taken into account when calculating the allowance for living conditions and (ii) failure to state relevant reasons.