ORDER OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 11 February 2004

in Case C-180/03 P: Benito Latino v Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Appeal - Officials - Occupational disease - Recognition of the occupational origin of arthrosis-related damage - Validity of the opinion of the Medical Committee - Exhaustion of the latter's competence and requirement that it act impartially - Article 119 of the Rules of Procedure)

(2004/C 94/35)

Language of the case: French

In Case C-180/03 P; Benito Latino, a former official of the Commission of the European Communities, residing at Sérignac-Peboudou (France) (lawyers: J.R. Iturriagagoitia Bassas and K. Delvolvé) — appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (First Chamber) of 26 February 2003 in Case T-145/01 Latino v Commission (not yet published in the ECR), seeking to have that judgment set aside, the other party to the proceedings being: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: J. Currall, assisted by J.-F. Fagnart) — the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of C. Gulmann, President of the Chamber, S. von Bahr and R. Silva de Lapuerta (Rapporteur), Judges; M. Poiares Maduro, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has made an order on 11 February 2004, the operative part of which is as follows:

(1)  OJ C 158 of 5.7.2003.