23.4.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 142/42
Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2018 –Le Pen v Parliament
(Case T-140/16) (1)
((Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances of Members of the European Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Authority of the Secretary-General - Burden of proof - Obligation to state reasons - Misuse of powers - Error of fact - Equal treatment))
(2018/C 142/55)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Jean-Marie Le Pen (Saint-Cloud, France) (represented initially by M. Ceccaldi and J.-P. Le Moigne, subsequently by M. Ceccaldi, and finally by F. Wagner, lawyers)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by S. Seyr and G. Corstens, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament of 29 January 2016 relating to the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 320 026,23 unduly paid for parliamentary assistance and of the related debit note of 4 February 2016.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.
(1) OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.
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