I henhold til artikel 87 i vedtægten for tjenestemænd i De Europæiske Fælles skaber (herefter »vedtægten«) iværksatte generaldirektøren for personale og administration som ansættelsesmyndighed disciplinær forfølgning over for sagsøgeren efter en forudgående høring af ham.
The Director-General for Personnel and Administration, acting in his capacity as appointing authority, initiated, pursuant to Article 87 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities ('the Staff Regulations'), a disciplinary procedure in respect of the applicant, who had been heard on the matter.