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By way of conclusion, the General Court held, in paragraphs 130 and 131 of the judgment under appeal, that the grounds relied on by the Parliament in its letter of 8 January 2021 were unfounded or inadequate and that, in the absence of a proper justification by the Parliament for its refusal to disclose to TC the documents which were likely to enable him to exercise effectively his right to be heard, guaranteed by Article 41(2)(a) of the Charter, in the context of the procedure for the recovery of the sums paid in respect of parliamentary assistance expenses commenced against him, it could not be excluded that he was deprived of an opportunity to better defend himself. The General Court therefore upheld the second plea in law, in so far as it alleged infringement of the right to be heard, and, without examining the other pleas and arguments put forward by TC, annulled the decision at issue and the debit note in so far as they concerned the remuneration, social costs and travel expenses relating to the employment of A during the period from 22 May 2015 to 31 March 2016. Forms of order sought by the parties to the appeal 63 The Parliament claims that the Court of Justice should: – set aside the judgment under appeal; – give final judgment in the dispute before the General Court by granting the forms of order sought by it at first instance, and – order TC to pay the costs of both the proceedings at first instance and the appeal proceedings.

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