Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mayras

Mr President,

Members of the Court,

I —. Having been employed by the European Parliament from 1 May 1975, as a special adviser (Article 5 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities), B. became an official and medical officer of that institution on 1 February 1977.

II —. When the oral procedure was opened on 18 September 1980 the relief sought by the applicant was:

III —. If the financial aspects of the matter alone are considered the applicant's interest may be explained by the fact that the consequences of retirement on the ground of invalidity differ considerably from the results of a finding that an official is suffering from an occupational disease.

IV —. However, the Court will not have to determine this interesting question if, as I believe, the application no longer has any purpose since the contested decisions have been replaced by administrative measures which restore the status quo.

1 Translated from the French.