Standertskjold-Nordenstam v Commission (Staff Regulations) French Text [2006] EUECJ T-437/04 (22 February 2006)

Standertskjold-Nordenstam v Commission (Staff Regulations) French Text [2006] EUECJ T-437/04 (22 February 2006)

The Commission failed to conduct the comparative assessment of merits on an equal basis and using comparable information, applying different standardization methods to cabinet members and other officials without objective justification, thereby violating Article 45 of the Staff Regulations and the principle of...

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Citation
[2006] EUECJ T-437/04
Parties
Applicant: Holger Standertskjöld-Nordenstam; Applicant: Jean-Claude Heyraud; Respondent: Commission des Communautés européennes
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Annulment Proceedings / Final Judgment
Outcome
applications granted
Legal Topics
Promotion of Officials, Principle of Equality of Treatment, Staff Regulations, Comparative Assessment of Merits
EU Administrative Law Employment Law Promotion of Officials Principle of Equality of Treatment Staff Regulations Comparative Assessment of Merits

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Parties

Holger Standertskjöld-Nordenstam

Applicant

Jean-Claude Heyraud

Applicant

Commission des Communautés européennes

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Annulment Proceedings / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Commission violated Article 45 of the Staff Regulations and the principle of equality of treatment in the 2003 'second stream' promotion procedure by not including applicants on the list of most deserving officials for promotion to grade A 3

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission failed to conduct the comparative assessment of merits on an equal basis and using comparable information, applying different standardization methods to cabinet members and other officials without objective justification, thereby violating Article 45 of the Staff Regulations and the principle of equality of treatment.

Court Disposition

applications granted

Orders

  • The Commission's decisions not to include applicants on the list of most deserving officials for promotion to grade A 3 for 2003 are annulled.
  • The Commission is ordered to pay the applicants' costs.