RA v Court of Auditors (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-867/19 (16 June 2021)

RA v Court of Auditors (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-867/19 (16 June 2021)

The Tribunal found that the appointing authority had sufficiently explained the method and individual reasons for not promoting the applicant, had properly applied Article 45 of the Staff Regulations (including the comparative assessment of merits and the weighting of language skills), and had not committed manifest...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ T-867/19
Parties
Applicant: RA; Respondent: Cour des comptes européenne (Court of Auditors)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Public Service Employment Annulment and Damages / Final Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Promotion of Officials, Obligation to State Reasons, Comparative Assessment of Merits, Article 45 Staff Regulations, Manifest Error of Assessment
European Union Law Public Service Law Promotion of Officials Obligation to State Reasons Comparative Assessment of Merits Article 45 Staff Regulations Manifest Error of Assessment

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Parties

RA

Applicant

Cour des comptes européenne (Court of Auditors)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Public Service Employment Annulment and Damages / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the decision not to promote the applicant to grade AD 11 was vitiated by a lack of reasoning, violation of Article 45 of the Staff Regulations, or manifest errors of assessment.

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the appointing authority had sufficiently explained the method and individual reasons for not promoting the applicant, had properly applied Article 45 of the Staff Regulations (including the comparative assessment of merits and the weighting of language skills), and had not committed manifest errors of assessment. The applicant's arguments did not establish any illegality or arbitrariness in the decision-making process.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.
  • The applicant is ordered to bear his own costs and those of the Court of Auditors.