Santo Picciolo and Giuseppe Calo v Committee of the Regions of the European Union. (Officials) [1997] EUECJ T-178/95 (18 March 1997)
The Court found that the Committee of the Regions failed to adequately state the reasons for the rejection of the applicants' candidatures and did not communicate the decisions in a timely manner, constituting a breach of procedural requirements under EU law.
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- Citation
- [1997] EUECJ T-178/95
- Parties
- Applicant: Santo Picciolo; Applicant: Giuseppe Caló; Respondent: Committee of the Regions of the European Union
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Annulment / Judgment
- Outcome
- application partially upheld
- Legal Topics
- Officials, Vacancy Notice, Rejection of Candidatures, Application for Annulment, Delay in Communication, Failure to State Reasons, Equality of Treatment, Manifest Error of Assessment
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Parties
Santo Picciolo
Applicant
Giuseppe Caló
Applicant
Committee of the Regions of the European Union
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Annulment / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the rejection of the applicants' candidatures for a new post with the Committee of the Regions was lawful
- 2 Whether there was a delay in communicating the rejection decisions
- 3 Whether there was a failure to state reasons for the rejection
Ratio Decidendi
The Court found that the Committee of the Regions failed to adequately state the reasons for the rejection of the applicants' candidatures and did not communicate the decisions in a timely manner, constituting a breach of procedural requirements under EU law.
Court Disposition
application partially upheld
Orders
- Annulment of the rejection decisions concerning the applicants' candidatures
- Committee of the Regions to pay costs
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