Santo Picciolo and Giuseppe Calo v Committee of the Regions of the European Union. (Officials) [1997] EUECJ T-178/95 (18 March 1997)

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
European Union Law Employment Law Officials Vacancy Notice Rejection of Candidatures Application for Annulment Delay in Communication Failure to State Reasons +2 more

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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

  1. 1 Whether the rejection of the applicants' candidatures for a new post with the Committee of the Regions was lawful
  2. 2 Whether there was a delay in communicating the rejection decisions
  3. 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