ZU v EEAS (not supplied - Order) [2019] EUECJ T-154/19_CO (20 December 2019)

ZU v EEAS (not supplied - Order) [2019] EUECJ T-154/19_CO (20 December 2019)

The action was inadmissible because the applicant had not completed the pre-litigation procedure as required by the Staff Regulations; no act adversely affecting the applicant had been adopted at the time the action was brought.

Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-154/19_CO
Parties
Applicant: ZU; Defendant: European External Action Service (EEAS)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
20 December 2019
Procedural Posture
Action for Annulment (civil Service) / Order on Admissibility (preliminary Objection)
Outcome
Action dismissed as inadmissible.
Legal Topics
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, Mission Expenses, Admissibility of Actions, Pre Litigation Procedure, Acts Adversely Affecting Officials
European Union Law Administrative Law Employment Law Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union Mission Expenses Admissibility of Actions Pre Litigation Procedure Acts Adversely Affecting Officials

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Parties

ZU

Applicant

European External Action Service (EEAS)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Action for Annulment (civil Service) / Order on Admissibility (preliminary Objection)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the contested decision constituted an act adversely affecting the applicant
  2. 2 Whether the pre-litigation procedure was completed before the action was brought
  3. 3 Whether the action was premature and thus inadmissible

Ratio Decidendi

The action was inadmissible because the applicant had not completed the pre-litigation procedure as required by the Staff Regulations; no act adversely affecting the applicant had been adopted at the time the action was brought.

Court Disposition

Action dismissed as inadmissible.

Orders

  • The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
  • ZU shall pay the costs.