Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:642
Date: 2021-10-06
Language of the case: Dutch
Court formation: First Chamber
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Staff cases - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 6 October 2021 – LP v Parliament (Case T‑519/20) (Civil service – Accredited parliamentary assistants – Refusal to offer employment – Conditions of employment – Character references – Manifest error of assessment – Due diligence) 1. Actions brought by officials – Action against a decision rejecting a complaint – Effect – Disputed measure referred to the Court – Exception – Decision not confirmatory in character – Account taken of the reasoning therein (Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91) (see paras 14-17) 2. Officials – Accredited parliamentary assistants – Recruitment – Conditions of employment – Character references – Scope – Investigation – Discretion of the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment (Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Arts 2(c) and 128(2)(c)) (see paras 23-25, 29, 31) 3. EU law – Principles – Principle of sound administration – Duty of diligence – Scope (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41) (see para. 40) 4. Actions brought by officials – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Limits – Application of national law – Not included (Art. 270 TFEU) (see para. 46) Re: Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Parliament of 22 October 2019 rejecting the applicant’s application for employment. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders LP to pay the costs.