Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2022:516
Date: 2022-06-30
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible;Staff cases;Action for damages

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 30 June 2022 – Camerin v Commission (Case C‑63/21 P) (1) (Appeal – Civil service – Former official – Sums deducted from retirement pension – Enforcement of a decision of a national court – Action for annulment and for damages) 1. Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted – Plea alleging distortion of the facts – Need to indicate precisely the evidence alleged to have been distorted and show the errors of appraisal which led to that distortion (Art. 256(1), 2nd subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58(1)) (see paras 31-33) 2. Appeal – Grounds – Plea raised for the first time in the context of the appeal – Inadmissibility (Art. 256(1), 2nd subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58(1)) (see paras 41-43) 3. Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Interest in bringing proceedings – Need for a vested and present interest – Assessment at the time when the action was brought – Basis of a possible action for compensation – Admissibility – Conditions (Art. 263 TFEU) (see paras 47-50) 4. Judicial proceedings – Introduction of new pleas during the proceedings – Plea raised for the first time at the reply stage – Inadmissibility (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 84) (see paras 66, 67) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders Laure Camerin to bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission. 1 OJ C 228, 14.6.2021.