Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2013:276
Date: 2013-04-25
Language of the case: Dutch
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Research and technological development
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Belgium

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 25 April 2013 1. EU law — Interpretation — Texts in several languages — Uniform interpretation — Divergence between the language versions — General scheme and purpose of the rules in question as a reference point (Council Regulation No 876/2002, Annex, Art. 11(2)) 2. Officials — Members of staff employed in a Galileo Joint Undertaking — Beneficiaries of a fixed-term contract — Inapplicability of the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities (Council Regulation No 876/2002, Annex, Art. 11(2)) 1. See the text of the decision. (see paras 36, 40) 2. Article 11(2) of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking, set out in the annex to Regulation No 876/2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking, must be interpreted as meaning that the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities and, in particular, the salary rates defined therein, do not apply to members of staff of Galileo who have fixed-term contracts. (see para. 46, operative part)