Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:C:2020:502
Date: 2020-06-25
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Staff cases;Appeal - successful

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 June 2020 — European Commission v CX (Case C-131/19 P) 1 (Appeal — Civil Service — Disciplinary proceedings — Rights of the defence — Right to be heard — Annex IX to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union — Article 4 — Opportunity for the official who cannot be heard to comment in writing or to be represented — Article 22 — Hearing of the official by the Appointing Authority prior to the adoption of the disciplinary penalty — Alleged inability of the official to be heard and to make written submissions or to be represented — Assessment of medical evidence — Failure of the General Court of the European Union to reply to arguments raised at first instance) Language of the case: French Parties Appellant: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid, T. S. Bohr and C. Ehrbar, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings: CX (represented by: É. Boigelot, avocat) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Annuls the judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018, CX v Commission (T-743/16 RENV, not published, EU:T:2018:937); 2. Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union; 3. Reserves the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 182, 27.5.2019.