Information;Order — ECLI:EU:T:2024:899
Date: 2024-12-12
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Staff cases - unfounded

Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 December 2024 – EH v Commission (Case T‑322/24) ( Civil service – Recruitment – Notice of competition – Open competition EPSO/AD/382/20 – Administrators (AD 5/AD 7) in the field of external relations – Decision not to include the applicant’s name on the reserve list – Obligation to state reasons – Secrecy of the Selection Board’s proceedings – Assessment of general competencies – Similar competitions – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law ) 1. Officials – Competitions – Selection Board – Decision not to include a candidate on the reserve list – Obligation to state reasons – Scope – No need to indicate the candidate’s answers that were considered inadequate or to explain the reasons which led to that assessment (Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 25, second para., and Annex III, Art. 6) (see paragraph 30) 2. Officials – Competitions – Competition based on qualifications and tests – Decision not to admit to tests – Obligation to state reasons – Scope (Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 25, second para., and Annex III, Art. 5) (see paragraphs 38, 40, 42) 3. Officials – Competitions – Competition based on qualifications and tests – Assessment of candidates’ abilities – Selection Board’s discretion – Judicial review – Limits – Manifest error of assessment – Concept – Inconsistency between assessments carried out in different tests in different competitions – Precluded (Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III) (see paragraphs 46-48) Operative part 1. The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. 2. EH shall pay the costs.