Information;Order — ECLI:EU:T:2025:96
Date: 2025-01-23
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;Staff cases - inadmissible

Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025 – Hilpisch v ECHA (Case T‑346/24) ( Civil service – Temporary agents – Recruitment – Vacancy notice – Decision not to include the applicant’s name on the reserve list – Infringement of the vacancy notice – Composition of the selection board – Manifest lack of jurisdiction in part – Action in part manifestly unfounded in law ) 1. Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Vacancy notice – Purpose – Consideration of the comparative merits of candidates – Administration’s discretion – Judicial review – Scope (Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 29) (see paragraphs 21, 22) 2. Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Selection procedure – Arrangements for and content of tests – Discretion of the Selection Board – Possibility of setting a minimum number of points to be reached for inclusion on the reserve list – Whether permissible (Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Art. 12) (see paragraphs 23-27) 3. Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Selection procedure – Selection board – Composition – Administration’s discretion – Judicial review – Limits (Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Art. 56) (see paragraphs 32, 35, 41) Operative part 1. The action is dismissed, in part on the grounds of manifest lack of jurisdiction and in part as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. 2. Mr Martin Hilpisch shall pay the costs.