62020TJ0271_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 October 2022 –JS v SRB
(Case T‑271/20) (
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(Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Time limit for complaints – Admissibility – Psychological harassment – Article 12a of the Staff Regulations – Request for assistance – Article 24 of the Staff Regulations – Rejection of the request – Absence of prima facie evidence – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Liability)
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Actions brought by officials – Prior administrative complaint – Time limit for lodging a complaint – Calculation
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90(2) and 91(2); Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Art. 46; Council Regulation No 1182/71, Art. 3(4))
(see paragraphs 34, 35, 38-41)
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Officials – Psychological harassment – Burden of proof – Obligation for the party concerned to provide prima facie evidence
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 12a and 24)
(see paragraphs 59-61, 73, 87, 89, 103, 119, 126, 129, 130, 143, 144)
3.
Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Difficult or even conflicting relationships that the person concerned has with his or her colleagues or superiors – Not included – Negative observations made to an official – Not included – Conditions
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 12a)
(see paragraphs 121, 122, 128)
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Officials – Duty of the administration to have regard for the welfare of officials – Scope – Greater obligation in a case affecting the health of the official
(see paragraphs 162-164)
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Officials – Non-contractual liability of the institutions – Conditions – Unlawfulness – Injury – Causal link – Cumulative conditions
(Art. 340, second para., TFEU)
(see paragraph 179)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders JS to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.