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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 October 2023 –Gomez Calavia v Court of Justice of the European Union
(Case T‑336/22) (
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(Civil service – Officials – Reports procedure – Staff report – 2019 appraisal procedure – Guide to staff reports – Lower mark – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment – Appraisal interview – Deadline for delivering the opinion of the Consultative Committee on Staff Reports)
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Officials – Reports procedure – Staff report – Discretion of the assessors –Obligation to scrupulously respect the rules governing the organisation of the reports procedure – Judicial review – Limits – Manifest error of assessment – Burden of proof
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paragraphs 21, 24, 30-32, 54, 55)
2.
Officials – Reports procedure – Internal directive of an institution relating to the reporting procedure – Legal effects
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 43 and 110)
(see paragraph 25)
3.
Officials – Reports procedure – Staff report – Drawn up – Delay – Effect on the validity of the staff report – Conditions
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paragraphs 35-37)
4.
Officials – Reports procedure – Staff report – Appraisal less favourable than the previous appraisal – Obligation to state reasons – Descriptive comments must be consistent with marks awarded
(Art. 296 TFEU; Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paragraphs 41-51)
5.
Officials – Reports procedure – Staff report – Appraisal less favourable than the previous appraisal – Misuse of powers per se – None
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paragraph 65)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders the Court of Justice of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay half of those incurred by Ms Sara Gómez Calavia, as heir of Mr José Manuel Sánchez Gómez;
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Orders Ms Gómez Calavia to bear half of her own costs.
(
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