62020TJ0408_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 17 November 2021 –KR v Commission
(Case T‑408/20) (
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(Civil service – Officials – Remuneration – Dependent child allowance – Article 2 of Annex VII of the Statute – Concept of ‘dependent child’ – Refusal to grant dependent child status to a student receiving a grant – Actual maintenance of the child – Health insurance scheme)
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Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Dependent child allowance – Conditions for granting – Actual maintenance – Definition – Burden of proof
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VII, Art. 2(2), (3) and (5))
(see paras 23, 26-32, 34)
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Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Dependent child allowance – Conditions for granting – Actual maintenance – Evidence-based assessment – Bank transfers benefiting a child receiving a study grant – Taking account of the child’s income in the light of a predetermined income threshold – Limits – Obligation for the administration to examine the specific circumstances of each particular case – Scope – Taking account of the type of study grant and the sickness insurance scheme subscribed to for the child – Not included
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VII, Art. 2(2) and (3)(b))
(see paras 35-41, 48-51, 60, 61, 64-68)
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Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Dependent child allowance – Conditions for applying the rule against overlapping laid down in Article 67(2) of the Staff Regulations where allowances of like nature are paid from other sources – Application to a study grant – Whether permissible
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 67(2))
(see paras 52-55, 57, 58)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders KR to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 279, 24.8.2020.