62021TJ0122_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 June 2022 –QI v Commission
(Case T‑122/21) (
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(Civil service – Officials – Appraisal report – 2018 and 2019 appraisal exercises – Unsatisfactory appraisal of leadership performance – General implementing provisions of Article 43 of the Staff Regulations – Validation procedure – Principle of impartiality – Manifest error of assessment)
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Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – Need for the involvement of the appraisee’s managers
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see para. 73)
2.
Officials – Psychological harassment – Burden of proof – Bringing of a request for assistance reflecting the alleged victim’s perception of the facts – Failure to satisfy the burden of proof
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 12a)
(see para. 77)
3.
Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – Obligation of impartiality – Scope – Appraisal report containing negative comments in respect of the appraisee – Evidence inconclusive as regards impartiality
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see para. 82)
4.
Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Discretion of reporting officers – Judicial review – Limits – Manifest error of assessment – Burden of proof
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paras 96-98)
5.
Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Obligation to state reasons – Scope – Need for consistency between the analytic assessments and the comments
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paras 101, 102)
6.
Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – System established by the Commission – Appraisal of leadership performance – Unsatisfactory appraisal – Consequences – Validation by the direct superior of the reporting officer needed
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)
(see paras 136-143, 145, 147-150)
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls QI’s appraisal report drawn up for the 2019 appraisal exercise;
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
3.
Orders the parties to bear their own costs.
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)	OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.