62020TJ0573_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 21 December 2021 –MG v EIB
(Case T‑573/20) (
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(Civil service – EIB staff – Remuneration – Family allowances – Refusal to grant allowances to non-custodial parent – Conciliation procedure – Reasonable time – Liability)
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Actions brought by officials – Staff of the European Investment Bank – Action against a decision ending a conciliation procedure – Effect – Disputed measure referred to the Court – Exception – Decision not confirmatory in character – Account taken of the reasoning therein
(Staff Regulations of the European Investment Bank, Art. 41)
(see paras 40-43)
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Officials – Staff of the European Investment Bank – Remuneration – Family allowances – Conditions for granting – Administration’s discretion
(Art. 157(2) TFEU; Staff Regulations of the European Investment Bank, Art. 20, first para. and Annex I)
(see para. 100)
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Officials – Staff of the European Investment Bank – Remuneration – Family allowances – Dependent child allowance – Conditions for granting – Actual maintenance – The Bank’s internal rules providing for dependent child allowances to be paid only to the parent with custody of the child – No infringement of the principles of equal treatment and proportionality
(Staff Regulations of the European Investment Bank, Art. 20, first para. and Annex I)
(see paras 102, 105-108)
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Officials – Tax on salaries – Tax abatement for a dependent child – Conditions for granting – Actual payment of the dependent child allowance
(Council Regulation No 260/68, Art. 3(3) and (4), second para.)
(see paras 114-117)
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Officials – Staff of the European Investment Bank – Conciliation procedure – Obligation on the administration to act within a reasonable period – Non-compliance – Consequences
(Staff Regulations of the European Investment Bank, Art. 41)
(see paras 133, 134, 136, 156)
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Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Duty of the administration to have regard for the welfare of officials – Principle of sound administration – Scope – Taking into consideration of official’s interests – Limits
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41)
(see paras 138, 139)
Operative part
The Court:
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Orders the European Investment Bank (EIB) to pay the sum of EUR 500 to MG in respect of the non-material damage suffered;
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Dismisses the remainder of the action;
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Orders MG and the EIB to bear their own costs.
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)	OJ C 371, 3.11.2020.