62021TJ0341_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 September 2022 –Rauff-Nisthar v Commission
(Case T‑341/21) (
1
)
(Civil service – Officials – Open Competition EPSO/AD/371/19 – Non-inclusion on the reserve list – Irregularities in the conduct of the tests liable to distort the result – Equal treatment – Manifest error of assessment – New plea)
1.
Actions brought by officials – Act adversely affecting an official – Decision adopted after reconsideration of a previous decision – Decision adopted by a competition selection board after reviewing the file of a candidate who has not been included on the reserve list
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90(2) and 91(1))
(see paragraphs 18, 19)
2.
Actions brought by officials – Act adversely affecting an official – Explicit decision rejecting the complaint – Decision adopted after reconsideration of a previous decision – Account taken of the reasoning therein
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91)
(see paragraphs 21-23)
3.
Officials – Competitions – Obligation on EU institutions to assure all candidates a smooth and regular running of the tests – Infringement – Relevance to the legality of the tests – Conditions – Burden of proof
(see paragraphs 29-33, 42-44, 48-50)
4.
Actions brought by officials – Pleas in law – Plea alleging infringement of the principle of equal treatment – Reliance on the applicant’s individual circumstances in an action brought against a decision of a competition selection board – Rejection
(see paragraph 47)
5.
Officials – Competitions – Assessment of the aptitudes of candidates – Selection Board’s discretion – Taking into consideration factors other than the performance of the candidates – Precluded
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III, Art. 5)
(see paragraphs 58-60)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Ms Nadya Rauff-Nisthar to pay the costs.
(
1
)	OJ C 320, 9.8.2021.