62020TJ0650_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 June 2023 –KD v EUIPO
(Case T‑650/20) (
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(Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Members of Staff of EUIPO – Contract for a fixed period – Non-renewal – Competent authority – Principle of sound administration – Right to be heard – Liability – Non-material damage)
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EU institutions – Exercise of powers – Delegation – Authority or sub-delegation conferred on a person carrying on a specific function within the institutions – Change in the person carrying on that function – Irrelevant to the validity of the authority or subdelegation
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 2(1); Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Art. 6; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 153(2))
(see paragraphs 34, 35, 39, 40)
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Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract – Concept of decision adversely affecting an official concerning non-renewal of a contract – Decision adopted without first giving the interested party the opportunity to comment – Infringement of the right to be heard – Consequences
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2))
(see paragraphs 56-60, 64-69)
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 April 2020 not to renew the contract of KD;
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
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Orders EUIPO, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay three quarters of the costs incurred by KD;
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Orders KD to bear a quarter of her own costs.
(
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)	OJ C 19, 18.1.2021.