62020TO0709_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 1 December 2021 –OJ v Commission
(Case T‑709/20 R)
(Application for interim measures – Civil service – Recruitment – Open competition – EPSO decision to refuse the extension of the dates of the multiple choice computer-based tests – Application for interim measures – No urgency)
1.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Cumulative nature – Balancing of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 14-17)
2.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Burden of proof – Damage resulting from an alleged irregularity in an open competition – No urgency
(Art. 278 TFEU)
(see paras 22-29)
Re:
Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of the selection procedure of Open Competition EPSO/AD/380/19 concerning the establishment for the Commission of a reserve list of administrators in the field of international cooperation and aid to non‑member countries.
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.