62020TJ0430_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 November 2021 –KV v Commission
(Case T‑430/20)
(Civil service – Officials – Recruitment – Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/371/19 – Decision of the selection board to exclude the applicant from the next stage of the competition – Eligibility criterion related to professional experience – Compliance of the criterion used by the selection board with the competition notice)
Officials – Competitions – Competition based on qualifications and tests – Conditions for admission – Diplomas produced or professional experience attested – Discretion of the selection board – Determination of assessment criteria – Whether permissible – Limits – Adherence to the notice of competition – Adoption of a criterion inconsistent with the notice of competition – Not permissible
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III, Arts 1(1) and 5(1))
(see paras 27, 28, 33, 41)
Re:
Application based on Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment first, of the decision of the selection board of 19 September 2019 refusing the applicant’s request for reconsideration of the decision not to admit him to the next stage of open competition EPSO/AD/371/19 and, second, of the decision of the appointing authority of 31 March 2020 rejecting the applicant’s complaint against that decision.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the selection board of 19 September 2019 rejecting the request for review of KV’s exclusion from Competition EPSO/AD/371/19;
2.
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.