62021TO0077_INF
Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 11 November 2021 –QC v Commission
(Case T‑77/21) (
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(Civil service – Officials – Pension – Transfer of national pension rights – Decision establishing the number of pensionable years of service – Circumscribed powers – Action for annulment and for damages – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law – No action brought for failure to fulfil obligations – Inadmissibility – Request for directions to be issued – Clear lack of jurisdiction)
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Actions brought by officials – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Review of the legality of a decision taking over a national authority’s calculation of the pension rights to be transferred to the EU scheme and fixing the number of pensionable years of service to be taken into account under that scheme – Included
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VIII, Art. 11(2))
(see para. 28)
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Officials – Acts of the administration – Decision based on a national authority’s decision – Defects in the national decision – Consequences for the validity of the European Union’s decision – None
(see para. 29)
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Officials – Pensions – Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the EU – Transfer to the EU scheme – Procedures – Determination of the capital representing the pension rights acquired in the national scheme – Competence of the national authorities – Possibility for the EU institution concerned to review the compatibility of the national decision with EU law – Not included
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VIII, Art. 11(2))
(see paras 30-33)
Operative part
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The action is dismissed, in part as manifestly lacking any foundation in law, in part as being inadmissible and, in part, on account of the fact that the Court clearly does not have jurisdiction to hear and rule on the action.
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QC is ordered to pay the costs.
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