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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 December 2022 –OM v Commission
(Case T‑118/22) (
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(Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Vacancy notice – Rejection of application – Appointment of another candidate – Position of Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board – Obligation to state reasons – Infringement of the vacancy notice – Legitimate expectation – Equal treatment – Manifest error of assessment)
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Officials – Decision adversely affecting an official – Rejection of an application – Obligation to state reasons at the latest at the stage of rejection of the complaint – Scope – Observance of the secrecy of the selection board’s proceedings – Statement of reasons limited to communication of the marks awarded and to the selection board’s written assessments regarding the quality of the candidate’s performance – Whether permissible
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 25, second para., 90 and 91 and Annex III, Art. 6)
(see paragraphs 23-26, 33)
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Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Selection procedure – Arrangements for and content of tests – Selection Board’s discretion – Judicial review – Limits
(Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Arts 2(a) and 12)
(see paragraphs 38, 44-48)
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Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Assessment of candidates’ abilities – Consideration of comparative merits – Selection Board’s discretion – Judicial review – Limits
(Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Arts 2(a) and 12)
(see paragraphs 49, 50, 74, 75, 78)
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Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – Selection procedure – Arrangements for and content of tests – Oral tests – Selection Board’s discretion – Scope – Obligation to put all questions prepared beforehand to all candidates – None – Obligation to ensure a precise duration for interviews – None – Breach of the principle of equal treatment – None
(Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Arts 2(a) and 12)
(see paragraphs 61-63, 69, 70)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders OM to pay the costs.
(
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