62020TJ0179_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 July 2022 –JP v Commission
(Case T‑179/20) (
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(Civil service – Open competition – Notice of Competition EPSO/AD/363/18 for the recruitment of administrators in the field of taxation (AD 7) – Non-inclusion on the reserve list – Composition of the selection board – Stability – Manifest error of assessment – Liability)
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Officials – Competitions – Selection board – Composition – Qualification of members to assess tests objectively – Discretion of the appointing authority and the Staff Committee – Judicial review – Limits
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III, Art. 3)
(see paras 24, 25, 28, 32)
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Officials – Competitions – Selection board – Composition – Candidates interviewed by different members of the selection board in the oral tests – Breach of the principle of equal treatment – None – Condition
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III, Art. 3)
(see paras 38-43)
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Officials – Competitions – Selection board – Composition – Sufficient stability to ensure equal treatment of candidates, consistent marking and objectivity of the assessment – Chairperson of the selection board present only at the beginning of each interview at the assessment centre – Whether permissible
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III, Art. 3)
(see paras 53-56)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders JP to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 209, 22.6.2020.