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Order of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 14 December 2022 –Baert v Commission
(Case T‑111/22) (
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(Civil service – Retirement pension – Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the European Union – Transfer to the EU scheme – Crediting of additional years of pensionable service – Action for annulment – Request for repayment of transferred capital which has not given rise to a crediting of additional years – Time limit for complaints – Unjust enrichment – Manifest inadmissibility)
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Actions brought by officials – Prior administrative complaint – Time limits – Mandatory – Time-barred – Reopening – Condition – New and material fact – Concept – Limits
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91)
(see paragraphs 34-36, 44-52)
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Actions brought by officials – Prior administrative complaint – Time limits – Mandatory – Time-barred – Reopening – Condition – Unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure – Concept – Limits
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91)
(see paragraphs 53-57)
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EU law – Principles – Principle of prohibition of unjust enrichment of the Union – Remedy – Actions for damages – Condition – Unlawfulness or fault with regard to the defendant’s conduct – No such condition
(Arts 268 and 340 TFEU)
(see paragraph 62)
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Actions brought by officials – Actions for damages – Action alleging unjust enrichment on the part of the European Union – Action brought without a pre-litigation procedure in accordance with the Staff Regulations – Inadmissibility
(Arts 268 and 340 TFEU; Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91)
(see paragraphs 65-68)
Operative part
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The action is dismissed as being manifestly inadmissible.
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Mr Rhonny Baert is ordered to bear his own costs and to pay those of the European Commission.
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The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are to bear their own costs.
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