62018TJ0372_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 10 October 2019 –Colombani v EEAS
(Case T‑372/18)
(Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2017 promotion year — Decision not to promote the applicant to Grade AD 14 — Article 43 and Article 45(1) of the Staff Regulations — Consideration of comparative merits — Taking into account staff reports for the purpose of promotion — Purely literal assessments — No method enabling staff reports to be compared for the purpose of promotion)
1.
Officials — Promotion — Consideration of comparative merits — Procedures — Administration’s discretion — Limits — Respect for the principle of equal treatment
(see paras 30, 31)
2.
Officials — Reports procedure — Staff reports — Purely literal assessments in those reports — Method not allowing merits to be compared on a basis of equality in a promotion procedure
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 43 and 45)
(see paras 32-35, 43, 45)
Re:
Application under Article 270 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the EEAS of 9 November 2017 (ADMIN(2017) 21) not to promote the applicant to Grade AD 14 in the 2017 promotion exercise.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of 9 November 2017 (ADMIN(2017) 21) not to promote Mr Jean-Marc Colombani to Grade AD 14 in the 2017 promotion exercise;
2.
Orders the EEAS to pay the costs.