Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 July 2001 in Case T-351/99: Christian Brumter v Commission of the European Communities (Officials — Notice of vacancy — Appointment — Obligation to provide a statement of reasons — Comparative examination of the merits of the candidates — Discretion of the appointing authority — Staff report — Request for transfer)
Date: 2001-11-24
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), appointment of staff, equal treatment, regulations for civil servants

C 331/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24.11.2001

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 12 July 2001

in Case T-204/99: Olli Mattila v Council of the European
Union and Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Access
to documents — Decisions 93/731/EC and
94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom — Exception relating to the
protection of the public interest in the field of international
relations — Partial access)

(2001/C 331/32)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case T-204/99: Olli Mattila, residing in Hyvinkää, Finland,
represented by Z. Sundström and M. Kauppi, Lawyers, with an
address for service in Luxembourg, against Council of the
European Union (Agents:
J. Aussant and M. Bauer) and
Commission of the European Communities (Agents: U. Wölker
and X. Lewis) — application for annulment of the Com-
mission’s and the Council’s decisions of 5 and 12 July 1999
respectively refusing the applicant access to certain documents
— the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber), composed of
P. Lindh, President of the Chamber, R. Garcı´a-Valdecasas and
J.D. Cooke, Judges; B. Pastor, Principal Administrator, for the
Registrar, has given a judgment on 12 July 2001, in which it:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the applicant to bear his own costs together with those

incurred by the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 333 of 20.11.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 20 July 2001

in Case T-351/99: Christian Brumter v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Officials — Notice of vacancy — Appointment — Obli-
gation to provide a statement of reasons — Comparative
examination of the merits of the candidates — Discretion of
the appointing authority — Staff report — Request for
transfer)

(2001/C 331/33)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-351/99: Christian Brumter, an official of
the
Commission of the European Communities, residing in Brus-

sels, represented by J.-N. Louis, G.-F. Parmentier and V. Peere,
avocats, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against
Commission of the European Communities (Agents: C. Berar-
dis-Kayser and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart) — application for
annulment of the Commission’s decision of 29 January 1999
to reject the applicant’s application for the post mentioned in
the notice of vacancy COM/173/98 and the decision of
27 January 1999 to appoint Gérard Zahlen to that post — the
Court of First Instance (Single Judge:
J. Azizi); B. Pastor,
Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment
on 20 July 2001, in which it:

1. Annulled the Commission’s decision to appoint Mr Zahlen to
the post mentioned in the notice of vacancy COM/173/98 and
the decision to reject Mr Brumpter’s application for that post;

2. Ordered the defendant to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 63 of 4.3.2000.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 12 July 2001

in Case T-131/00: Robert Charles Schochaert v Council of
the European Union (1)

(Officials — Refusal of promotion — Statement of reasons
— Comparative examination of the merits of the candidates
— Action for annulment)

(2001/C 331/34)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-131/00: Robert Charles Schochaert, an official of
the Council of the European Union, residing in Brussels,
represented by J. A. Martin, avocat, against Council of the
European Union (Agents: F. Anton and A. Pilette) — appli-
cation for annulment of the Council’s decision not to promote
the applicant to grade B1 in the course of the 1999 promotions
procedure — the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber),
composed of P. Lindh, President of the Chamber, R. Garcı´a-
Valdecasas and J.D. Cooke, Judges; D. Christensen, Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 12 July 2001,
in which it:

1. Annulled the Council’s decision not to promote the applicant to
grade B1 in the course of the 1999 promotions procedure;

2. Ordered the Council to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 285 of 7.10.2000.