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Case T-270/16 P: Judgment of the General Court of 14 February 2017 — Kerstens v Commission (Appeal — Civil Service — Officials — Dismissal of the action at first instance — Acts contrary to the dignity of the civil service — Dissemination of insulting remarks with regard to another official — Disciplinary proceedings — Enquiry in the form of an examination of the facts — Disciplinary penalty of a reprimand — Procedural irregularity — Consequences of the irregularity)
Date: 2017-02-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, administrative sanction, defamation, disciplinary proceedings








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27.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/12





Judgment of the General Court of 14 February 2017 — Kerstens v Commission
(Case T-270/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil Service - Officials - Dismissal of the action at first instance - Acts contrary to the dignity of the civil service - Dissemination of insulting remarks with regard to another official - Disciplinary proceedings - Enquiry in the form of an examination of the facts - Disciplinary penalty of a reprimand - Procedural irregularity - Consequences of the irregularity))
(2017/C 095/20)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Petrus Kerstens (Overijse, Belgium) (represented by: C. Mourato, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and C. Ehrbar, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 18 March 2016, Kerstens v Commission (F-23/15, EU:F:2016:65), and seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 18 March 2016, Kerstens v Commission (F-23/15, EU:F:2016:65) in so far as it rejects the claim for annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 15 April 2014 imposing a reprimand on Mr Petrus Kerstens;










2.


Annuls the Commission’s decision of 15 April 2014 imposing a reprimand on Mr Kerstens;










3.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings on appeal and of the proceedings at first instance.






(1)  OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.