A CANDIDATE OF GRADE A 4 TOOK PART IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE POST IN DUBLIN CANNOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE APPLICANT AND IT IS THEREFORE UNNECESSARY TO GIVE A RULING ON HIS ADMISSION TO THAT COMPETITION .
16 THE APPLICANT ' S THIRD SUBMISSION ALLEGES MISUSE OF POWERS . SHE MAINTAINS THAT IT IS APPARENT FROM THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE THAT THE VARIOUS COMPETITIONS FOR THE POSTS IN THE INFORMATION OFFICES OF THE PARLIAMENT HAD BEEN ORGANIZED WITH THE INTENTION OF RESERVING THE POSTS IN QUESTION FOR CERTAIN CANDIDATES ; THE COMPETITIONS HAD BEEN INTENDED TO ALLOW CANDIDATES FROM HIGHER GRADES , WHO ENJOYED AN ADVANTAGE BY VIRTUE OF THE SUBJECT CHOSEN FOR THE FIRST TEST , TO RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN .
17 THERE IS NO EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COURT TO SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION THAT EITHER THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY OR THE SELECTION BOARD FOR COMPETITION NO A/66 PURSUED ANY AIM BY MEANS OF THAT COMPETITION OTHER THAN THAT OF FINDING THE BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE FOR THE POST IN QUESTION . EVEN IF IT IS ASSUMED THAT ONE OR MORE CANDIDATES IN THE COMPETITION IN QUESTION TOOK PART FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO HIS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN , ANY SUCH REASON PERSONAL TO THE CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES CANNOT VITIATE THE COMPETITION PROCEDURE .
18 THE ACTION MUST THEREFORE BE DISMISSED AS UNFOUNDED .
Decision on costs
COSTS
19 ARTICLE 69 ( 2 ) OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE PROVIDES THAT THE UNSUCCESSFUL PARTY IS TO BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COSTS . NEVERTHELESS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 70 OF THE SAID RULES THE INSTITUTIONS ARE TO BEAR THEIR OWN COSTS IN ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST THEM BY OFFICIALS OF THE COMMUNITIES .
Operative part
ON THOSE GROUNDS ,
THE COURT ( THIRD CHAMBER )
HEREBY :
1 . DISMISSES THE APPLICATION ;
2 . ORDERS THE PARTIES TO BEAR THEIR OWN COSTS .