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Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 23 October 2024 –  
ZR v EUIPO

(Case T‑634/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0634_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(Civil service – Recruitment – Notice of competition – Open Competition EUIPO/AD/01/17 – Article 266 TFEU – Decision to award financial compensation adopted in compliance with a judgment of the General Court – Measures necessary to comply with a judgment delivered in an action for annulment – Unlimited jurisdiction – Liability)

| 1. | Actions brought by officials – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to adopt compliance measures – Annulment of the decision of a selection board in a competition not to place an applicant on the reserve list – Annulment based on the selection board’s composition being unstable – Reopening of the competition for the applicant alone – New tests that may be assessed by a selection board consisting of a different number of members as compared with the initial tests – Inadequate method of compliance  (Art. 266 TFEU; Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 29(1), second subpara., and Annex III, Art. 3)  (see paragraphs 41, 43-45, 48-52) |

| 2. | Actions brought by officials – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to adopt compliance measures – Administration’s discretion – Possibility of establishing a dialogue with the injured party  (Art. 266 TFEU)  (see paragraphs 42, 71) |

| 3. | Actions brought by officials – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to adopt compliance measures – Annulment of the decision of a selection board in a competition not to place an applicant on the reserve list – Annulment based on the selection board’s composition being unstable – Direct inclusion of the candidate on the reserve list by applying a corrective factor – Inadequate method of compliance  (Art. 266 TFEU; Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 27 and 29)  (see paragraphs 53-60) |

| 4. | Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to adopt compliance measures – Particular difficulties – Fair compensation for the disadvantage caused to the applicant by the measure that was annulled – Compensation for material harm associated with the loss of opportunity – Assessment – Criteria  (Art. 266 TFEU)  (see paragraphs 75-80) |

| 5. | Actions brought by officials – Unlimited jurisdiction – Disputes of a financial character, within the meaning of Article 91(1) of the Staff Regulations – Definition – Action by a staff member seeking to have an EU institution or body held liable – Included  (Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 91(1))  (see paragraphs 82-86) |

| 6. | Actions brought by officials – Unlimited jurisdiction – Compensation for material damage connected with the loss of an opportunity to be appointed as an official following the drawing up of a reserve list – Assessment – Criteria  (Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 91(1))  (see paragraphs 87-94) |

| 7. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Action seeking compensation for loss caused by an EU institution – Factors enabling identification of the conduct of which the institution is accused, the causal link and the reality and certainty of the damage caused  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))  (see paragraphs 102, 103) |

| 8. | Actions brought by officials – Claim for compensation for damage caused by conduct that does not constitute a decision – No pre-litigation procedure in accordance with the Staff Regulations – Inadmissibility  (Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91)  (see paragraphs 104, 105) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 December 2021 in so far as it awards a sum of EUR 5000 to ZR in compliance with the judgment of 13 January 2021, ZR v EUIPO (T‑610/18); |

| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

| 3. | Orders EUIPO to pay ZR financial compensation in the amount of EUR 10000; |

| 4. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0634_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 24, 23.1.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:024:TOC).

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