CELEX: 62016TA0592
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-592/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2017 — HQ v CPVO (Civil Service — Members of the temporary staff — Fixed-term contract — Decision not to renew — Manifest error of assessment — Duty of care — Principle of sound administration — Right to be heard — Psychological harassment — Misuse of powers — Liability)

5.2.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 42/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2017 — HQ v CPVO
   (Case T-592/16) (1)
   
   ((Civil Service - Members of the temporary staff - Fixed-term contract - Decision not to renew - Manifest error of assessment - Duty of care - Principle of sound administration - Right to be heard - Psychological harassment - Misuse of powers - Liability))
   (2018/C 042/26)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: HQ (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)
   
      Defendants: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) (represented by: A. Verdini, acting as Agent, assisted by D. Waelbroeck and de A. Duron, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Application under Article 270 TFEU, seeking, first, annulment of the CPVO decisions of 24 June 2015 not to renew the applicant's contract and of 20 January 2016 rejecting the complaint and, secondly, compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders HQ to bear the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 251, of 11.7.2016 (case initially registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under Case No F-22/16 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).