CELEX: C2002/156/71
Language: en
Date: 2002-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Removal from the register of Case T-218/99

C 156/38              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                  29.6.2002
The applicant asks the Court to:                                               Removal from the register of Case T-163/97 (1)
—     annul the decision taken by the Selection Board of
      Competition COM/A/7/01 on 11 February 2002 not to                                          (2002/C 156/70)
      correct the written test of the applicant and not to admit
      him to the tests subsequent to the written test;
                                                                                            (Language of the Case: Dutch)
—     annul all the subsequent steps and measures taken in the
      competition procedure in question;
—     in the alternative, order the Commission to pay to the            By order of 10 April 2002 the President of the Third Chamber
      applicant EUR 100 000 as compensation for material                of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
      and non-material damage;                                          ordered the removal from the register of Case T-163/97:
                                                                        Nederlands Antillen v Council of the European Union and
                                                                        Commission of the European Communities.
—     order the Commission to pay all the costs of the case.
                                                                        (1) OJ C 212 of 12.07.1997.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In the present case, the applicant is challenging the refusal by
the Selection Board in Open Competition COM/A/7/01 to
correct his written test and admit him to the subsequent tests.
The ground for that refusal is that the applicant is said to
have insufficient experience in the area of human resource
management.
                                                                               Removal from the register of Case T-218/99 (1)
It is pointed out that the applicant was included on the list                                    (2002/C 156/71)
of candidates who fulfilled the general conditions of the
competition, he took part in the pre-selection tests, and was
admitted to the written test.
                                                                                           (Language of the Case: German)
In support of his application, the applicant claims that:
—     there was a manifest error of assessment in this case;            By order of 28 January 2002 the President of the Fifth
                                                                        Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
                                                                        Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
                                                                        T-218/99: Anton Dürbeck GmbH v Commission of the
—     the obligation to state reasons has been infringed;               European Communities.
—     the principle of sound administration and the duty to
      have regard to the welfare of applicants have not been
      complied with.                                                    (1) OJ C 6 of 8.1.2000.