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Document 62016TJ0686

Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 19 October 2017.
Daniele Possanzini v European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Appeal — Civil service — Temporary staff — 2009 appraisal procedure — Powers of the countersigning officer — Amendment of the reporting officer’s primary assessment by the countersigning officer — Preliminary consultation meeting between the countersigning officer and the reporting officer — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Examination of the Court’s own motion.
Case T-686/16 P.

Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 19 October 2017 — Possanzini v Frontex

(Case T‑686/16 P)

(Appeal — Civil service — Temporary staff — 2009 appraisal procedure — Powers of the countersigning officer — Amendment of the reporting officer’s primary assessment by the countersigning officer — Preliminary consultation meeting between the countersigning officer and the reporting officer — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Examination of the Court’s own motion)

1. 

Officials—Reports procedure—Appraisal report—Guidelines for reporting officers and members of staff on staff appraisal procedures—Legal effects

(Staff Regulations, Art. 43)

(see para. 43)

2. 

Appeal—Grounds—Inadequate statement of reasons—Scope of the obligation to state reasons—Ground involving a question of public policy—Considered of Court’s own motion

(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 117)

(see paras 57, 58)

3. 

Actions for annulment—Grounds—Infringement of essential procedural requirements—To be considered of the Court’s own motion

(Art. 263 TFEU)

(see paras 69, 71)

Re:

APPEAL brought against the order of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (First Chamber) of 18 July 2016, Possanzini v Commission (F‑68/15, EU:F:2016:150), seeking to have that order set aside.

Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders Mr Daniele Possanzini to bear his own costs and to pay those of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in the present proceedings.

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