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Case T-179/23: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2024 – FFPE, Council section v Council (Law governing the institutions – Agreement concluded between the Council and trade union or professional organisations for the implementation of Article 10c of the Staff Regulations – Procedure for verifying the criteria for the recognition and representativeness of trade union or professional organisations – Note providing information about the outcome of the verification procedure – Obligation to state reasons – Principle of good administration – Principle of performance in good faith – Freedom of association)
Case T-179/23: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2024 – FFPE, Council section v Council (Law governing the institutions – Agreement concluded between the Council and trade union or professional organisations for the implementation of Article 10c of the Staff Regulations – Procedure for verifying the criteria for the recognition and representativeness of trade union or professional organisations – Note providing information about the outcome of the verification procedure – Obligation to state reasons – Principle of good administration – Principle of performance in good faith – Freedom of association)
Case T-179/23: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2024 – FFPE, Council section v Council (Law governing the institutions – Agreement concluded between the Council and trade union or professional organisations for the implementation of Article 10c of the Staff Regulations – Procedure for verifying the criteria for the recognition and representativeness of trade union or professional organisations – Note providing information about the outcome of the verification procedure – Obligation to state reasons – Principle of good administration – Principle of performance in good faith – Freedom of association)
OJ C, C/2025/721, 10.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/721/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
C/2025/721 |
10.2.2025 |
Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2024 – FFPE, Council section v Council
(Case T-179/23) (1)
(Law governing the institutions - Agreement concluded between the Council and trade union or professional organisations for the implementation of Article 10c of the Staff Regulations - Procedure for verifying the criteria for the recognition and representativeness of trade union or professional organisations - Note providing information about the outcome of the verification procedure - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of good administration - Principle of performance in good faith - Freedom of association)
(C/2025/721)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Council section of the European Civil Service Federation (FFPE, Council section) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: A. Champetier and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and I. Demoulin, acting as Agents)
Re:
By its action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of the note of the Council of the European Union of 3 April 2023 on the outcome of the second verification procedure concerning it, in so far as that note suspends the rights conferred on it as a representative trade union or professional organisation and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the non-material damage allegedly suffered by virtue of that fact.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders the Council section of European Civil Service Federation (FFPE, Council section) to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/721/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)