1. 

Actions brought by officials – Action against a decision rejecting a complaint – Effect – Disputed measure referred to the Court – Exception – Decision not confirmatory in character – Account taken of the reasoning therein

(Staff Regulations, Arts 90 and 91)

(see paras 33-35)

2. 

Plea of illegality – Scope – Measures the illegality of which may be pleaded – General measure providing the basis of the contested decision – Need for a legal connection between the contested measure and the contested general measure – Inapplicability of the rule of correspondence between the application and the complaint

(Art. 277 TFEU)

(see paras 53-55)

3. 

Officials – Representation – Staff Committee – Obligatory consultation – Scope – No obligation for the administration to act upon the observations made by the Staff Committee

(see para. 80)

4. 

Officials – Working conditions – Allowance for continuous working or shiftwork – Conditions for granting – Implementation of an internal regulation providing for the division of the 24-hour day into three time slots and establishing several shifts during those time slots – Whether permissible

(Staff Regulations, Art. 56a; Council Regulation No 300/76, as amended by Regulation No 1873/2006, Art. 1(1))

(see paras 108, 110-113)

5. 

Officials – Working conditions – Allowance for continuous working or shiftwork – Night work – Concept – No obligation to apply national law

(Staff Regulations, Art. 56, first para.; European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88, Art. 2(3))

(see para. 126)

6. 

Officials – Working conditions – Allowance for continuous working or shiftwork – Night work – Concept – Partial overlap of a shift with night time – Precluded

(Staff Regulations, Art. 56, first para.; European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88, Art. 2(4)(b))

(see para. 129)

1. 

Dismisses the application;

2. 

Orders Mr Marc Oosterbosch to pay the costs.