Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 March 2022 –
LA v Commission

(Case T‑456/20) ( 1 )

(Civil service – Officials – Recruitment – Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/371/19 – Decision of the Selection Board to exclude the applicant from the next phase of the competition – Criteria to assess professional experience – Compliance of criteria applied by the Selection Board with the competition notice)

Officials – Competitions – Competition based on qualifications and tests – Conditions for admission – Diplomas produced or professional experience attested – Discretion of the selection board – Determination of assessment criteria – Whether permissible – Limits – Adherence to the notice of competition – Adoption of an additional criterion not mentioned in the notice of competition – Not permissible

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex III, Arts 1(1) and 5, first and third paras)

(see paras 25, 30-35, 44-46, 53, 54)

Operative part

The Court:

( 1 ) OJ C 287, 31.8.2020.