1. 

Officials – Members of the temporary staff – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – Self-assessment – Duty of the person under appraisal to show discretion – Scope – Taking into consideration comments made by the person under appraisal in rejecting his complaint against the decision not to renew his contract – No infringement of the right to freedom of expression

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 11; Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 12, 21 and 43(3); Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Art. 11)

(see paras 33-36, 38, 39, 52)

2. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Internal directive of an institution relating to the reports procedure – Legal effects

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 43 and 110)

(see para. 46)

3. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – System set up by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) – Obligation to state reasons – Scope

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paras 47, 91)

4. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – System set up by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) – Obligation for the appraisal to cover the reference period – References to the previous period – Relationship problems identified in previous periods that continued during the reference period – Whether permissible

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paras 53-57)

5. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Obligation to state reasons – Scope – Need for consistency between the analytic assessments and the comments

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paras 71, 72)

6. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Assessment of conduct in the service – Need for a collective assessment in the light of the team to which the person under appraisal belongs and his superiors – Negative assessment despite positive comments about the efficiency and ability of the person under appraisal – Whether permissible

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see para. 81)

7. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Existence of differences between an official and his immediate superior – No impact on the latter’s ability to assess the merits of the official concerned

(see para. 124)

8. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Rights of the defence – Scope – Obligation to hear the person under appraisal – Scope

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2); Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paras 130-133)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Mr Ivo Van Walle to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).