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Document 62020TJ0270

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 October 2022.
JS v Single Resolution Board.
Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Appraisal report – 2018 appraisal exercise – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of impartiality – Right to a fair hearing – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Liability.
Case T-270/20.

Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2022:651

 Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 October 2022 –
JS v SRB

(Case T‑270/20) ( 1 )

(Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Appraisal report – 2018 appraisal exercise – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of impartiality – Right to a fair hearing – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Liability)

1. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Discretion of assessors – Judicial review – Limits – Manifest error of assessment – Concept

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paragraphs 63-65, 76, 88, 94, 101, 106, 112)

2. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Obligation to fix objectives to be achieved – Annulment of the report in the event of non-compliance

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paragraphs 120, 124)

3. 

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

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 43 and 110)

(see paragraph 136)

4. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Staff report – Drawing up – Need for the involvement of the appraisee’s managers

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paragraphs 137, 138)

5. 

Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – Drawing up – Obligation of impartiality – Concept – Presumption until evidence to the contrary adduced

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(1); Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 43)

(see paragraphs 145-147, 151)

6. 

Officials – Duty of the administration to have regard for the welfare of officials – Scope

(see paragraph 162)

7. 

Officials – Decision affecting the administrative status of an official – Taking into account of factual matters not included in his or her personal file but previously brought to the knowledge of the person concerned – Legality – Conditions

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 26; Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Art. 11)

(see paragraphs 170, 172, 173, 177)

Operative part

The Court:

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders JS to pay the costs.


( 1 ) OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.

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