Obligation to state reasons Rules on the use of languages Regulation No 1 Principle of non discrimination Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of administrators Publication in all the official languages Amendments Articles 27, 28 and Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations Article 1(1) and (2) of Annex III to the Staff Regulations
Sumário
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010.
Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.
Rules on the use of languages - Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of administrators - Publication in all the official languages - Amendments - Regulation No 1 - Articles 27, 28 and Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations - Article 1(1) and (2) of Annex III to the Staff Regulations - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of non-discrimination.
Joined cases T-156/07 and T-232/07.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010 – Spain v Commission
(Joined Cases T-156/07 and T-232/07)
Rules on the use of languages – Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of administrators – Publication in all the official languages – Amendments – Regulation No 1 – Articles 27, 28 and Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations – Article 1(1) and (2) of Annex III to the Staff Regulations – Duty to state reasons – Principle of non-discrimination
1. European Communities – Rules on languages – No general principle giving each citizen the right to have any document capable of affecting his interests drafted in his own language (Council Regulation No 1) (see paras 53-54)
2. European Communities – Rules on languages – Regulation No 1 – Scope (Council Regulation No 1) (see paras 54-56)
3. Officials – Competitions – Notice of competition – Publication in the Official Journal only in certain official languages (see paras 61-69)
4. Officials – Competitions – Notice of competition – Full publication in the Official Journal only in certain official languages (see paras 80-85)
Re:
| APPLICATION for annulment, first, of the Notice of Open Competition EPSO/AD/94/07 to constitute a reserve pool of Administrators (AD 5) in the field of information, communication and media (OJ 2007 C 45 A, p. 3) and, second, of the Notice of Open Competition EPSO/AD/95/07 to constitute a reserve pool of Administrators (AD 5) in the field of information science (library/documentation) (OJ 2007 C 103 A, p. 7). |
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission; |
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Orders the Republic of Lithuania and the Hellenic Republic to bear their own costs. |