Action brought on 14 August 2007 - Zangerl-Posselt v Commission

(Case F-83/07)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Brigitte Zangerl-Posselt (Saarbrücken, Germany) (represented by: S. Paulmann, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought

annul the decision of the selection board for competition EPSO/AST/27/06 (Assistants (AST 1) having as their main language German) not to admit the applicant to the practical and oral tests for that competition, communicated to the applicant by a letter from EPSO of 18 June 2007 and confirmed by letter of 25 July 2007;

order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The selection board for competition EPSO/AST/27/06 (Assistants (AST 1) having as their main language German) did not admit the applicant to the practical and oral tests, since she did not have the required level of education (Abitur).

The applicant claims, in particular, that her level of education (Realschulabschluss) meets the requirements of Section A.II.1(ii) of the competition notice. The classification of diplomas is based, both in Germany and at European level, on the International Standard Classification of Education of 1997 (ISCED), drawn up by UNESCO, the terminology of which was also reproduced in the competition notice. According to that classification, the Realschulabschluss is a diploma attesting to a level of secondary education (ISCED level 2) and gives access to post-secondary education (ISCED level 4).

In addition, the applicant pleads that the defendant's decision is insufficiently and incorrectly reasoned.

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