Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 24 September 2019

VF v European Central Bank

Civil service — ECB staff — Appraisal report of the applicant — Annual salary and bonus review — Refusal to convert a fixed-term employment contract into a contract for an indefinite period — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Principle of sound administration

Case T-39/18


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
22/11/2019 VF v ECB
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2019:683
24/09/2019 VF v ECB
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2019:683
24/09/2019 VF v ECB
Application (OJ)
09/03/2018 VF v ECB
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
9 Staff cases
  9.23 Judicial proceedings
    9.23.02 Conditions of admissibility
      9.23.02.02 Act adversely affecting the official
        9.23.02.02.01 Concept
          9.23.02.02.01.02 Decision rejecting a prior administrative complaint
9 Staff cases
  9.27 Other types of employment status
    9.27.02 European Central Bank
      9.27.02.11 Judicial proceedings
        9.27.02.11.01 Actions for annulment
9 Staff cases
  9.01 The sources of European civil service law
    9.01.03 Application of EU law on social policy
9 Staff cases
  9.27 Other types of employment status
    9.27.02 European Central Bank
      9.27.02.02 Employer's obligations
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.14 Social policy
    4.14.07 Fixed-term work
9 Staff cases
  9.27 Other types of employment status
    9.27.02 European Central Bank
      9.27.02.03 Recruitment
9 Staff cases
  9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure
    9.10.01 Staff report/appraisal
      9.10.01.02 Procedure for drawing up the staff report/appraisal
        9.10.01.02.01 Obligation to hear the person being reported on/appraised
9 Staff cases
  9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure
    9.10.01 Staff report/appraisal
      9.10.01.03 Content of the staff report/appraisal
        9.10.01.03.01 Statement of reasons
9 Staff cases
  9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure
    9.10.01 Staff report/appraisal
      9.10.01.04 Discretion of the reporting officer
        9.10.01.04.05 Less favourable report than previous report
9 Staff cases
  9.01 The sources of European civil service law
    9.01.02 Principles of the law of the European civil service
      9.01.02.05 Good administration
9 Staff cases
  9.05 Obligations of the administration
    9.05.02 Duty to have regard for the interests of officials
9 Staff cases
  9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure
    9.10.01 Staff report/appraisal
      9.10.01.04 Discretion of the reporting officer
        9.10.01.04.00 General
9 Staff cases
  9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure
    9.10.03 Judicial review
9 Staff cases
  9.23 Judicial proceedings
    9.23.02 Conditions of admissibility
      9.23.02.03 Interest in bringing proceedings
        9.23.02.03.00 General
9 Staff cases
  9.23 Judicial proceedings
    9.23.04 Plea of illegality
9 Staff cases
  9.27 Other types of employment status
    9.27.02 European Central Bank
      9.27.02.11 Judicial proceedings
        9.27.02.11.01 Actions for annulment
9 Staff cases
  9.23 Judicial proceedings
    9.23.06 Action/actions for damages
      9.23.06.02 Effect of the outcome of the action for annulment


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Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 25/01/2018

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

24/09/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 413 from 09.12.2019, p.46

Application: OJ C 112 from 26.03.2018, p.38

Name of the parties

VF v ECB

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Staff Regulations of officials and Conditions of Employment of other servants

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions brought by officials : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Action for damages : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

sixième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Spielmann

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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