Action brought on 19 January 2024 – CA v Court of Auditors

(Case T-34/24)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: CA (represented by: A. Tymen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Court of Auditors

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

declare the present action admissible and well-founded;

annul Decision No 20-2023 of 22 March 2023 of the Secretary-General of the European Court of Auditors concerning promotions for the 2023 financial year, in so far as it does not include the applicant’s name in the list of officials promoted to grade AD 8with effect from 1 January 2023;

annul the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Court of Auditors of 10 October 2023, rejecting the complaint of 13 June 2023;

order the defendant to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging infringement of Articles 6.2 and 6.4 of Decision No 26-2020 and of Article 41(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Second plea in law, alleging breach of the obligation to state reasons.

Third plea in law, alleging breach of the principle of equal treatment, breach of the principle of non-discrimination, infringement of Decision No 011-21 and infringement of Article 45 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’).

Fourth plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment and infringement of Article 45 of the Staff Regulations.

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