Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 May 2021 – Claudio Necci v European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union

(Case C-202/20 P) ¹

(Appeal – Civil service – Former member of the contract staff – Social security – Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS) – Article 95 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS) – Continued membership after retirement – Condition of having been employed for more than three years – Request to join the JSIS following a transfer of pension rights – Equating the credited years of pensionable service with years of service − Rejection of the request – Action for annulment – Act having an adverse effect – Order of the General Court declaring the action inadmissible – Order set aside)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: Claudio Necci (represented initially by S. Orlandi and T. Martin, avocats, and subsequently by S. Orlandi, avocat)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: B. Mongin and T.S. Bohr, acting as Agents), European Parliament (represented by: J. Van Pottelberge and I. Terwinghe, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and M. Alver, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Sets aside the order of the General Court of the European Union of 25 March 2020, Necci v Commission (T-129/19, not published, EU:T:2020:131);

2.    Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union;

3.    Reserves the costs.

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¹ OJ C 304, 14.9.2020.