Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2023 – XH v European Commission

(Case T-613/21) ¹

(Civil service – Officials – Decision opening an invalidity procedure – Claim for annulment – Act not amenable to review – Inadmissibility – Psychological harassment – Administrative investigation – Article 12a of the Staff Regulations – Request for assistance – Rejection of the request – Article 24 of the Staff Regulations – Rule of correspondence – Principle of good administration – Right to be heard – Rules of evidence – Prima facie evidence – Error of assessment – Right to respect for private life – Right to the protection of personal data – Liability – Non-material damage)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: XH (represented by: P. Nowak, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Lilamand and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Decision D/374/20 of the European Commission of 4 December 2020 rejecting her request for assistance and of Decision Ares(2021) 3466486 of the Commission of 21 May 2021 concerning the referral of her case to the Invalidity Committee, and compensation for the damage she alleges she has suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders XH to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 37, 24.1.2022.