Judgment of the General Court of 3 May 2018 — SB v EUIPO

(Case T-200/17) ¹

(Civil service — Temporary staff — Fixed-term contract — Decision not to renew — Plea of illegality — Duty to state reasons — Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff — Discrimination on grounds of age)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: SB (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Tóth and A. Lukošiūtė, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the Executive Director of EUIPO dated 2 June 2016 refusing a second renewal of the applicant’s contract and that director’s decision dated 19 December 2016 rejecting the complaint brought by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders SB to pay the costs.

____________

¹ OJ C 178, 6.6.2017.