Order of the General Court of 5 September 2019 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-313/15 and T-317/15) 1
(Rules on the use of languages — Notices of open competition for the recruitment of administrators — Choice of second language from three languages — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations — Principle of non-discrimination — Proportionality — Manifestly well-founded action)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: J. Currall and G. Gattinara, and subsequently by G. Gattinara, F. Simonetti and D. Milanowska, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: J. García-Valdecasas Dorrego, acting as Agent)
Re:
In Case T-313/15, application based on Article 263 TFEU and asking for annulment of the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/301/15 to draw up a reserve list of administrators (AD 5) (OJ 2015 C 92 A, p.1), and, in Case T-317/15, application based on Article 263 TFEU and asking for annulment of the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/3012/15 to draw up a reserve list of administrators in the field of audit (AD 5) (OJ 2015 C 99 A, p.1).
Operative part of the order
1. Cases T-313/15 and T-317/15 are joined for the purpose of the present order.
2. The notice of open competition EPSO/AD/301/15 to draw up a reserve list of administrators (AD 5) and the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/3012/15 to draw up a reserve list of administrators in the field of audit (AD 5) are annulled.
3. The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Italian Republic.
4. The Kingdom of Spain shall bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 262, 10.8.15.