Judgment of the General Court of 30 May 2018 — RT v Parliament

(Case T-98/17) ¹

(Civil service — Officials — Sick leave — Article 59(1) of the Staff Regulations — Internal rules on medical examinations in connection with absence from work on medical grounds and periodic medical examinations of persons claiming the invalidity allowance — Medical certificate — No doctor’s stamp or signature — Long-distance medical consultation via the internet — Refusal to accept)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: RT (represented by: C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: J. Steele and E. Taneva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Parliament of 30 June 2016 rejecting a document submitted by the applicant on 27 June 2016 as inadmissible as a medical certificate prescribing sick leave

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls the decision of the European Parliament of 30 June 2016 rejecting the document submitted by RT on 27 June 2016 as inadmissible as a medical certificate prescribing sick leave;

Orders the Parliament to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.