Notice for the OJ
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 September 2005 - Casini v Commission
(Commission officials - Promotion - 2002 procedure - Non-inclusion on the list of officials promoted to Grade A 6 - Duty to state reasons - Consideration of the comparative merits - Manifest error of assessment - Probative nature of subsequent statements of members of the personnel service - Action for annulment - Action for damages)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant(s): Paola Casini (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: G. Vandersanden, lawyer)
Defendant(s): Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Joris, Agent, and D. Waelbroeck, lawyer)
Application for
annulment of the decision of the Commission not to promote the applicant to Grade A 6 in respect of the 2002 promotion procedure, and damages for material and non-material damage suffered
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Annuls the decision of the Commission of 14 August 2002 not to promote the applicant to Grade A 6 in respect of the 2002 promotion procedure;
2. Orders the defendant to pay the applicant the sum of EUR 2 000 to compensate for non-material damage she has suffered;
3. Dismisses the remainder of the action;
4. Orders the defendant to pay the costs.
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