Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — HB v Commission
(Case T-706/16 P) 1
(Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2014 promotion exercise — Comparative consideration of the merits — Discrimination based on sex — Error in law)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Appellant: HB (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and G. Berscheid, acting as Agents)
Re:
Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 21 July 2016, HB v Commission (F-125/15, EU:F:2016:164), seeking to have that judgment set aside.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the appeal;
Orders HB to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the context of the present proceedings;
The costs relating to the proceedings at first instance remain allocated in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of the operative part of the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 21 July 2016, HB v Commission (F-125/15).
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1 OJ C 454, 5.12.2016.