Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2015 — Commission v D’Agostino

(Case T-670/13 P) ¹

(Appeal — Cross-appeal — Civil service — Member of the contract staff — Decision not to renew the contract — Duty of care — Infringement of Article 12a(2) of the Staff Regulations — Obligation to state reasons — Distortion of the file)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: European Commission (represented initially by J. Currall and G. Gattinara, and subsequently by G. Gattinara, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Luigi D’Agostino (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), (represented by: M.-A. Lucas, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 23 October 2013 in Case F-93/12 D’Agostino v Commission (F-93/12, ECR-SC, EU:F:2013:155), seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Sets aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 23 October 2013 in D’Agostino v Commission (F-93/12) in so far the Civil Service Tribunal incorrectly applied the duty of care;

Dismisses the remainder of the main appeal;

Sets aside the judgment in D’Agostino v Commission in so far as the Civil Service Tribunal failed to adjudicate on the first part of the second ground of appeal and distorted it;

Dismisses the cross-appeal for the remainder;

Refers the case back to the Civil Service Tribunal;

Reserves the costs.

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¹ OJ C 78, 15.3.2014.