Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Spain v Commission

(Case T-355/18) (1)

(Rules on languages - Notices of open competition for the recruitment of administrators in the field of public health and food safety - Restriction of the choice of language 2 to four languages - Regulation No 1 - Article 1d(1), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations - Discrimination based on language - Interests of the service - Proportionality)

(2021/C 431/28)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: S. Centeno Huerta and L. Aguilera Ruiz, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: N. Ruiz García, L. Vernier, D. Milanowska, I. Galindo Martín and T. Lilamand, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of notices of open competition EPSO/AD/340/18 to draw up a reserve list in the field of health and food safety (audit, inspection and evaluation) and EPSO/AD/341/18 to draw up a reserve list in the field of food safety (policy and legislation) (OJ 2018 C 97 A, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Annuls notices of open competition EPSO/AD/340/18 to draw up a reserve list in the field of health and food safety (audit, inspection and evaluation) and EPSO/AD/341/18 to draw up a reserve list in the field of food safety (policy and legislation);

2.	Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Kingdom of Spain.

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(1)  OJ C 285, 13.8.2018.