Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 May 2010 — Christos Gogos v European Commission

(Case C-583/08 P) (1)

(Appeals - Officials - Internal competition for promotion from one category to another - Appointment - Classification in grade - Article 31(2) of the Staff Regulations - Unlimited jurisdiction - Dispute of a financial character - Length of proceedings before the General Court - Reasonable time - Claim for equitable compensation)

(2010/C 179/12)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Appellant: Christos Gogos (represented by: N. Korogiannakis and P. Katsimani, dikigoroi)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall, acting as Agent, assisted by P.I. Anestis, dikigoros)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 15 October 2008 in Case T-66/04 Gogos v Commission, by which the Court of First Instance dismissed an action for annulment of the Commission’s decision to place the applicant in Grade A 7 when he was appointed.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the appeal;

2.	Orders Mr Gogos and the Commission to bear their own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.