Judgment of the General Court of 5 September 2018 — Villeneuve v Commission

(Case T-671/16) (1)

((Civil Service - Recruitment - Open competition - Competition notice EPSO/AD/303/15 (AD 7) - Verification by EPSO of the conditions for admission to the competition - Professional experience of a period shorter than the minimum period required - Nature of the check of the condition for admission relating to professional experience - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment by the selection board of the competition - Equal treatment))

(2018/C 373/11)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Vincent Villeneuve (Montpellier, France) (represented by: C. Mourato, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara and L. Radu Bouyon, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application on the basis of Article 270 TFEU seeking the annulment of the decision of 5 November 2015 of the selection board rejecting the applicant’s application for open competition, based on qualifications and tests, EPSO/AD/303/15 — Development cooperation and management of aid to non-EU countries (AD 7).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mr Vincent Villeneuve to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 419, 14.11.2016.