Judgment No. 1896

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 03.02.2000
• Original: French
• Judges: Ba, Gentot, Egli
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. THE CHALLENGED DECISION IS SET ASIDE AND THE CASE SENT BACK TO THE ORGANISATION FOR RULING BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL AS SET FORTH IN 5(D).
2. THE ORGANISATION SHALL PAY THE COMPLAINANTS THE GLOBAL SUM OF 2,000 EUROS IN COSTS.
3. ALL OTHER CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED.

Consideration 3(b)

Extract:

The complainants contest the Administrative Council's decision refusing to allow a staff representative on the Appeals Committee which can hear appeals against decisions of the Council. "Decisions of a general thrust relating to the attributions of power can be challenged forthwith, without having to wait until the body, whose composition is contested, delivers an unfavourable individual decision to the appellant".

Keywords

decision; general decision; individual decision; cause of action; internal appeals body; staff representative; composition of the internal appeals body