Judgment No. 3059

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 08.02.2012
• Original: English
• Judges: Gaudron, Barbagallo, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Consideration 7

Extract:

"It is fundamental to the law governing the relations between a staff member and an international organisation that adverse decisions, including adverse performance reports, must be challenged in a timely manner and in accordance with the relevant staff rules and regulations. If not, those decisions become final and cannot be reopened."

Keywords

decision; internal appeal; time limit; mandatory time limit; staff regulations and rules; performance report

Consideration 9

Extract:

"The complainant [...] raises no issue that would justify the Tribunal departing from its consistent practice not to grant an oral hearing in cases which turn essentially on questions of law."

Keywords

oral proceedings

Judgment keywords

Keywords

promotion; complaint dismissed