Judgment No. 438

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 11.12.1980
• Original: French
• Judges: Grisel, Devlin, Armbruster
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Considerations 2 and 10

Extract:

The determination of an assessment falls within the discretionary authority of the Director of the organisation. The Tribunal may not substitute its own assessment for the decision taken by the Director in the exercise of his discretion.

Keywords

competence of tribunal; work appraisal; rating; judicial review; discretion