Judgment No. 1029

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 26.06.1990
• Original: French
• Judges: Ducoux, Douglas, Pescatore
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Order

Extract:

"Since the parties are agreed on the suspension of the proceedings the organisation's application is granted."

Keywords

organisation; order; order of suspension; request by a party

Consideration 14

Extract:

Article 49 of the EPO Service Regulations says that promotion shall be"by selection". What that implies is "that the president will look at the merits of each candidate for promotion, and that he will set all the candidates against each other and choose as many as the number of vacancies allows." In the instant case the Tribunal holds that there is no evidence to suggest that the President went beyond the bounds of his discretion as set in Article 49.

Reference(s)

Organization rules reference: ARTICLE 49 OF THE EPO SERVICE REGULATIONS

Keywords

promotion; judicial review; discretion