27.3.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 95/12
Judgment of the General Court of 14 February 2017 — Kerstens v Commission
(Case T-270/16 P) (1)
((Appeal - Civil Service - Officials - Dismissal of the action at first instance - Acts contrary to the dignity of the civil service - Dissemination of insulting remarks with regard to another official - Disciplinary proceedings - Enquiry in the form of an examination of the facts - Disciplinary penalty of a reprimand - Procedural irregularity - Consequences of the irregularity))
(2017/C 095/20)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Appellant: Petrus Kerstens (Overijse, Belgium) (represented by: C. Mourato, lawyer)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and C. Ehrbar, Agents)
Re:
Appeal brought against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 18 March 2016, Kerstens v Commission (F-23/15, EU:F:2016:65), and seeking to have that judgment set aside.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Sets aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 18 March 2016, Kerstens v Commission (F-23/15, EU:F:2016:65) in so far as it rejects the claim for annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 15 April 2014 imposing a reprimand on Mr Petrus Kerstens;
2.
Annuls the Commission’s decision of 15 April 2014 imposing a reprimand on Mr Kerstens;
3.
Orders the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings on appeal and of the proceedings at first instance.
(1) OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.
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