Judgment No. 3346

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 09.07.2014
• Original: English
• Judges: Barbagallo, Hansen, Moore
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaints are dismissed.

Summary

The complainants, acting as Staff Committee representatives in the General Advisory Committee, challenge the President’s interpretation of the GAC’s opinion regarding pension contributions.

Judgment keywords

Keywords

consultation; staff representative; complaint dismissed

Consideration 11

Extract:

"As the legal analysis of receivability, merit and damages associated with a claim are inextricably linked to standing, complainants cannot adopt a different position on standing from the one initially taken on the internal appeal."

Keywords

locus standi; receivability of the complaint