21It is settled case-law that the time-limits prescribed in the Staff Regulations for lodging complaints and bringing proceedings and those for bringing actions under Article 173 of the Treaty are a matter of public policy and are not subject to the discretion of the parties or the Court, since they were established in order to ensure that legal positions are clear and certain (see Case 227/83 Moussis ν Commission [1984] ECR 3133, paragraph 12, and Case 191/84 Barcella and Others ν Commission [1986] ECR 1541, paragraph 12).
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