Bernard Connolly v European Commission (C-274/99 P)
law://eu/cjeu/1999/c-274-99/para_113@2026-11-13
Key facts
Court
Court of Justice · Full Court
Case
C-274/99 P · ECLI:EU:C:2001:127
Decided
6 Mar 2001
Procedure
Appeal
Applicant
Bernard Connolly
Defendant
Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur
M. Wathelet
Advocate General
D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench
10 judgesC. Gulmann, A. La Pergola, M. Wathelet, V. Skouris (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann, L. Sevón, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric
113As to the allegation that the Court of First Instance failed to comply with the rules relating to the burden of proof and the taking of evidence, an allegation intended in the present case to establish a lack of independence and impartiality on the part of the Disciplinary Board, it must be pointed out that, as a general rule, in order to satisfy the Court as to a party's claims or, at the very least, as to the need for the Court itself to take evidence, it is not sufficient merely to refer to certain facts in support of the claim. There must also be adduced sufficiently precise, objective and consistent indicia of their truth or probability.