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European Union
European Parliament v Patrick Reynolds (C-111/02 P)
Judgment
The merits of the appeal
51

European Parliament v Patrick Reynolds (C-111/02 P)

Judgment of 29 Apr 2004law://eu/cjeu/2002/c-111-02/para_51@2026-11-10

51That discretion is justified, in particular, by the specific nature of the functions carried out by a political group and by the need to maintain, in such a political environment, relations of mutual confidence between the officials on secondment and the group.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-111/02 P · ECLI:EU:C:2004:265
Decided: 29 Apr 2004
Procedure: staff cases
Ruled invalid: 62000TJ0237
Applicant: European Parliament
Rapporteur: S. von Bahr
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 4 judges
C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, A. La Pergola, S. von Bahr
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62002CJ0111

Topics

Staff Regulations of Officials

History · 1 version

29 Apr 2004Reading

Connections

Interprets 1: Patrick Reynolds v European Parliament (T-237/00)
Cited by 21: EO v European Parliament (T-368/24); IZ v European Parliament (T-155/20); IY v European Parliament (T-154/20); JA v European Parliament (T-156/20); UE v European Commission (T-338/19); IR v European Commission (T-131/20); PT v European Investment Bank (T-571/16); RY v European Commission (T-160/17)3 provisions; Erik Josefsson v European Parliament (T-566/16); L v European Parliament (T-317/10); Maria Concetta Cerafogli v European Central Bank (ECB) (F-43/10); Z v Court of Justice of the European Union (F-88/09); P v European Parliament (T-213/10); AZ v European Commission (F-26/10); Philippe Bui Van v European Commission (T-491/08); P v European Parliament (F-89/08); Georgios Yannoussis v European Commission (F-143/07); Georges-Stavros Kremlis v European Commission (F-129/07); Andreas Menidiatis v European Commission (F-128/07); Chantal De Fays v European Commission (F-97/07); André Bonnet v Court of Justice of the European Union (T-406/04)
Cites 5: Girish Ojha v European Commission (C-294/95 P); André Schertzer v European Parliament (25/68); Harald List v European Commission (124/78); Patrick Reynolds v European Parliament (T-237/00); Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the Commission (Staff Regulations of Officials)