47However, the expiry of the contract did not withdraw the contested decision with retroactive effect. Moreover, it must be held that, although the contested decision did not affect the applicant’s material situation, since he was not deprived of his salary during his suspension, it may on the other hand have had an effect on his reputation (see, to that effect, judgment of 30 November 2009 in Wenig v Commission, F‑80/08, EU:F:2009:160, paragraph 35 and the case-law cited). In those circumstances, at the time the action was brought, the contested decision had indeed had binding legal effects liable directly to affect the applicant’s interests by bringing about a distinct change in his legal position, effects which have not disappeared in the course of the proceedings (see, to that effect, judgment of 16 December 2004 in De Nicola v EIB, T‑120/01 and T‑300/01, EU:T:2004:367, paragraphs 113 and 114).
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