36Moreover, it should be noted that the Court of Justice has previously held, in the context of the complaint procedure set out in Articles 90 and 91 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, that an administrative complaint and its rejection, whether express or implied, constitute an integral part of a complex procedure. In those circumstances, the legal proceedings, even if formally directed against the rejection of the complaint, have the effect of bringing before the Court of Justice the act adversely affecting the person concerned, against which the complaint was submitted (judgment of 17 January 1989, Vainker v Parliament, 293/87, EU:C:1989:8, paragraphs 7 and 8).
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