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Kingdom of Spain v European Parliament (C-377/16)
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Kingdom of Spain v European Parliament (C-377/16)

Judgment of 26 Mar 2019law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-377-16/para_66@2026-11-10

66Thus, the fact that candidates were required to choose language 2 of the selection procedure from among English, French and German constitutes a difference of treatment based on language, which is in principle prohibited under Article 1d(1) of the Staff Regulations.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-377/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:249
Decided: 26 Mar 2019
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: C2016/131A/01
Applicant: Kingdom of Spain
Defendant: European Parliament
Rapporteur: A. Rosas
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.-C. Bonichot, M. Vilaras, E. Regan, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, A. Rosas, E. Juhász, J. Malenovský, E. Levits, L. Bay Larsen
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0377

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Cited by 22: ZY v European Commission (T-618/23); French Republic v European Commission (T-7/23); Landesbank Baden-Württemberg v Single Resolution Board (T-142/22); VT v European Commission (T-216/23); UJ and Others v European Commission (T-120/23); French Republic v European Commission (T-555/22)3 provisions; Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale v Single Resolution Board (T-392/21); DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, formerly DVB Bank SE v Single Resolution Board (T-404/21); Deutsche Kreditbank AG v Single Resolution Board (T-391/21); DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main v Single Resolution Board (T-390/21); Bayerische Landesbank v Single Resolution Board (T-394/21); DZ Hyp AG v Single Resolution Board (T-395/21); Landesbank Baden-Württemberg v Single Resolution Board (T-389/21); Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-355/18); Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-554/19); Italian Republic and Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-695/17); Ana Calhau Correia de Paiva v European Commission (T-202/17)2 provisions; Italian Republic v European Commission (T-71/18); Italian Republic v European Commission (T-718/17); João Miguel Barata v European Parliament (T-723/18); Kingdom of Spain and Italian Republic v European Commission (T-401/16); Italian Republic v European Commission (T-437/16)
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; European Parliament v Ignacio Samper (C-277/01 P); Berthold Küster v European Parliament (C-79/74); Christina Kik v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-361/01 P); Marguerite Chetcuti v European Commission (C-16/07); Christian Bouteiller v European Commission (C-324/85); Berthold Küster v European Parliament (C-22/75); 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); Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union; Slovak Republic and Hungary v Council of the European Union (C-643/15, C-647/15); European Commission v Alessandro Albani and Others (C-242/90 P); EEC Council: Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community; Italian Republic v European Commission (C-566/10 P); Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia