Judgment_paragraph 66 · José Barroso Truta and Others v Court of Justice of the European Union (T-702/16 P)

66Furthermore, in accordance with case-law, an action for annulment and an action for damages are independent remedies. Since Articles 90 and 91 of the Staff Regulations make no distinction between those two actions as regards the administrative or contentious procedure, the official may choose, in view of the independence of those two separate remedies, either one or the other, or both together, on condition that he brings his action before the European Union judicature within the period of 3 months after the rejection of his complaint (see judgments of 24 January 1991, Latham v Commission, T‑27/90, EU:T:1991:5, paragraph 36 and the case-law cited, and of 6 February 2007, Wunenburger v Commission, T‑246/04 and T‑71/05, EU:T:2007:34, paragraph 46).