31In that regard, it is necessary to bear in mind the settled case-law of the Court of Justice, in accordance with which, in order to take account of the practical difficulties which arise in a competition involving a large number of candidates, the selection board may initially inform the candidates only of the criteria and the result of the selection, even if it may subsequently provide individual explanations to those candidates who expressly so request (judgments of 26 November 1981, Michel v Parliament, 195/80, EU:C:1981:284, paragraph 27; of 9 June 1983, Verzyck v Commission, 225/82, EU:C:1983:165, paragraph 16; of 8 March 1988, Sergio and Others v Commission, 64/86, 71/86 to 73/86 and 78/86, EU:C:1988:119, paragraph 50; and of 28 February 1989, Baschand Others v Commission, 100/87, 146/87 and 153/87, EU:C:1989:97, paragraph 10).