Case T-488/18: Action brought on 17 June 2019 — XC v Commission.

12.8.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 270/29 GENERAL COURT Case T-488/18: Action brought on 17 June 2019 — XC v Commission. (Case T-488/18) (2019/C 270/31) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: XC (represented by: C. Bottino, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: — Annul, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the act excluding the applicant from the open competition EPSO/AD/338/17; — Annul, pursuant to Article 263(4) TFEU, European Commission decision C(2018) 3969; — Annul, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the reserve list of open competition EPSO/AD/356/18; — Order compensation for harm to the extent determined by the Court and order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law Concerning the application for annulment, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU of the applicant’s exclusion from open competition EPSO/AD/338/17 1. First plea in law, alleging infringement of Articles 3 and 7 of Annex III to the Staff Regulations, as interpreted in particular by the judgment settling Cases T-361/10 Pachitis v Commission and T-587/16 HM v Commission 2. Second plea in law based on the fact that, according to the applicant, the preparation procedure for the e-tray exercise constitutes an infringement of the obligation of secrecy of the proceedings of the selection board laid down in...