Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 10 October 2019.#Jean-Marc Colombani v European External Action Service.#Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2017 promotion year — Decision not to promote the applicant to Grade AD 14 — Article 43 and Article 45(1) of the Staff Regulations — Consideration of comparative merits — Taking into account staff reports for the purpose of promotion — Purely literal assessments — No method enabling staff reports to be compared for the purpose of promotion.#Case T-372/18.