Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 December 2021.#HC v European Commission.#Civil service – Recruitment – Notice of competition – Open competition EPSO/AD/363/18 – Decision not to admit the applicant to the next stage of the competition – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment – Plea of illegality – Equal treatment – Proportionality – Right to be heard – Principle of sound administration – Language rules for the competition – Discrimination based on language