No complaint may be made to the Ombudsman that concerns work relationships between the Community institutions and bodies and their officials and other servants unless all the possibilities for the submission of internal administrative requests and complaints, in particular the procedures referred to in Article 90(1) and (2) of the Staff Regulations, have been exhausted by the person concerned and the time limits for replies by the authority thus petitioned have expired.
Ní fhéadfar aon ghearán a dhéanamh chuig an Ombudsman a bhaineann leis an gcaidreamh oibre idir institiúidí agus comhlachtaí Comhphobail agus a gcuid oifigeach agus seirbhíseach eile mura rud é go bhfuil leas bainte ag an duine lena mbaineann as na féidearthachtaí go léir i dtaca le hiarratais agus gearáin riaracháin inmheánaigh a thíolacadh, go háirithe na nósanna imeachta dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 90(1) agus (2) de na Rialacháin Foirne, agus go bhfuil na teorainneacha ama i gcomhair freagraí ón údarás a achainíodh amhlaidh tar éis dul in éag.