# Official Journal C 16A/23 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5123 January 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 16A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5123 January 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | V   Announcements |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2008/C 016A/01 | Notice of open competitions EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 — Administrators (AD8) and Principal Administrators (AD11) in the field of fraud prevention | 1 |
| 2008/C 016A/02 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/45/ 08 — Assistants (AST4) in the field of fraud prevention | 16 |

Notice No

Contents

page

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2008/C 016A/01

Notice of open competitions EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 — Administrators (AD8) and Principal Administrators (AD11) in the field of fraud prevention

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2008/C 016A/02

Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/45/ 08 — Assistants (AST4) in the field of fraud prevention

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NOTICE TO READERS

NOTICE TO READERS

| BG | Настоящият брой на Официален вестник е публикуван единствено на английски, немски и френски език. |
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| CS | Toto číslo Úředního věstníku vychází pouze v angličtine, francouzšině a němčině. |
| DA | Dette EU-Tiende offentliggøres udelukkende på engelsk, fransk og tysk. |
| DE | Dieses Amtsblatt wird nur in Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch veröffentlicht. |
| EL | Η παρούσα Επίσημη Εφημερίδα εκδίδεται μόνο στη γερμανική, την αγγλική και τη γαλλική γλώσσα. |
| EN | This Official Journal is only published in English, French and German. |
| ES | El presente Diario Oficial se publica únicamente en las lenguas alemana, francesa e inglesa. |
| ET | Käesolev Euroopa Liidu Teataja number ilmub ainult iglise, prantsuse ja saksa keeles. |
| FI | Tämä virallisen lehden numero julkaistaan ainoastaan englannin, ranskan ja saksan kielellä. |
| FR | Le présent Journal officiel est uniquement publié en langues allemande, anglaise et française. |
| GA | Tá an Iris Oifigiúl seo á foilsiú i mBéarla, i bhFraincis agus i nGearmáinis amháin. |
| HU | A Hivatalos Lapnak ez a száma kizárólag német, angol és francia nyelven jelenik meg. |
| IT | La presente Gazzetta ufficiale è pubblicata solo in lingua tedesca, inglese e francese. |
| LT | Šis Oficialusis leidinys leidžiamas tik anglų, prancūzų ir vokiečių kalbomis. |
| LV | Šis Oficiālais Vēstnesis ir publicēts tikai angļu, franču um vācu valodā. |
| MT | Dan il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ser ikun ippubblikat biss bl-Ingliż, bil-Franċiż u bil-Ġermaniż. |
| NL | Dit Publicatieblad verschijnt uitsluitend in het Duits, het Engels en het Frans. |
| PL | Niniejszy Dziennik Urzędowy jest publikowany jedynie w językach niemieckim, angielskim i francuskim. |
| PT | O presente Jornal Oficial é apenas publicado nas línguas alemã, inglesa e francesa. |
| RO | Prezentul Jurnal Oficial este publicat numai în limbile engleză, franceză și germană. |
| SK | Tento úradný vestník vychádza iba v angličtine, francúzštine a nemčine. |
| SL | Ta Uradni list je objavljen samo v angleškem, francoskem in nemškem jeziku. |
| SV | Detta nummer av Europeiska unionens officela tidning utkommer endast på engelska, franska och tyska. |

BG

Настоящият брой на Официален вестник е публикуван единствено на английски, немски и френски език.

CS

Toto číslo Úředního věstníku vychází pouze v angličtine, francouzšině a němčině.

DA

Dette EU-Tiende offentliggøres udelukkende på engelsk, fransk og tysk.

DE

Dieses Amtsblatt wird nur in Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch veröffentlicht.

EL

Η παρούσα Επίσημη Εφημερίδα εκδίδεται μόνο στη γερμανική, την αγγλική και τη γαλλική γλώσσα.

EN

This Official Journal is only published in English, French and German.

ES

El presente Diario Oficial se publica únicamente en las lenguas alemana, francesa e inglesa.

ET

Käesolev Euroopa Liidu Teataja number ilmub ainult iglise, prantsuse ja saksa keeles.

FI

Tämä virallisen lehden numero julkaistaan ainoastaan englannin, ranskan ja saksan kielellä.

FR

Le présent Journal officiel est uniquement publié en langues allemande, anglaise et française.

GA

Tá an Iris Oifigiúl seo á foilsiú i mBéarla, i bhFraincis agus i nGearmáinis amháin.

HU

A Hivatalos Lapnak ez a száma kizárólag német, angol és francia nyelven jelenik meg.

IT

La presente Gazzetta ufficiale è pubblicata solo in lingua tedesca, inglese e francese.

LT

Šis Oficialusis leidinys leidžiamas tik anglų, prancūzų ir vokiečių kalbomis.

LV

Šis Oficiālais Vēstnesis ir publicēts tikai angļu, franču um vācu valodā.

MT

Dan il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ser ikun ippubblikat biss bl-Ingliż, bil-Franċiż u bil-Ġermaniż.

NL

Dit Publicatieblad verschijnt uitsluitend in het Duits, het Engels en het Frans.

PL

Niniejszy Dziennik Urzędowy jest publikowany jedynie w językach niemieckim, angielskim i francuskim.

PT

O presente Jornal Oficial é apenas publicado nas línguas alemã, inglesa e francesa.

RO

Prezentul Jurnal Oficial este publicat numai în limbile engleză, franceză și germană.

SK

Tento úradný vestník vychádza iba v angličtine, francúzštine a nemčine.

SL

Ta Uradni list je objavljen samo v angleškem, francoskem in nemškem jeziku.

SV

Detta nummer av Europeiska unionens officela tidning utkommer endast på engelska, franska och tyska.

| BG | Службата за подбор на персонал на Европейските общности (EPSO) организира следните открити конкурси:






  — | EPSO/AD/116/08 и EPSO/AD/117/08 — администратори (AD8) и старши администратори (AD11) в сферата на борбата с измамите |
| --- | --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Асистенти (AST4) в сферата на борбата с измамите |

BG

Службата за подбор на персонал на Европейските общности (EPSO) организира следните открити конкурси:

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EPSO/AD/116/08 и EPSO/AD/117/08 — администратори (AD8) и старши администратори (AD11) в сферата на борбата с измамите

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — Асистенти (AST4) в сферата на борбата с измамите

Пълната информация е поместена на интернет сайта на EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

CS

Evropský úřad pro výběr personálu (EPSO) pořádá následující otevřená výběrová řízení:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 a EPSO/AD/117/08 – administrativní pracovníci (AD8) a hlavní administrativní pracovníci (AD11) – boj proti podvodům |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – asistenti (AST4) – boj proti podvodům |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 a EPSO/AD/117/08 – administrativní pracovníci (AD8) a hlavní administrativní pracovníci (AD11) – boj proti podvodům

—

EPSO/AST/45/08 – asistenti (AST4) – boj proti podvodům

Veškeré informace jsou k dispozici na internetové stránce EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

DA

De Europæiske Fællesskabers Personaleudvælgelseskontor (EPSO) afholder følgende almindelige udvælgelsesprøver:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 og EPSO/AD/117/08 — administratorer (AD8) og ekspeditionssekretærer (AD11) inden for bekæmpelse af svig |
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| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — assistenter (AST4) inden for bekæmpelse af svig |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 og EPSO/AD/117/08 — administratorer (AD8) og ekspeditionssekretærer (AD11) inden for bekæmpelse af svig

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — assistenter (AST4) inden for bekæmpelse af svig

Yderligere oplysninger findes på EPSO's websted http://europa.eu/epso.

DE

Das Europäische Amt für Personalauswahl (EPSO) führt folgende allgemeine Auswahlverfahren durch:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 und EPSO/AD/117/08 — Beamtinnen und Beamte der Funktionsgruppe Administration (AD 8 und AD 11) im Bereich Betrugsbekämpfung |
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| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Beamtinnen und Beamte der Funktionsgruppe Assistenz (AST 4) im Bereich Betrugsbekämpfung |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 und EPSO/AD/117/08 — Beamtinnen und Beamte der Funktionsgruppe Administration (AD 8 und AD 11) im Bereich Betrugsbekämpfung

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — Beamtinnen und Beamte der Funktionsgruppe Assistenz (AST 4) im Bereich Betrugsbekämpfung

Weitere Informationen befinden sich auf der EPSO-Website http://europa.eu/epso.

EL

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Επιλογής Προσωπικού (EPSO) διοργανώνει τους ακόλουθους γενικούς διαγωνισμούς:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 και EPSO/AD/117/08 — Υπάλληλοι διοίκησης (AD8) και κύριοι υπάλληλοι διοίκησης (AD11) στον τομέα της καταπολέμησης της απάτης |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Βοηθοί (AST4) στον τομέα της καταπολέμησης της απάτης |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 και EPSO/AD/117/08 — Υπάλληλοι διοίκησης (AD8) και κύριοι υπάλληλοι διοίκησης (AD11) στον τομέα της καταπολέμησης της απάτης

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — Βοηθοί (AST4) στον τομέα της καταπολέμησης της απάτης

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες δημοσιεύονται στο δικτυακό τόπο της EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

EN

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 — Administrators (AD8) and Principal Administrators (AD11) in the field of fraud prevention |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistants (AST4) in the field of fraud prevention |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 — Administrators (AD8) and Principal Administrators (AD11) in the field of fraud prevention

—

EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistants (AST4) in the field of fraud prevention

Full details are available on the EPSO website at http://europa.eu/epso.

ES

La Oficina Europea de Selección de Personal (EPSO) organiza las siguientes oposiciones generales:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 y EPSO/AD/117/08 — administradores (AD8) y administradores principales (AD11) en el ámbito de la lucha contra el fraude |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Asistentes (AST4) en el ámbito de la lucha contra el fraude |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 y EPSO/AD/117/08 — administradores (AD8) y administradores principales (AD11) en el ámbito de la lucha contra el fraude

—

EPSO/AST/45/08 — Asistentes (AST4) en el ámbito de la lucha contra el fraude

La información completa se encuentra en las páginas EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

ET

Euroopa Personalivaliku Talitus (EPSO) korraldab järgmised avalikud konkursid:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 ja EPSO/AD/117/08 – pettusevastase võitluse valdkonna administraatorid (AD8) ja peaadministraatorid (AD11) |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – pettusevastase võitluse valdkonna assistendid (AST4) |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 ja EPSO/AD/117/08 – pettusevastase võitluse valdkonna administraatorid (AD8) ja peaadministraatorid (AD11)

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – pettusevastase võitluse valdkonna assistendid (AST4)

Täiendava teabe leiab EPSO veebilehelt http://europa.eu/epso.

FI

Euroopan yhteisöjen henkilöstövalintatoimisto (EPSO) järjestää seuraavat avoimet kilpailut:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 ja EPSO/AD/117/08 — hallintovirkamiehet (AD8) ja johtavat hallintovirkamiehet (AD11) petostentorjunnan alalle |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — hallintoavustajat (AST4) petostentorjunnan alalle. |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 ja EPSO/AD/117/08 — hallintovirkamiehet (AD8) ja johtavat hallintovirkamiehet (AD11) petostentorjunnan alalle

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — hallintoavustajat (AST4) petostentorjunnan alalle.

Lisätietoja EPSOn verkkosivuilla http://europa.eu/epso.

FR

L’Office européen de sélection du personnel (EPSO) organise les concours généraux suivants:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 et EPSO/AD/117/08 — administrateurs (AD8) et administrateurs principaux (AD11) dans le domaine de la lutte antifraude |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistants (AST4) dans le domaine de la lutte antifraude |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 et EPSO/AD/117/08 — administrateurs (AD8) et administrateurs principaux (AD11) dans le domaine de la lutte antifraude

—

EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistants (AST4) dans le domaine de la lutte antifraude

Des informations complètes se trouvent sur le site d'EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

HU

Az Európai Személyzeti Felvételi Hivatal (EPSO) a következő nyílt versenyvizsgákat szervezi:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 és EPSO/AD/117/08 – tisztviselők (AD8) és vezető tisztviselők (AD11) a csalás elleni küzdelem terén jelentkező feladatok ellátására; |
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| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – Asszisztensek (AST4) a csalás elleni küzdelem terén jelentkező feladatok ellátására. |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 és EPSO/AD/117/08 – tisztviselők (AD8) és vezető tisztviselők (AD11) a csalás elleni küzdelem terén jelentkező feladatok ellátására;

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – Asszisztensek (AST4) a csalás elleni küzdelem terén jelentkező feladatok ellátására.

További információk az EPSO honlapján találhatók: http://europa.eu/epso.

IT

L'Ufficio europeo di selezione del personale (EPSO) bandisce i concorsi generali seguenti:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 e EPSO/AD/117/08 – amministratori (AD8) e amministratori principali (AD11) nel settore della lotta antifrode |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – assistenti (AST4) nel settore della lotta antifrode |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 e EPSO/AD/117/08 – amministratori (AD8) e amministratori principali (AD11) nel settore della lotta antifrode

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – assistenti (AST4) nel settore della lotta antifrode

Informazioni dettagliate sono disponibili sul sito EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

LT

Europos personalo atrankos tarnyba (EPSO) rengia šiuos viešuosius konkursus:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 ir EPSO/AD/117/08 – kovos su sukčiavimu srities administratoriams (AD8) ir vyriausiesiems administratoriams (AD11) |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – kovos su sukčiavimu srities asistentams (AST4) |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 ir EPSO/AD/117/08 – kovos su sukčiavimu srities administratoriams (AD8) ir vyriausiesiems administratoriams (AD11)

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – kovos su sukčiavimu srities asistentams (AST4)

Išsamią informaciją galima rasti EPSO interneto svetainėje http://europa.eu/epso.

LV

Eiropas Personāla atlases birojs (EPSO) organizē šādus atklātos konkursus:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 un EPSO/AD/117/08 – administratori (AD8) un galvenie administratori (AD11) krāpšanas apkarošanas jomā |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – Asistenti (AST4) krāpšanas apkarošanas jomā. |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 un EPSO/AD/117/08 – administratori (AD8) un galvenie administratori (AD11) krāpšanas apkarošanas jomā

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – Asistenti (AST4) krāpšanas apkarošanas jomā.

Pilnīga informācija atrodama EPSO tīmekļa vietnē http://europa.eu/epso.

MT

L-Uffiċċju Ewropew għall-Għażla tal-Persunal (EPSO) qed jorganizza dawn il-kompetizzjonijiet ġenerali:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 u EPSO/AD/117/08 – amministraturi (AD8) u amministraturi prinċipali (AD11) fil-qasam tal-ġlieda kontra l-frodi |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – Assistenti (AST4) fil-qasam tal-ġlieda kontra l-frodi |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 u EPSO/AD/117/08 – amministraturi (AD8) u amministraturi prinċipali (AD11) fil-qasam tal-ġlieda kontra l-frodi

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – Assistenti (AST4) fil-qasam tal-ġlieda kontra l-frodi

It-tagħrif komplut jinsab fuq is-sit ta’ l-internet ta' l-EPSO http://europa.eu/epso

NL

Het Europees Bureau voor personeelsselectie (EPSO) organiseert de volgende algemene vergelijkende onderzoeken:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 en EPSO/AD/117/08 — Administrateurs (AD8) en hoofdadministrateurs (AD11) op het gebied van fraudebestrijding |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistenten (AST1) op het gebied van fraudebestrijding. |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 en EPSO/AD/117/08 — Administrateurs (AD8) en hoofdadministrateurs (AD11) op het gebied van fraudebestrijding

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistenten (AST1) op het gebied van fraudebestrijding.

Nadere informatie is te vinden op de website van EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

PL

Urząd Doboru Kadr Wspólnot Europejskich (EPSO) ogłasza następujące konkursy otwarte:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 i EPSO/AD/117/08 – administratorzy (AD8) i główni administratorzy (AD11) w dziedzinie zwalczania nadużyć finansowych, |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – asystenci/asystentki (AST4) w dziedzinie zwalczania nadużyć finansowych. |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 i EPSO/AD/117/08 – administratorzy (AD8) i główni administratorzy (AD11) w dziedzinie zwalczania nadużyć finansowych,

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – asystenci/asystentki (AST4) w dziedzinie zwalczania nadużyć finansowych.

Szczegółowe informacje można znaleźć na stronie internetowej EPSO: http://europa.eu/epso.

PT

O Serviço Europeu de Selecção de Pessoal (EPSO) organiza os seguintes concursos gerais:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 e EPSO/AD/117/08 — administradores (AD8) e administradores principais (AD11) no domínio da luta antifraude |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistentes (AST4) no domínio da luta antifraude |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 e EPSO/AD/117/08 — administradores (AD8) e administradores principais (AD11) no domínio da luta antifraude

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EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistentes (AST4) no domínio da luta antifraude

Podem ser consultadas todas as informações no sítio Internet do EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

RO

Oficiul European pentru Selecția Personalului (EPSO) organizează următoarele concursuri generale:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 și EPSO/AD/117/08 – Administratori (AD8) și administratori principali (AD11) în domeniul luptei antifraudă |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – Asistenți (AST4) în domeniul luptei antifraudă |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 și EPSO/AD/117/08 – Administratori (AD8) și administratori principali (AD11) în domeniul luptei antifraudă

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – Asistenți (AST4) în domeniul luptei antifraudă

Puteți găsi informații complete pe site-ul EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

SK

Európsky úrad pre výber pracovníkov (EPSO) organizuje tieto výberové konania:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 a EPSO/AD/117/08 – administrátori (AD8) a hlavní administrátori (AD11) v oblasti boja proti podvodom |
| --- | --- |
| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – asistenti a asistentky (AST4) v oblasti boja proti podvodom |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 a EPSO/AD/117/08 – administrátori (AD8) a hlavní administrátori (AD11) v oblasti boja proti podvodom

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – asistenti a asistentky (AST4) v oblasti boja proti podvodom

Úplné informácie sú k dispozícii na internetovej stránke úradu EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

SL

Evropski urad za izbor osebja (EPSO) organizira naslednje javne natečaje:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 in EPSO/AD/117/08 – uradniki (AD8) in višji uradniki (AD11) funkcionalne skupine upravljavci na področju boja proti goljufijam; |
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| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – strokovni sodelavci (AST4) na področju boja proti goljufijam. |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 in EPSO/AD/117/08 – uradniki (AD8) in višji uradniki (AD11) funkcionalne skupine upravljavci na področju boja proti goljufijam;

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – strokovni sodelavci (AST4) na področju boja proti goljufijam.

Vse informacije so na voljo na spletišču urada EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

SV

Europeiska rekryteringsbyrån (EPSO) anordnar följande allmänna uttagningsprov:

| — | EPSO/AD/116/08 och EPSO/AD/117/08 – handläggare (AD8) och förste handläggare (AD11) inom området bedrägeribekämpning |
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| — | EPSO/AST/45/08 – Assistenter (AST4) inom området bedrägeribekämpning |

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EPSO/AD/116/08 och EPSO/AD/117/08 – handläggare (AD8) och förste handläggare (AD11) inom området bedrägeribekämpning

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EPSO/AST/45/08 – Assistenter (AST4) inom området bedrägeribekämpning

Alla upplysningar finns på EPSO:s webbplats http://europa.eu/epso.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

| 23.1.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 16/1 |
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23.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 16/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2008/C 16 A/01)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following admission tests and two open competitions, based on tests, to constitute a reserve from which to recruit

| EPSO/AD/116/08


  ADMINISTRATORS
   (1)
  (AD8) | EPSO/AD/117/08


  PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS
   (1)
  (AD11) |
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EPSO/AD/116/08

ADMINISTRATORS
   (1)
  (AD8)

EPSO/AD/117/08

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS
   (1)
  (AD11)

IN THE FIELD OF FRAUD PREVENTION

CONTENTS

| I. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY |
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I.

| A. | DUTIES |
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A.

| B. | ELIGIBILITY |
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B.

| II. | ADMISSION TESTS |
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II.

| | TEST PROCEDURES |
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| III. | OPEN COMPETITION |
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III.

| | TEST PROCEDURES |
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| IV. | HOW TO APPLY |
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IV.

| V. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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V.

| ANNEX: | Requests for review — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman |
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ANNEX:

I.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY

Open competitions EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 are being held to recruit administrators (AD8) and principal administrators (AD11) in the field of fraud prevention.

The purpose of these competitions is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in Brussels.

Number of successful candidates:

| EPSO/AD/116/08


  ADMINISTRATORS (AD8) | EPSO/AD/117/08


  PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11) |
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| 30 | 20 |

EPSO/AD/116/08

ADMINISTRATORS (AD8)

EPSO/AD/117/08

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11)

30

20

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is also organising the following parallel open competition: EPSO/AST/45/08 — Assistants (AST4) in the field of fraud prevention.

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may apply for only one of these three competitions. You must make your choice when you register online and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for registration.

A.   DUTIES

Grade AD8

Coordination and administrative and/or advisory duties, following general instructions, in the field of fraud prevention.

The duties will mainly involve:

| — | conducting administrative investigations within the institutions and other bodies, economic operators and recipients of Community funding inside the European Union and in non-member countries, |
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conducting administrative investigations within the institutions and other bodies, economic operators and recipients of Community funding inside the European Union and in non-member countries,

| — | administrative, financial and legal follow-up, with the Member States, of fraud cases uncovered, |
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administrative, financial and legal follow-up, with the Member States, of fraud cases uncovered,

| — | coordinating the activities of national organisations responsible for fraud prevention in transnational cases, |
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coordinating the activities of national organisations responsible for fraud prevention in transnational cases,

| — | analysing information and intelligence using database analysis techniques to target inquiries, |
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analysing information and intelligence using database analysis techniques to target inquiries,

| — | helping to formulate recommendations to improve legislation in the light of the lessons learned from operational activities. |
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helping to formulate recommendations to improve legislation in the light of the lessons learned from operational activities.

Duties will also include coordination and international negotiations.

Grade AD11

Coordination and administrative and/or advisory duties, following general instructions, in the field of fraud prevention.

The duties will mainly involve:

| — | conducting administrative investigations within the institutions and other bodies, economic operators and recipients of Community funding inside the European Union and in non-member countries, |
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conducting administrative investigations within the institutions and other bodies, economic operators and recipients of Community funding inside the European Union and in non-member countries,

| — | administrative, financial and legal follow-up, with the Member States, of fraud cases uncovered, |
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—

administrative, financial and legal follow-up, with the Member States, of fraud cases uncovered,

| — | coordinating the activities of national organisations responsible for fraud prevention in transnational cases, |
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coordinating the activities of national organisations responsible for fraud prevention in transnational cases,

| — | analysing information and intelligence using database analysis techniques to target inquiries and direct the Office's operational strategy, |
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analysing information and intelligence using database analysis techniques to target inquiries and direct the Office's operational strategy,

| — | helping to formulate recommendations to improve legislation in the light of the lessons learned from operational activities. |
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helping to formulate recommendations to improve legislation in the light of the lessons learned from operational activities.

Duties will also include team management, coordination and international negotiations.

Within the framework of this open competition, OLAF places particular importance on the ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will have to show initiative and imagination and be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and adjust to a multicultural working environment. You will also be expected to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

B.   ELIGIBILITY

(a)   General conditions

You must:

| — | be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, |
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be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union,

| — | enjoy your full rights as a citizen, |
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enjoy your full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any military service obligations imposed on you by law, |
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have fulfilled any military service obligations imposed on you by law,

| — | meet the character requirements for the duties involved. |
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meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

The competition notice does not set any age limit, but please note the information in Section V.7 concerning the retirement age.

(b)   Special conditions

1.   Qualifications

You must:

| (i) | have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period or university education is four years or more;
  OR |
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(i)

have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period or university education is four years or more;

OR

| (ii) | have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years. |
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(ii)

have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years.

N.B. The minimum of one year's professional experience required under (ii) above counts as an integral part of the above qualification and cannot be included in the professional experience required under 2 below.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. For examples of the minimum qualifications required, see the tables annexed to the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm) for each category. Note that these are examples only — stricter requirements may be set in the competition notice.

2.   Professional experience

| EPSO/AD/116/08


  ADMINISTRATORS (AD8) | EPSO/AD/117/08


  PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11) |
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| You must have acquired at least 9 years' professional experience:






  — | since obtaining the qualification required under (i) above,
  OR |

EPSO/AD/116/08

ADMINISTRATORS (AD8)

EPSO/AD/117/08

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11)

You must have acquired at least 9 years' professional experience:

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since obtaining the qualification required under (i) above,

OR

| — | since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under (ii) above, |
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since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under (ii) above,

at least half of which must relate to fraud prevention.

You must have acquired at least 16 years' professional experience:

| — | since obtaining the qualification required under (i) above,
  OR |
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since obtaining the qualification required under (i) above,

OR

| — | since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under (ii) above, |
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since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under (ii) above,

at least half of which must relate to fraud prevention.

3.   Knowledge of languages

You must have:

| — | main language (language 1)

  a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union;
  and |
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main language (language 1)

a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union;

and

| — | second language (language 2 — must be different from your main language)

  a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German. |
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second language (language 2 — must be different from your main language)

a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German.

Under Article 45(2) of the Staff Regulations, officials must prove their ability to work in a third language before their first promotion after recruitment.

You must indicate your choice of language (English, French or German: language 2) for the admission tests and the competition tests when you register online
   (2)
  . You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline for online registration (26 February 2008).

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between you and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between you and EPSO.

You may send any questions to EPSO by e-mail (EPSO-AD-..-08@ec.europa.eu), but please check first that the information you want is not in the competition notice or the Guide for Applicants, or on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso).

II.   ADMISSION TESTS

The appointing authority will admit you to the admission tests if your online registration shows that you satisfy the general and special conditions set out in I.B on the closing date for online registration (26 February 2008).

TEST PROCEDURES

EPSO will organise computer-based admission tests for all the candidates admitted. The tests will be held in the European Union in one or more centres specialised in this type of test, depending on availability.

You will be informed of the procedure for attending these tests via your EPSO profile.

You will take the admission tests in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5). |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5).

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general verbal and numerical reasoning ability and skills.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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(b)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general verbal and numerical reasoning ability and skills.

This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10).

Wrong answers in these tests will not be penalised.

The candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in the admission tests and a pass mark in each will be invited to submit a full application in view of a possible admission to the open competition (for numbers, see table below).

| EPSO/AD/116/08


  ADMINISTRATORS (AD8) | EPSO/AD/117/08


  PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11) |
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| 360 | 240 |

EPSO/AD/116/08

ADMINISTRATORS (AD8)

EPSO/AD/117/08

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11)

360

240

III.   OPEN COMPETITION

Following reception of the applications, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who satisfy the general conditions set out in Section I.B.(a) and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

After having examined the necessary number of files from the list mentioned above, the selection board will admit you to the written tests if you are among those candidates (see table below) with the highest aggregate marks
   (3)
  in admission tests, and provided you meet the special conditions set out in Section I.B.(b).

| EPSO/AD/116/08


  ADMINISTRATORS (AD8) | EPSO/AD/117/08


  PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11) |
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| 90 | 60 |

EPSO/AD/116/08

ADMINISTRATORS (AD8)

EPSO/AD/117/08

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11)

90

60

TEST PROCEDURES

1.   Written tests — marking

You will take written tests (a) and (b) in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in one of the following three fields (which you are free to choose):






  — | administrative investigations, |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in one of the following three fields (which you are free to choose):

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administrative investigations,

| — | intelligence analysis, |
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intelligence analysis,

| — | protection of the financial interests of the Union. |
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protection of the financial interests of the Union.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20)

| (b) | This test is designed to assess your knowledge, ability to understand, analyse, and summarise, and your drafting ability (ability to think and develop a logically structured written argument). | Grade AD8

  Written test on a subject in the same field as chosen for test (a), possibly on the basis of a background file, for instance a case study. |
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(b)

This test is designed to assess your knowledge, ability to understand, analyse, and summarise, and your drafting ability (ability to think and develop a logically structured written argument).

Grade AD8

Written test on a subject in the same field as chosen for test (a), possibly on the basis of a background file, for instance a case study.

| | Grade AD11

  Written test on a subject in the same field as chosen for test (a), including a section based on a background file, for instance a case study. |
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Grade AD11

Written test on a subject in the same field as chosen for test (a), including a section based on a background file, for instance a case study.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

| (c) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8). |
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(c)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).

These written tests will be held simultaneously at one or more centres in the European Union.

The date of the written tests scheduled by EPSO cannot be changed at your request. You will be notified of the date when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

2.   Oral test — marking

Once the written tests have been marked, the candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in the tests and a pass mark in each will be admitted to the oral test (for numbers, see table below).

| EPSO/AD/116/08


  ADMINISTRATORS (AD8) | EPSO/AD/117/08


  PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11) |
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| 45 | 30 |

EPSO/AD/116/08

ADMINISTRATORS (AD8)

EPSO/AD/117/08

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS (AD11)

45

30

| (d) | Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess: | Grade AD8







  — | your suitability to perform administrative and advisory duties in the field of fraud prevention, |
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(d)

Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:

Grade AD8

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your suitability to perform administrative and advisory duties in the field of fraud prevention,

| — | your ability to think, analyse and summarise, communicate, and present an argument, |
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your ability to think, analyse and summarise, communicate, and present an argument,

| — | your knowledge of the European Union, Community policies, and fraud prevention, |
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your knowledge of the European Union, Community policies, and fraud prevention,

| — | your motivation and ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
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your motivation and ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

Your knowledge of your main language (language 1) will also be examined.

| | Grade AD11







  — | your suitability to perform administrative and advisory duties in the field of fraud prevention and to coordinate and manage a team, |
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Grade AD11

—

your suitability to perform administrative and advisory duties in the field of fraud prevention and to coordinate and manage a team,

| — | your suitability to conduct international negotiations, |
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your suitability to conduct international negotiations,

| — | your ability to think, analyse and summarise, to communicate and present an argument, and to manage a team, |
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your ability to think, analyse and summarise, to communicate and present an argument, and to manage a team,

| — | your knowledge of the European Union, Community policies, and fraud prevention, |
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your knowledge of the European Union, Community policies, and fraud prevention,

| — | your motivation and ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
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your motivation and ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

Your knowledge of your main language (language 1) will also be examined.

This test will be marked out of 50 (pass mark: 25).

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.

3.   Reserve lists

The selection board will place on the reserve lists the names of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in the written and oral tests and a pass mark in each (see Section I, Number of successful candidates).

The lists will be drawn up by competition and by merit group (maximum of 4 groups) and the names of the successful candidates will be given in alphabetical order within each group.

The reserve lists and their expiry dates will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) (4).

IV.   HOW TO APPLY

Please consult the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm), which can be found on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). It contains detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

The closing date for online registration is 26 February 2008, with a deadline of 12.00 (noon) Brussels time on that day.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile/online registration

Before registering, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria.

If you decide to apply, you must register via the Internet by going to the EPSO website and following the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy Internet traffic or a problem with the Internet connection could lead to the online registration being interrupted before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline has passed, you will not be able to register.

On completion of your online registration, you will receive on screen a registration number, which you must note — this will be your reference number in all matters concerning your application. Once you receive this number, the registration process is finished — it is the confirmation that we have registered the data you entered.

If you do not receive a number, your application has not been registered!

Please note that you must have an e-mail address. This will be used to identify you. The information you must enter in your registration includes your choice of languages and details of the qualifications required for admission to the competition (qualification, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

No documents are required at this stage. Candidates will subsequently be invited to send a full application (see Section IV.3).

Once you have registered online, you can follow the progress of the competition by going to the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) and clicking on ‘Ongoing competitions’.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request a paper version of the form (preferably by fax)
   (5)
  , which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for registration. All subsequent communication between EPSO and you will be by post.

You must enclose with your application form a certificate attesting your disability, issued by a recognised body. You should also set out on a separate sheet of paper any special arrangements you think are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the tests.

2.   Invitations

Details of when and where to attend the admission tests and other tests will be available only on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). You can access this information by entering the user name and password you specified when registering online. You are responsible for updating your EPSO profile to reflect any change in your postal or e-mail address.

You are also responsible for consulting your EPSO profile to keep track of the progress of the competition and to check the information relevant to your application at every stage. If you find that you cannot do this, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (EPSO-AD-...-08@ec.europa.eu).

Wherever possible, you will be asked to sit the admission tests in the city you chose when registering online. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the admission tests.

3.   Full application

The candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each, as specified in Section II, will be asked to print out and complete the full application form which they will find in their EPSO profile on the website. It must be sent in by the required closing date (6).

Documents to enclose

Your application must give details of your citizenship, studies, and any professional experience. You must enclose with your application the following documents:

| — | a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for online registration), |
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a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for online registration),

| — | a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies, |
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a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies,

| — | employers' references clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out. |
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employers' references clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out.

On a separate sheet, you should draw up a numbered index of these documents.

All documents not in English, French or German must be accompanied by a translation into one of those languages, which you may do yourself.

You should only send uncertified photocopies of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute supporting documents for these purposes.

When completing your application form, you may not refer to any previous application forms submitted or any other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned.

Signing and sending the form

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form — duly completed, SIGNED, and accompanied by all the supporting documents — is sent by registered post to the address below by the closing date
   (6)
  (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/116/08 or EPSO/AD/117/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD/116/08 or EPSO/AD/117/08

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the necessary number of files of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each to determine whether they satisfy the conditions laid down in Section I.B of this notice. The candidates with the highest aggregate marks who meet all the requirements (see Section III, second paragraph) will be invited to the written tests by the selection board.

You will be disqualified if:

| — | you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (26 February 2008), |
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you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (26 February 2008),

| — | you do not complete and/or sign the application form (original signature required), |
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you do not complete and/or sign the application form (original signature required),

| — | you do not meet all the eligibility criteria, |
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you do not meet all the eligibility criteria,

| — | you post your application after the closing date (6), |
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you post your application after the closing date (6),

| — | you do not send all the required supporting documents. |
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you do not send all the required supporting documents.

4.   Reserve lists

The names of the successful candidates (see Section III.3) will be entered on the reserve lists.

| 5. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information in your online registration or official application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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5.

| 6. | To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED. |
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6.

To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED.

V.   GENERAL INFORMATION

1.   Equal opportunities

The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. Its members are designated by the institutions and their staff committees in equal numbers. The chair and members are then appointed by EPSO's appointing authority. Their names will be published on the EPSO website after all the candidates have been notified whether or not they have been admitted to the competition.

Only the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is authorised to communicate with you until the competition is completed. You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. In the event of any infringement of this rule, it will be for the selection board to decide whether you should be disqualified from the competition.

3.   Approximate timetable

Depending on the total number of candidates, the competition will take approximately one year from the closing date for online registration.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website.

4.   Requests from candidates for access to information concerning them

Candidates involved in selection procedures have the specific right of access to certain information concerning them directly and individually, as described below. EPSO may therefore supply supplementary information on candidates' participation in the competition at their request. Candidates must send such requests in writing to EPSO within a month of being notified of their results in the competition. EPSO will reply within a month of receiving the request. Requests will be dealt with taking account of the confidential nature of selection board proceedings under the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and in compliance with the rules on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. Examples of the type of information which may be supplied are given in the Guide for Applicants, Section III.3.

5.   Requests for review — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment conditions/Career

If you are placed on the reserve list, you will only be eligible for appointment to a post in the European Anti-Fraud Office; recruitment will normally be as a probationary official, as and when required by the European Anti-Fraud Office, in any place where it operates (currently only in Brussels).

You will be called upon to effectively exercise the functions for which you sat the competition for a minimum period, the length of which will be determined according to the interest of the service before being assigned to other functions (either through re-assignment or transfer).

If you are on the reserve list and are offered a post, you will be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents, in particular your qualifications, so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on posts and funds becoming available.

Depending on the nature of the post concerned, successful candidates on the reserve list may initially be offered a temporary contract; in this case, their names will remain on the reserve list.

Article 29(1)(b) of the Staff Regulations refers to the possibility for officials to request a transfer to another institution or agency. However, in the interests of the service, during their first three years of service newly recruited officials are transferred only in exceptional and duly justified cases. Any such transfer is subject to the agreement of both the institution or agency that originally recruited the official and the institution or agency to which the official requests to be transferred.

7.   Retirement

Under the rules on the retirement age for staff laid down in the Staff Regulations, officials are retired:

| — | automatically at the age of 65, or |
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automatically at the age of 65, or

| — | at their own request, either at the age of 63, or where they are between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfy the requirements for immediate payment of a pension, or |
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at their own request, either at the age of 63, or where they are between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfy the requirements for immediate payment of a pension, or

| — | exceptionally, at their own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at not later than the age of 67. |
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exceptionally, at their own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at not later than the age of 67.

8.   Grade

Administrators will be recruited from the reserve list to Grade AD8, principal administrators to Grade AD11.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2008:

| | grade AD8, first step: EUR 5 869,09 |
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grade AD8, first step: EUR 5 869,09

| | grade AD11, first step: EUR 8 500,81 |
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grade AD11, first step: EUR 8 500,81

10.   Protection of personal data

As the body responsible for organising the competition, EPSO ensures that applicants' personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (
  Official Journal of the European Communities, L  8 of 12 January 2001). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

(2)  For practical reasons the online registration form is available in English, French or German only.

(3)  Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be taken into consideration by the selection board.

(4)  A successful candidate may explicitly request that his/her name not be published. Any such request must reach EPSO no later than 2 weeks after the candidate is notified of the results.

(5)  EPSO — Info-recrutement — Avenue de Cortenbergh, 80 — 4/11 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (322) 295 74 88

(6)  The closing date will be indicated in good time in your EPSO profile.

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ANNEX

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW — APPEAL PROCEDURES — COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Since the Staff Regulations apply to both the admission test phase and the competition, please note that all the proceedings of the selection board are covered by the confidentiality requirement laid down in Annex III of the Staff Regulations. If at any stage in either part of the selection process you consider that your interests have been prejudiced by a particular decision, you can take the following action:

| — | Request for review

  Within 20 days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you online, send a letter stating your case to:





  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/116/08 or EPSO/AD/117/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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Request for review

Within 20 days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you online, send a letter stating your case to:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD/116/08 or EPSO/AD/117/08

B-1049 Brussels

EPSO will forward your request to the chair of the selection board if it comes within the board's remit. You will be sent a reply as soon as possible.

| — | Appeal procedures







  — | You can bring a case before:





  European Union Civil Service Tribunal |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| L - 2925 Luxembourg |

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Appeal procedures

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You can bring a case before:

European Union Civil Service Tribunal

Boulevard Konrad Adenauer

L - 2925 Luxembourg

under Article 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities; or

| — | you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:





  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| --- | --- |
| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/116/08 or EPSO/AD/117/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD/116/08 or EPSO/AD/117/08

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) — http://eur-lex.europa.eu) start to run from the time you are notified of the act allegedly prejudicing your interests.

Please note that the appointing authority does not have the power to amend the decisions of a selection board. The Court has consistently held that the wide discretion enjoyed by selection boards is not subject to review by the Court unless the rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

Complaints to the European Ombudsman

Like all citizens of the European Union, you can make a complaint to:

| European Ombudsman |
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| 1 avenue du President Robert Schuman - BP 403 |
| F - 67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

European Ombudsman

1 avenue du President Robert Schuman - BP 403

F - 67001 Strasbourg Cedex

under Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the Staff Regulations and the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).

You should note that complaints made to the Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period laid down in Articles 90(2) and 91 of the Staff Regulations for lodging appeals with the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under Article 236 of the EC Treaty. Please note also that, under Article 2(4) of the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, any complaint lodged with the Ombudsman must be preceded by the appropriate administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies concerned.

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| 23.1.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 16/16 |
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23.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 16/16

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

EPSO/AST/45/08

(2008/C 16 A/02)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following admission tests and open competition, based on tests, to constitute a reserve from which to recruit

ASSISTANTS
   (1)
  (AST4)

IN THE FIELD OF FRAUD PREVENTION

CONTENTS

| I. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY |
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I.

| A. | DUTIES |
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A.

| B. | ELIGIBILITY |
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B.

| II. | ADMISSION TESTS |
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II.

| | TEST PROCEDURES |
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| III. | OPEN COMPETITION |
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III.

| | TEST PROCEDURES |
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| IV. | HOW TO APPLY |
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IV.

| V. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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V.

| ANNEX: | Requests for review — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman |
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ANNEX:

I.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY

Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08 is being held to recruit assistants (AST4) in the field of fraud prevention.

The purpose of this competition is to draw up a reserve list from which to fill vacant posts in the European Anti-Fraud Office, (OLAF) in Brussels.

Number of successful candidates: 30

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following parallel open competitions: EPSO/AD/116/08 — Administrators (AD8) and EPSO/AD/117/08 — Principal administrators (AD11) in the field of fraud prevention.

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may apply for only one of these three competitions. You must make your choice when you register online and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for registration.

A.   DUTIES

The competition is for grade 4 in function group AST for duties mainly involving:

| — | helping with the preparation and conduct of administrative investigations within the institutions and other bodies, economic operators and recipients of Community funding inside the European Union and in non-member countries, |
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helping with the preparation and conduct of administrative investigations within the institutions and other bodies, economic operators and recipients of Community funding inside the European Union and in non-member countries,

| — | helping with the administrative, financial and legal follow-up, with the Member States, of fraud cases uncovered, |
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helping with the administrative, financial and legal follow-up, with the Member States, of fraud cases uncovered,

| — | researching and analysing information with a view to drawing up estimates, |
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researching and analysing information with a view to drawing up estimates,

| — | drawing up reports on investigations, |
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drawing up reports on investigations,

| — | helping to develop technical assistance to the Member States. |
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helping to develop technical assistance to the Member States.

Within the framework of this open competition, OLAF places particular importance on the ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will have to show initiative and imagination and be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and adjust to a multicultural working environment. You will also be expected to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

B.   ELIGIBILITY

(a)   General conditions

You must:

| — | be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, |
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be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union,

| — | enjoy your full rights as a citizen, |
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enjoy your full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any military service obligations imposed on you by law, |
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have fulfilled any military service obligations imposed on you by law,

| — | meet the character requirements for the duties involved. |
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meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

The competition notice does not set any age limit, but please note the information in Section V.7 concerning the retirement age.

(b)   Special conditions

1.   Qualifications

You must:

| (i) | have a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma;
  OR |
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(i)

have a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma;

OR

| (ii) | have a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least three years. |
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(ii)

have a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least three years.

N.B. The minimum of three years' professional experience required under (ii) above counts as an integral part of the above qualification and cannot be included in the professional experience required under 2 below.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. For examples of the minimum qualifications required, see the tables annexed to the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm) for each category. Note that these are examples only — stricter requirements may be set in the competition notice.

2.   Professional experience

You must have acquired at least nine years' professional experience:

| — | since obtaining the qualification required under (i) above,
  OR |
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since obtaining the qualification required under (i) above,

OR

| — | since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under (ii) above, |
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since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under (ii) above,

at least half of which must relate to fraud prevention.

3.   Knowledge of languages

You must have:

| — | main language (language 1)

  a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union;
  and |
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main language (language 1)

a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union;

and

| — | second language (language 2 — must be different from your main language)

  a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German. |
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second language (language 2 — must be different from your main language)

a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German.

Under Article 45(2) of the Staff Regulations, officials must prove their ability to work in a third language before their first promotion after recruitment.

You must indicate your choice of language for the admission tests and the competition tests (English, French or German: language 2) when you register online
   (2). You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline for online registration 26 February 2008.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between you and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between you and EPSO.

You may send any questions to EPSO by e-mail (EPSO-AST-45-08@ec.europa.eu), but please check first that the information you want is not in the competition notice or the Guide for Applicants, or on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso).

II.   ADMISSION TESTS

The appointing authority will admit you to the admission tests if your online registration shows that you satisfy the general and special conditions set out in I.B on the closing date for online registration (26 February 2008).

TEST PROCEDURES

EPSO will organise computer-based admission tests for all the candidates admitted. The tests will be held in the European Union in one or more centres specialised in this type of test, depending on availability.

You will be informed of the procedure for attending these tests via your EPSO profile.

You will take the admission tests in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5). |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5).

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general verbal and numerical reasoning ability and skills.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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(b)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general verbal and numerical reasoning ability and skills.

This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10).

Wrong answers in these tests will not be penalised.

The candidates with the 360 highest aggregate marks (3) in the admission tests and a pass mark in each will be invited to submit a full application in view of a possible admission to the open competition.

III.   OPEN COMPETITION

Following reception of the applications, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who satisfy the general conditions set out in Section I.B.(a) and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

After having examined the necessary number of files from the list mentioned above, the selection board will admit you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the 90 highest aggregate marks in admission tests,
  and provided you meet the special conditions set out in Section I.B.(b).

TEST PROCEDURES

1.   Written tests — marking

You will take written tests (a) and (b) in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in one of the following two fields (which you are free to choose):






  — | Administrative investigations, |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in one of the following two fields (which you are free to choose):

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Administrative investigations,

| — | Intelligence analysis. |
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Intelligence analysis.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20)

| (b) | Written test on the same subject in the field chosen for test (a).
  This test is designed to assess your knowledge, ability to understand, analyse and summarise, and your drafting ability (ability to think and develop a logically structured written argument).
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20). |
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(b)

Written test on the same subject in the field chosen for test (a).

This test is designed to assess your knowledge, ability to understand, analyse and summarise, and your drafting ability (ability to think and develop a logically structured written argument).

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

| (c) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions of test (b). This test is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8). |
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(c)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions of test (b). This test is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).

These written tests will be held simultaneously at one or more centres in the European Union.

The date of the written tests scheduled by EPSO cannot be changed at your request. You will be notified of the date when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

2.   Oral test — marking

Once the written tests have been marked, the selection board will invite the candidates with the 45 highest aggregate marks (3) in the tests and a pass mark in each to the oral test.

| (d) | Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:






  — | your suitability to perform executive duties involving administrative; financial and legal work in the field of fraud prevention, |
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(d)

Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:

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your suitability to perform executive duties involving administrative; financial and legal work in the field of fraud prevention,

| — | your ability to think and communicate, |
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your ability to think and communicate,

| — | your knowledge of the European Union, Community policies, and fraud prevention, |
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your knowledge of the European Union, Community policies, and fraud prevention,

| — | your motivation and ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
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your motivation and ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

Your knowledge of your main language (language 1) will also be examined.

This test will be marked out of 50 (pass mark: 25).

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.

3.   Reserve list

The selection board will place on the reserve list the names of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in the written and oral tests and a pass mark in each (see Section I, Number of successful candidates).

The list will be drawn up by merit group (maximum of four groups) and the names of the successful candidates will be given in alphabetical order within each group.

The reserve list and its expiry date will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) (4).

IV.   HOW TO APPLY

Please consult the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm), which can be found on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). It contains detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

The closing date for online registration is 26 February 2008, with a deadline of 12.00 (noon) Brussels time on that day.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile/online registration

Before registering, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria.

If you decide to apply, you must register via the Internet by going to the EPSO website and following the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy Internet traffic or a problem with the Internet connection could lead to the online registration being interrupted before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline has passed, you will not be able to register.

On completion of your online registration, you will receive on screen a registration number, which you must note — this will be your reference number in all matters concerning your application. Once you receive this number, the registration process is finished — it is the confirmation that we have registered the data you entered.

If you do not receive a number, your application has not been registered!

Please note that you must have an e-mail address. This will be used to identify you. The information you must enter in your registration includes your choice of languages and details of the qualifications required for admission to the competition (qualification, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

No documents are required at this stage. Candidates will subsequently be invited to send a full application (see Section IV.3).

Once you have registered online, you can follow the progress of the competition by going to the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) and clicking on ‘Ongoing competitions’.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request a paper version of the form (preferably by fax)
   (5), which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for registration. All subsequent communication between EPSO and you will be by post.

You must enclose with your application form a certificate attesting your disability, issued by a recognised body. You should also set out on a separate sheet of paper any special arrangements you think are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the tests.

2.   Invitations

Details of when and where to attend the admission tests and other tests will be available only on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). You can access this information by entering the user name and password you specified when registering online. You are responsible for updating your EPSO profile to reflect any change in your postal or e-mail address.

You are also responsible for consulting your EPSO profile to keep track of the progress of the competition and to check the information relevant to your application at every stage. If you find that you cannot do this, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (EPSO-AST-45-08@ec.europa.eu).

Wherever possible, you will be asked to sit the admission tests in the city you chose when registering online. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and unless you have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the admission tests.

3.   Full application

The candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each, as specified in Section II, will be asked to print out and complete the full application form which they will find in their EPSO profile on the website. It must be sent in by the required closing date (6).

Documents to enclose

Your application must give details of your citizenship, studies, and any professional experience. You must enclose with your application the following documents:

| — | a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for online registration), |
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a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for online registration),

| — | a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies, |
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a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies,

| — | employers' references clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out; you will be given more detailed instructions, via your EPSO profile, on how to present your professional experience, |
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employers' references clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out; you will be given more detailed instructions, via your EPSO profile, on how to present your professional experience,

On a separate sheet, you should draw up a numbered index of these documents.

All documents not in English, French or German must be accompanied by a translation into one of those languages, which you may do yourself.

You should only send uncertified photocopies of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute supporting documents for these purposes.

When completing your application form, you may not refer to any previous application forms submitted or any other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned.

Signing and sending the form

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form — duly completed, SIGNED, and accompanied by all the supporting documents — is sent by registered post to the address below by the closing date
   (6)
  (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the necessary number of files of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each to determine whether they satisfy the conditions laid down in Section I.B of this notice. The candidates with the highest aggregate marks who meet all the requirements (see Section III, second paragraph) will be invited to the written tests by the selection board.

You will be disqualified if:

| — | you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (26 February 2008), |
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you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (26 February 2008),

| — | you do not complete and/or sign the application form (original signature required), |
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you do not complete and/or sign the application form (original signature required),

| — | you do not meet all the eligibility criteria, |
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you do not meet all the eligibility criteria,

| — | you post your application after the closing date (6), |
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you post your application after the closing date (6),

| — | you do not send all the required supporting documents. |
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you do not send all the required supporting documents.

4.   Reserve list

The names of the successful candidates (see Section III.3) will be entered on the reserve list.

| 5. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information in your online registration or official application form is incorrect you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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5.

If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information in your online registration or official application form is incorrect you will be disqualified from the competition.

| 6. | To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED. |
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6.

To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED.

V.   GENERAL INFORMATION

1.   Equal opportunities

The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. Its members are designated by the institutions and their staff committees in equal numbers. The chair and members are then appointed by EPSO's appointing authority. Their names will be published on the EPSO website after all the candidates have been notified whether or not they have been admitted to the competition.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is responsible for all communication with you until the competition is completed. You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. In the event of any infringement of this rule, it will be for the selection board to decide whether you should be disqualified from the competition.

3.   Approximate timetable

Depending on the total number of candidates, the competition will take approximately one year from the closing date for online registration.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website.

4.   Requests from candidates for access to information concerning them

Candidates involved in selection procedures have the specific right of access to certain information concerning them directly and individually, as described below. EPSO may therefore supply supplementary information on candidates' participation in the competition at their request. Candidates must send such requests in writing to EPSO within a month of being notified of their results in the competition. EPSO will reply within a month of receiving the request. Requests will be dealt with taking account of the confidential nature of selection board proceedings under the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and in compliance with the rules on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. Examples of the type of information which may be supplied are given in the Guide for Applicants, Section III.3.

5.   Requests for review — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment/career

If you are placed on the reserve list, you will only be eligible for appointment to a post in the European Anti-Fraud Office; recruitment will normally be as a probationary official, as and when required by the European Anti-Fraud Office, in any place where it operates (currently only in Brussels).

You will be called upon to effectively exercise the functions for which you sat the competition for a minimum period, the length of which will be determined according to the interest of the service before being assigned to other functions (either through re-assignment or transfer).

If you are on the reserve list and are offered a post, you will be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents, in particular your qualifications, so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on posts and funds becoming available.

Depending on the nature of the post concerned, successful candidates on the reserve list may initially be offered a temporary contract; in this case, their names will remain on the reserve list.

Article 29(1)(b) of the Staff Regulations refers to the possibility for officials to request a transfer to another institution or agency. However, in the interests of the service, during their first three years of service newly recruited officials are transferred only in exceptional and duly justified cases. Any such transfer is subject to the agreement of both the institution or agency that originally recruited the official and the institution or agency to which the official requests to be transferred.

7.   Retirement

Under the rules on the retirement age for staff laid down in the Staff Regulations, officials are retired:

| — | automatically at the age of 65, or |
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automatically at the age of 65, or

| — | at their own request, either at the age of 63, or where they are between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfy the requirements for immediate payment of a pension, or |
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at their own request, either at the age of 63, or where they are between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfy the requirements for immediate payment of a pension, or

| — | exceptionally, at their own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at not later than the age of 67. |
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exceptionally, at their own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at not later than the age of 67.

8.   Grade

Assistants will be recruited from the reserve list to grade AST4.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2008:

grade AST4, first step: EUR 3 581,39

10.   Protection of personal data

As the body responsible for organising the competition, EPSO ensures that applicants' personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (
  Official Journal of the European Communities, L  8 of 12 January 2001). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

(2)  For practical reasons the online registration form is available in English, French or German only.

(3)  Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be taken into consideration by the selection board.

(4)  A successful candidate may explicitly request that his/her name not be published. Any such request must reach EPSO no later than 2 weeks after the candidate is notified of the results.

(5)  EPSO — Info-recrutement — Avenue de Cortenbergh, 80 — 4/11 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-22) 95 74 88

(6)  The closing date will be indicated in good time in your EPSO profile.

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ANNEX

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW — APPEAL PROCEDURES — COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Since the Staff Regulations apply to both the admission test phase and the competition, please note that all the proceedings of the selection board are covered by the confidentiality requirement laid down in Annex III of the Staff Regulations. If at any stage in either part of the selection process you consider that your interests have been prejudiced by a particular decision, you can take the following action:

| — | Request for review

  Within 20 days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you online, send a letter stating your case to:





  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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Request for review

Within 20 days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you online, send a letter stating your case to:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08

B-1049 Brussels

EPSO will forward your request to the chair of the selection board if it comes within the board's remit. You will be sent a reply as soon as possible.

| — | Appeal procedures







  — | You can bring a case before:





  European Union Civil Service Tribunal |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| L - 2925 Luxembourg |

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Appeal procedures

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You can bring a case before:

European Union Civil Service Tribunal

Boulevard Konrad Adenauer

L - 2925 Luxembourg

under Article 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities; or

| — | you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:





  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/45/08

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) — http://eur-lex.europa.eu) start to run from the time you are notified of the act allegedly prejudicing your interests.

Please note that the appointing authority does not have the power to amend the decisions of a selection board. The Court has consistently held that the wide discretion enjoyed by selection boards is not subject to review by the Court unless the rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

Complaints to the European Ombudsman

Like all citizens of the European Union, you can make a complaint to:

| European Ombudsman |
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| 1 avenue du President Robert Schuman - BP 403 |
| F - 67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

European Ombudsman

1 avenue du President Robert Schuman - BP 403

F - 67001 Strasbourg Cedex

under Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the Staff Regulations and the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).

You should note that complaints made to the Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period laid down in Articles 90(2) and 91 of the Staff Regulations for lodging appeals with the Civil Service Tribunal under Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Please note also that, under Article 2(4) of the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, any complaint lodged with the Ombudsman must be preceded by the appropriate administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies concerned.

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