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RECRUITMENT NOTICES: Guide for candidates in procedures organised by the european parliament

(2004/C 139 A/01)

This guide is for information only. In its proceedings the selection board is not required by law to comply with any text other than the recruitment notice.

A.   THE WORK OF SELECTION BOARDS

B.   CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION

1.   Education, certificates and diplomas

2.   Experience

3.   Knowledge of languages

Section 7 of the application form in this issue of the Official Journal refers to your own knowledge; the details which the optical reader form asks you to provide refer to the specific conditions for admission which the recruitment notice lays down.

For example, take the case of a candidate who is completely bilingual (Greek/Portuguese) for family reasons and applying in response to an English-language recruitment notice (having studied English at university). In section 7(a) of the application form, she would put: Greek/Portuguese, and in section 7(b) her level of knowledge of other European Union official languages including, of course, the language or languages that the recruitment notice requires.

In any case you must provide documentary evidence to support any claim to knowledge of official languages (see section C.3 of the recruitment notice).

Candidates who fail to provide the required documentary evidence of their educational and training qualifications, professional experience and knowledge of languages cannot be admitted to the next stage of the selection procedure.

4.   The application form

Applications postmarked after the closing date specified in the recruitment notice will not be considered.

You must use the official application form and optical reader form specific to the relevant recruitment notice. Only the application form and optical reader form enclosed in the Official Journal printed by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities will be considered to be originals.

FOR THIS REASON, PHOTOCOPIES OR ANY OTHER COPY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS (OBTAINED ELECTRONICALLY, FOR INSTANCE) WILL BE REJECTED.

References to documents submitted in connection with previous applications will not be considered.

You must provide all the supporting documents and necessary information by the closing date stated in the recruitment notice. No supporting document will be accepted after that date.

You must sign the completed application form. The act of signing is a solemn declaration that the details are complete and true.

Annex II to this guide gives detailed instructions on how to complete the optical reader form, which is part of the application form. Please follow them carefully.

5.   Appeals

Any decision by the selection board may be the subject either of a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, addressed to the Secretary-General of the European Parliament; or an appeal to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities under Article 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations. The time limits for these two forms of proceedings will run from the date of notification of the decision of the selection board concerned.

C.   TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES

A contribution is made towards candidates' travel and subsistence expenses. You will be given details of the scale and how to apply in the letter inviting you to the tests.

D.   RECRUITMENT

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ANNEX I

GUIDE TO QUALIFICATIONS GIVING ACCESS TO CATEGORY A COMPETITIONS

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ANNEX II

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE OPTICAL READER FORM ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION FORM

The optical reader form is an integral part of the application form and helps to speed up the processing of applications. For this reason you should fill it in with great care.

Candidates who do not use this form will be disqualified automatically.

The form will be scanned by an optical reader. This makes it essential to carry out the following instructions.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN SECTIONS OF THE OPTICAL READER FORM

SECTION RESERVED FOR OFFICIALS AND OTHER SERVANTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

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(1)  In any correspondence with Parliament's Competitions Department, please quote the competition number and the candidate's surname and forename.

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