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| 17.9.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 238/1 |
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17.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 238/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

EPSO/AST/71/08

EPSO/AST/71/08

(2008/C 238 A/01)

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

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  (AST 3)

ASSISTANTS

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(AST 3)

in the field of publications production

in the field of publications production

PROOFREADERS

PROOFREADERS

WITH LITHUANIAN AS THEIR MAIN LANGUAGE

WITH LITHUANIAN AS THEIR MAIN LANGUAGE

CONTENTS

| I. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY |
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I.

| A. | DUTIES |
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| B. | ELIGIBILITY |
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B.

| II. | ADMISSION TESTS |
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II.

TEST PROCEDURES

| III. | OPEN COMPETITION |
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III.

TEST PROCEDURES

| 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:

ANNEX:

I.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY

Open competition EPSO/AST/71/08 is being held to recruit Assistants (AST 3) with Lithuanian as their main language as proofreaders in the field of publications production for the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (Publications Office) in Luxembourg.

The purpose of the competition is to draw up a reserve list from which to fill vacant posts in the Publications Office and/or in the institutions of the European Union.

Number of successful candidates: 17

Number of successful candidates: 17

A.   DUTIES

Working under supervision, proofreaders will be expected to proofread Lithuanian language manuscripts. This involves:

| — | preparing manuscripts in terms of style and typography, |
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preparing manuscripts in terms of style and typography,

| — | proofreading printers' proofs, |
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proofreading printers' proofs,

| — | delivering the ‘passed for press’ order, |
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delivering the ‘passed for press’ order,

| — | participating in the design of publications, |
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participating in the design of publications,

| — | helping to organise and monitor the production processes involved in publishing. |
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helping to organise and monitor the production processes involved in publishing.

In the context of this competition, particular importance is attached to your ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will be expected to show initiative and imagination and to 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.

To ensure that all general information relating to the competition and all communication to or from candidates is clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for invitations to the various tests and for correspondence.

To ensure that all general information relating to the competition and all communication to or from candidates is clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for invitations to the various tests and for correspondence.

B.   ELIGIBILITY

1.   General conditions

You must:

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 obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service,

| — | 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 Title V.7 concerning the retirement age.

2.   Specific conditions

(a)   Qualifications

The posts to be filled require:

| (i) | a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma,
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(i)

a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma,

OR

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

a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education followed by at least three years' professional experience.

NB: 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 (b) below.

NB:

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

(b)   Professional experience

You must:

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

have acquired at least three years' professional experience in the field of production or proofreading of Lithuanian language publications.

(c)   Knowledge of languages

You must have:

| — | main language (language 1)

  a perfect command of Lithuanian as your mother tongue or at an equivalent level, |
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main language (language 1)

main language (language 1)

a perfect command of Lithuanian as your mother tongue or at an equivalent level,

| — | second language (language 2)

  a thorough knowledge of English, French or German as your second language. |
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second language (language 2)

second language (language 2)

a thorough knowledge of English, French or German as your second language.

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 the main language and your choice of the language for the admission tests when you register online
   (2)
  . You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline for online registration (22 October 2008).

You must indicate the main language and your choice of the language for the admission tests when you register online

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. You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline for online registration (22 October 2008).

You may send any questions you have by e-mail (opoce-competitions@publications.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).

You may send any questions you have by e-mail (opoce-competitions@publications.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 invite you to the admission tests if your online registration shows that you meet the general and specific conditions in Title I.B on the closing date for online registration (22 October 2008).

on the closing date for online registration (22 October 2008)

TEST PROCEDURES

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

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

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

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

The admission tests will be held 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 300 highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each (3) will be invited to submit a full application for admission to the open competition.

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III.   OPEN COMPETITION

Once the applications have been received, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who meet the general conditions set out in Title I.B.1 and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

Once the applications have been received, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who meet the general conditions set out in Title I.B.1 and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

After having taken note of the list, the selection board will admit you to the written test if you are among the candidates with the 75 highest aggregate marks in the admission tests
   (3)
  and meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Title I.B.2.

After having taken note of the list, the selection board will admit you to the written test if you are among the candidates with the 75 highest aggregate marks in the admission tests

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and meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Title I.B.2.

TEST PROCEDURES

1.   Written test — marking

Proofreading a text in Lithuanian (spelling and grammar) and proofreading a number of printers' proofs in Lithuania (spelling, grammar and typography) against the manuscripts.

Time allowed: 3 hours.

This test will be marked out of 60 (pass mark: 30).

The written test will be held simultaneously at one or more centres in the European Union.

The date scheduled by EPSO cannot be changed at a candidate's 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 test has been marked, the candidates with the 25 highest marks in the test and at least a pass mark (3) will be admitted to the oral test.

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Interview with the selection board to enable it to assess:

| — | your suitability to carry out the duties described at I.A above, |
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your suitability to carry out the duties described at I.A above,

| — | your specialist knowledge in the field concerned, |
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your specialist knowledge in the field concerned,

| — | your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies, |
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your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies,

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

| — | your knowledge of your second language. |
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your knowledge of your second language.

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

The oral test will normally be held in Luxembourg.

3.   Reserve list

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

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The names of the successful candidates will be listed in alphabetical order.

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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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. It contains detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

The closing date for online registration is 22 October 2008, with a deadline of 12 noon Brussels time on that day.

The closing date for online registration is 22 October 2008, with a deadline of 12 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.

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.

It is your responsibility

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!

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 when registering 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. Full applications will be requested later (see Title IV.3).

No documents are required at this stage. Full applications will be requested later (see Title IV.3).

Once you have registered online, you can follow the progress of the competition by going to the EPSO website 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
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  preferably by fax — which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for registration. All subsequent communication between the Publications Office and you will be by post.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request a paper version of the form

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preferably by fax

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.

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 to the tests

Details of when and where to attend the admission tests and other tests will be available only on the EPSO website. 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 regularly 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 are unable to do so, you must inform us immediately by e-mail (opoce-competitions@publications.europa.eu).

The procedure for making an online booking at an approved test centre will be set out in the invitation letter to the admission tests, posted in your EPSO profile.

3.   Full application

If you are among the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each, as specified in Title II, you will be asked to print out and complete the full application form, which you will find in your EPSO profile on the website. It must be sent in by the closing date applicable (6).

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Supporting documents to enclose

Your application must give details of your citizenship, studies, and your professional experience. You should also enclose 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.

You should also enclose a numbered index of these documents on a separate sheet.

To speed up the processing and examination of files, you are asked to provide a translation into English, French or German (which you may do yourself) of all supporting documents relating to your diplomas and professional experience. However, possible omission of such a translation will not constitute reason for exclusion.

You should only send photocopies (which do not need to be certified) of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute supporting documents for these purposes.

You should only send photocopies (which do not need to be certified) 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
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  (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

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

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(the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

| Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |
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| ‘Human Resources’ Unit — ‘Competitions’ Section |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/71/08 |
| 2, rue Mercier |
| L-2925 Luxembourg |

Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

‘Human Resources’ Unit — ‘Competitions’ Section

‘Human Resources’ Unit — ‘Competitions’ Section

Open competition EPSO/AST/71/08

Open competition EPSO/AST/71/08

2, rue Mercier

2, rue Mercier

L-2925 Luxembourg

L-2925 Luxembourg

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will take note of the 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 Title I.B of this notice. The selection board will invite you to the written test if you are among the candidates with the highest marks and meet all the criteria for admission to the competition (see Title III, second paragraph).

You will be disqualified if:

You will be disqualified if:

| — | you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (22 October 2008), |
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you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (22 October 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),

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

4.   Reserve list

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

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

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 discrimination on any grounds such as 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 candidates have been notified whether they have been admitted to the competition.

The Publications Office 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. The selection board will decide whether candidates infringing this rule are to be disqualified.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. The selection board will decide whether candidates infringing this rule are to be disqualified.

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. The Publications Office may therefore supply supplementary information on candidates' participation in the competition at their request. Candidates must send such requests in writing to the Publications Office within a month of being notified of their results in the competition. The Publications Office 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, Title III.3.

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

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment

If you are placed on the reserve list, you will be eligible for appointment as a probationary official to a post of proofreader only. You will be expected to perform these duties for a minimum period, which can vary from one institution to another, before you can be assigned to other duties (by reassignment, internal transfer or transfer between the institutions). You will be recruited as and when required by the Publications Office in Luxembourg or possibly by other institutions of the European Union.

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 at any time during their career. However, in the interests of the service, newly recruited officials are transferred only in exceptional and duly justified cases during their first three years of service. 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 provisions of the Staff Regulations, officials are retired:

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

| — | at their own request, either at the age of 63 years or where the official is between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfies the requirements for immediate payment of a pension, or |
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at their own request, either at the age of 63 years or where the official is between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfies 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 AST 3.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2008:

1 January 2008

grade AST 3, first step: EUR 3 177,89

AST 3

EUR 3 177,89

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 (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1). 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 discrimination on any grounds such as 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.

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

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(3)  Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

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(4)  A successful candidate may explicitly ask for his/her name not to be published. Any such request must reach EPSO no later than two weeks after candidates are notified of the results.

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(5)  Please contact the Publications Office, Human Resources Unit, Competitions Section, 2 rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg. Fax (352) 29 29 42 750.

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(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 to 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:

| — | Requests 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:






  Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |
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| Human Resources Unit — Competitions Section |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/71/08 |
| 2, rue Mercier |
| L-2925 Luxembourg |

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Requests 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:

Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

Human Resources Unit — Competitions Section

Open competition EPSO/AST/71/08

2, rue Mercier

L-2925 Luxembourg

The Publications Office 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 submit an appeal to the:






  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 submit an appeal to the:

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/71//08 |
| B-1049 Brussels. |

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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/AST/71//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://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex) 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 |

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Complaints to the European Ombudsman

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

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 Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).

Please 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 complaints or for submitting appeals to 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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