# Official Journal C 286A/28 N

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5028 November 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 286A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5028 November 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | V   Announcements |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2007/C 286A/01 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/115/07 to constitute a reserve of Irish-language (GA) Lawyer-Linguists (AD7) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2007/C 286A/01

Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/115/07 to constitute a reserve of Irish-language (GA) Lawyer-Linguists (AD7)

EPSO/AD/115/07

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NOTICE TO READERS

NOTICE TO READERS

| BG | Настоящият брой на Официален вестник е публикуван единствено на английски и ирландски език. |
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| CS | Tento Úřední věstník vychází pouze v anglickém a irském jazyce. |
| DA | Dette nummer af Den Europæiske Unions Tidende offentliggøres udelukkende på engelsk og irsk. |
| DE | Das vorliegende Amtsblatt wird nur in englischer und irischer Sprache veröffentlicht. |
| EL | Η παρούσα Επίσημη Εφημερίδα δημοσιεύτηκε αποκλειστικά στην αγγλική και στην ιρλανδική γλώσσα. |
| EN | This Official Journal is only published in English and Irish. |
| ES | El presente Diario Oficial se publica únicamente en lenguas inglesa e irlandesa. |
| ET | Käesolev Euroopa Liidu Teataja avaldatakse ainult inglise ja iiri keeles. |
| FI | Tämä virallisen lehden numero julkaistaan ainoastaan englannin ja iirin kielellä. |
| FR | Le présent Journal officiel est uniquement publié en langues anglaise et irlandaise. |
| GA | Tá an Iris Oifigiúl seo á foilsiú i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge amháin. |
| HU | A Hivatalos Lapnak ez a száma kizárólag angol és ír nyelven jelenik meg. |
| IT | La presente Gazzetta ufficiale è pubblicata solo in lingua inglese e irlandese. |
| LT | Šis Oficialusis leidinys paskelbtas tik anglų ir airių kalba. |
| LV | Šis Oficiālais Vēstnesis ir publicēts tikai angļu un īru valodā. |
| MT | Dan il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali huwa ppubblikat bl-Ingliż u bl-Irlandiż biss. |
| NL | Dit Publicatieblad verschijnt enkel in de Engelse en Ierse taal. |
| PL | Niniejszy Dziennik Urzędowy jest publikowany jedynie w językach angielskim i irlandzkim. |
| PT | O presente Jornal Oficial é publicado unicamente nas línguas inglesa e irlandesa. |
| RO | Prezentul Jurnal Oficial este publicat numai în limbile engleză și irlandeză. |
| SK | Tento úradný vestník sa uverejňuje len v angličtine a írčine. |
| SL | Ta Uradni list je objavljen samo v angleškem in irskem jeziku. |
| SV | Detta nummer av EUT utkommer endast på engelska och irländska. |

BG

Настоящият брой на Официален вестник е публикуван единствено на английски и ирландски език.

CS

Tento Úřední věstník vychází pouze v anglickém a irském jazyce.

DA

Dette nummer af Den Europæiske Unions Tidende offentliggøres udelukkende på engelsk og irsk.

DE

Das vorliegende Amtsblatt wird nur in englischer und irischer Sprache veröffentlicht.

EL

Η παρούσα Επίσημη Εφημερίδα δημοσιεύτηκε αποκλειστικά στην αγγλική και στην ιρλανδική γλώσσα.

EN

This Official Journal is only published in English and Irish.

ES

El presente Diario Oficial se publica únicamente en lenguas inglesa e irlandesa.

ET

Käesolev Euroopa Liidu Teataja avaldatakse ainult inglise ja iiri keeles.

FI

Tämä virallisen lehden numero julkaistaan ainoastaan englannin ja iirin kielellä.

FR

Le présent Journal officiel est uniquement publié en langues anglaise et irlandaise.

GA

Tá an Iris Oifigiúl seo á foilsiú i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge amháin.

HU

A Hivatalos Lapnak ez a száma kizárólag angol és ír nyelven jelenik meg.

IT

La presente Gazzetta ufficiale è pubblicata solo in lingua inglese e irlandese.

LT

Šis Oficialusis leidinys paskelbtas tik anglų ir airių kalba.

LV

Šis Oficiālais Vēstnesis ir publicēts tikai angļu un īru valodā.

MT

Dan il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali huwa ppubblikat bl-Ingliż u bl-Irlandiż biss.

NL

Dit Publicatieblad verschijnt enkel in de Engelse en Ierse taal.

PL

Niniejszy Dziennik Urzędowy jest publikowany jedynie w językach angielskim i irlandzkim.

PT

O presente Jornal Oficial é publicado unicamente nas línguas inglesa e irlandesa.

RO

Prezentul Jurnal Oficial este publicat numai în limbile engleză și irlandeză.

SK

Tento úradný vestník sa uverejňuje len v angličtine a írčine.

SL

Ta Uradni list je objavljen samo v angleškem in irskem jeziku.

SV

Detta nummer av EUT utkommer endast på engelska och irländska.

| BG | Службата за подбор на персонал на Европейските общности (EPSO) организира следния открит конкурс:






  — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Юрист-лингвисти (AD7) с ирландски език. |
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BG

Службата за подбор на персонал на Европейските общности (EPSO) организира следния открит конкурс:

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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Юрист-лингвисти (AD7) с ирландски език.

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

CS

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

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – právníci-lingvisté (AD7) pro irský jazyk. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – právníci-lingvisté (AD7) pro irský jazyk.

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

DA

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

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — Irsksprogede juristlingvister (AD7) |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — Irsksprogede juristlingvister (AD7)

På EPSO's netsted http://europa.eu/epso findes alle oplysninger om udvælgelsesprøven.

DE

Das Amt für Personalauswahl der Europäischen Gemeinschaften (EPSO) führt folgendes allgemeine Auswahlverfahren durch:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Rechts- und Sprachsachverständige (AD7) irischer Sprache |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Rechts- und Sprachsachverständige (AD7) irischer Sprache

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

EL

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Επιλογής Προσωπικού (EPSO) διοργανώνει τον ακόλουθο γενικό διαγωνισμό:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — Γλωσσομαθείς νομικοί (AD7) ιρλανδικής γλώσσας. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — Γλωσσομαθείς νομικοί (AD7) ιρλανδικής γλώσσας.

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

EN

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

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — Irish language lawyer linguists (AD7). |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — Irish language lawyer linguists (AD7).

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

ES

La Oficina Europea de Selección de Personal (EPSO) organiza la siguiente oposición general:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 - Juristas lingüistas (AD7) de lengua irlandesa. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 - Juristas lingüistas (AD7) de lengua irlandesa.

Toda la información pertinente se encuentra en el sitio internet de EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

ET

Euroopa Personalivaliku Talitus (EPSO) korraldab järgmise avaliku konkursi:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Iiri keele juristid-lingvistid (AD7). |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Iiri keele juristid-lingvistid (AD7).

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

FI

Euroopan yhteisöjen henkilöstövalintatoimisto (EPSO) järjestää seuraavan avoimen kilpailun:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — irlanninkieliset lingvistijuristit (AD7) |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — irlanninkieliset lingvistijuristit (AD7)

Tarkemmat tiedot EPSOn verkkosivuilla http://europa.eu/epso.

FR

L'Office européen de sélection du personnel (EPSO) organise le concours général suivant:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Juristes linguistes (AD7) de langue irlandaise. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Juristes linguistes (AD7) de langue irlandaise.

Toutes les informations utiles se trouvent sur le site internet de l'EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

GA

Tá an Oifig Eorpach um Roghnú Foirne (EPSO) ag eagrú an chomórtais oscailte seo a leanas:

| — | Dlitheangeolaithe* (Ad7) a bhfuil Gaeilge acu. |
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Dlitheangeolaithe* (Ad7) a bhfuil Gaeilge acu.

Tá na sonraí iomlána ar fáil ar shuiomh gréasáin EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

HU

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

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Jogász-nyelvész (AD7) ír nyelvvel. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Jogász-nyelvész (AD7) ír nyelvvel.

Az EPSO http://europa.eu/epso honlapon minden hasznos információ megtalálható.

IT

L'Ufficio europeo di selezione del personale (EPSO) organizza il seguente concorso generale:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — Giuristi linguisti (AD7) di lingua irlandese. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — Giuristi linguisti (AD7) di lingua irlandese.

Tutte le informazioni utili si trovano sul sito web di EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

LT

Europos personalo atrankos tarnyba (EPSO) rengia viešą EPSO/AD/115/07 konkursą

| — | AD7 kategorijos airių kalbos teisininkų-lingvistų pareigoms |
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AD7 kategorijos airių kalbos teisininkų-lingvistų pareigoms

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

LV

Eiropas Personāla atlases birojs (EPSO) organizē šādu atklāto konkursu:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Juristi lingvisti (AD7), kuru galvenā valoda ir īru valoda. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Juristi lingvisti (AD7), kuru galvenā valoda ir īru valoda.

Plašāka informācija pieejama EPSO tīmekļa vietnē http://europa.eu/epso.

MT

L-Uffiċċju Ewropew għall-Għażla tal-Personal (EPSO) qed jorganizza dan il-konkors ġenerali:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Avukati Lingwisti (AD7) bil-lingwa Irlandiża. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Avukati Lingwisti (AD7) bil-lingwa Irlandiża.

L-informazzjoni utli kollha tinsab fuq is-sit internet ta' l-EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

NL

Het Europees Bureau voor personeelsselectie (EPSO) organiseert het volgende algemeen vergelijkend onderzoek:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — Juristen vertalers (AD7) met Iers als hoofdtaal. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — Juristen vertalers (AD7) met Iers als hoofdtaal.

Alle informatie bevindt zich op de website van EPSO: http://europa.eu/epso.

PL

Urząd Doboru Kadr Wspólnot Europejskich (EPSO) ogłasza następujący konkurs otwarty:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Prawnicy lingwiści (AD7) posiadający jako język główny język irlandzki. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Prawnicy lingwiści (AD7) posiadający jako język główny język irlandzki.

Szczegółowe informacje znajdują się na stronie internetowej EPSO: http://europa.eu/epso.

PT

O Serviço Europeu de Selecção de Pessoal (EPSO) organiza o seguinte concurso geral:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 — Juristas-linguistas (AD7) de língua irlandesa. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 — Juristas-linguistas (AD7) de língua irlandesa.

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

RO

Oficiul European pentru Selecția Personalului (EPSO) organizează următorul concurs general:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Juriști-lingviști (AD7) de limbă irlandeză. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Juriști-lingviști (AD7) de limbă irlandeză.

Toate informațiile utile pot fi consultate pe site-ul internet al EPSO - http://europa.eu/epso.

SK

Európsky úrad pre výber pracovníkov (EPSO) organizuje toto verejné výberové konanie:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Právnici lingvisti (AD7) pre írsky jazyk. |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Právnici lingvisti (AD7) pre írsky jazyk.

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

SL

Evropski urad za izbor osebja (EPSO) organizira javni natečaj:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – Irsko govoreči pravniki lingvisti (AD7). |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – Irsko govoreči pravniki lingvisti (AD7).

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

SV

Europeiska rekryteringsbyrån (EPSO) anordnar följande allmänna uttagningsprov:

| — | EPSO/AD/115/07 – iriskspråkiga juristlingvister (AD7) |
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EPSO/AD/115/07 – iriskspråkiga juristlingvister (AD7)

Ytterligare upplysningar finns på EPSO:s hemsida http://europa.eu/epso.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

| 28.11.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 286/1 |
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28.11.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 286/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

EPSO/AD/115/07

(2007/C 286 A/01)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising an open competition, based on qualifications and tests, to constitute a reserve of:

IRISH-language (GA) LAWYER-LINGUISTS
   (1)
  (AD7)

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT) |
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| B. | SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION |
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B.

| C. | HOW TO APPLY |
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C.

| D. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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D.

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

A.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT)

Open competition EPSO/AD/115/07 is being held to recruit lawyer-linguists who have Irish as their main language (language 1).

The purpose of this competition is to draw up a reserve list from which to fill vacant posts in the institutions of the European Union.

Number of successful candidates: 15

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between candidates and EPSO is clearly understood on both sides, the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between EPSO and candidates will be in English only.

I.   DUTIES

In the Commission, the Council and the Parliament, the duties consist of:

| — | following the legislative procedures, |
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following the legislative procedures,

| — | checking the Irish-language version of legislative texts (already translated) for linguistic and legal consistency with the other language versions, |
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checking the Irish-language version of legislative texts (already translated) for linguistic and legal consistency with the other language versions,

| — | checking that such texts have been properly drafted and comply with the rules on form and layout, |
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checking that such texts have been properly drafted and comply with the rules on form and layout,

| — | occasionally translating short legal texts, particularly from English. |
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occasionally translating short legal texts, particularly from English.

In the Court of Justice, the duties consist of translating legal documents (judgments of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, opinions of the Advocates-General, written pleadings of the parties, etc.) into Irish, in revising such documents, and in translating occasionally legal documents written in Irish (for example, pleadings and references from Irish Courts) into English. The successful candidates may also be called upon to provide legal analysis in cooperation with the Registries and the other departments of the Court of Justice. The Court of Justice is particularly interested in candidates who can translate from French.

One of the main tasks of the successful candidates will be to contribute towards developing the Court's capacity to translate into and from Irish (developing and maintaining contact with the relevant Irish authorities, developing contacts with freelance translators based in Ireland, visiting universities and law schools in order to inform law students of the nature of the profession of lawyer-linguist etc).

The European Union institutions recruit highly qualified lawyers who have the capacity to adapt throughout their career. Candidates must be able to translate complex legal/legislative texts into the competition language from at least two other languages and check such texts. The work will involve use of standard computing and other office-technology tools.

The institutions place particular importance on the ability of candidates to grasp varied and often complex issues, 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 independently and as part of a team, and to fit into a multicultural working environment. You will also be expected to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

II.   ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT) (2)

The competition is open to candidates who, on the closing date for online registration and submission of the paper application (9 January 2008), satisfy the following requirements:

1.   Qualifications

Ní mór d'iarrthóirí cúrsa oiriúnach sa dlí a bheith críochnaithe acu, i.e. céim sa dlí a fhianaíonn staidéar ollscoile de thrí bliana ar a laghad, nó a choibhéis, nó cáilíocht iarchéime sa dlí, nó a bheith cáilithe mar abhchóide nó aturnae in Éirinn nó sa Ríocht Aontaithe.

(You must have successfully completed a suitable course in law, i.e. hold a degree in law attesting completion of at least three years' university study, or its equivalent, have obtained a postgraduate qualification in law or have qualified as a barrister, advocate or solicitor in Ireland or the United Kingdom.)

2.   Knowledge of languages

You must satisfy the following three conditions:

| (a) | have a perfect command of Irish (language 1); |
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(a)

have a perfect command of Irish (language 1);

| (b) | have a thorough knowledge of English (language 2); |
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(b)

have a thorough knowledge of English (language 2);

| (c) | have a very good knowledge of one of the following languages (language 3): French, German, Italian or Spanish. |
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(c)

have a very good knowledge of one of the following languages (language 3): French, German, Italian or Spanish.

| (d) | Optional tests: |
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(d)

Optional tests:

For optional test (1), you must choose one of the following languages (language 4): Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish or Swedish; this language must be different from language 3.

Your knowledge of languages must be proven by supporting documents, which should be attached to your application. If you have no such supporting documents, you should explain in detail, on a separate sheet, how you acquired your knowledge of these languages.

You must state on the online registration form
   (3)
  and the paper application (to be printed from the website at the latest by the deadline fixed for electronic registration — 12.00 noon) which languages you have chosen for each of the different tests. Your choice of language may not be changed after the closing date. Please note that any change before the closing date must be made both online and on the paper application form (see C). Should there be any difference between the information given on your online registration form and on your paper application form, EPSO will consider the paper application to be definitive.

3.   General conditions

Candidates must:

| — | have citizenship of one of the Member States of the European Union, |
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have citizenship of one of the Member States of the European Union,

| — | be entitled to full rights as a citizen, |
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be entitled to 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.

B.   SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

1.   Admission to the competition

| (a) | The appointing authority will draw up a list of candidates who meet the requirements set out at A.II.3 above and send it to the chair of the selection board, together with their application files. |
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(a)

The appointing authority will draw up a list of candidates who meet the requirements set out at A.II.3 above and send it to the chair of the selection board, together with their application files.

| (b) | After examining the files, the selection board will draw up a list of those who meet the requirements set out at A.II.1 and 2 and can therefore be admitted to the competition. |
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(b)

After examining the files, the selection board will draw up a list of those who meet the requirements set out at A.II.1 and 2 and can therefore be admitted to the competition.

2.   Selection on the basis of qualifications

After setting the criteria it will use, the selection board scrutinises the qualifications of all the candidates admitted to the competition and decides who will be admitted to the tests.

This selection is made by the board on the basis of the supporting documents provided by candidates by the closing date for applications and the information in their curriculum vitae (see section C 2).

You should therefore include in your file a copy of all the supporting documents the selection board requires to enable it to examine your application.

3.   Compulsory written tests — marking

| (a) | Translation into Irish (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in English (language 2).
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed: two and a half hours. |
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(a)

Translation into Irish (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in English (language 2).

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

| (b) | Translation into Irish (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in the language you chose from those listed at A.II.2(c) (language 3).
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed: two and a half hours.
  Test (b) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for test (a). |
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(b)

Translation into Irish (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in the language you chose from those listed at A.II.2(c) (language 3).

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

| (c) | Revision of a legal text translated into Irish (language 1) from English (language 2).
  This test will be marked out of 30.
  Time allowed: one and a half hours.
  Test (c) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for tests (a) and (b). |
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(c)

Revision of a legal text translated into Irish (language 1) from English (language 2).

This test will be marked out of 30.

Time allowed: one and a half hours.

4.   Compulsory oral test — marking

If you obtain the pass mark (where applicable) for the compulsory written tests, you will be admitted to the oral test.

Interview with the selection board in English and/or in Irish to enable it to assess:

| — | your general and legal knowledge; at this point, the board may take into account knowledge of languages other than those used in the written tests, |
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your general and legal knowledge; at this point, the board may take into account knowledge of languages other than those used in the written tests,

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

This test will be marked out of 30 (pass mark: 15)

5.   Optional test(s)

The purpose of the optional tests is to enable you to demonstrate the full range of your language knowledge. The marks you obtain will not affect the composition or the ranking of the reserve list. The aim is to help the institutions make the best use of the list when recruiting from it. You may ask to sit one or more of the following tests:

| (1) | Translation into Irish (language 1), with a (non-electronic) dictionary, of a legal text in the language you chose from those listed at A.II.2(d) (language 4).
  This test will be marked out of 20.
  Time allowed: one hour. |
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(1)

Translation into Irish (language 1), with a (non-electronic) dictionary, of a legal text in the language you chose from those listed at A.II.2(d) (language 4).

This test will be marked out of 20.

Time allowed: one hour.

| (2) | Translation into English (language 2), with a (non-electronic) dictionary, of a legal text in the language you chose from those listed at A.II.2.c) (language 3).
  This test will be marked out of 20.
  Time allowed: one hour.
  These tests may be held at the same time as the compulsory tests, but will be marked only for candidates placed on the reserve list. |
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(2)

Translation into English (language 2), with a (non-electronic) dictionary, of a legal text in the language you chose from those listed at A.II.2.c) (language 3).

This test will be marked out of 20.

Time allowed: one hour.

These tests may be held at the same time as the compulsory tests, but will be marked only for candidates placed on the reserve list.

6.   Date and place of the tests

The written tests will be held simultaneously for all candidates at one or more centres in the European Union.

The date for the tests, to be set by EPSO, cannot be changed at the candidates' request. Candidates will be informed of the date and place in the letter inviting them to attend the tests (via their EPSO profile).

In principal, the oral test will normally be held in Brussels or Luxembourg.

7.   Reserve list

The selection board will draw up the reserve list by merit group (maximum four groups), with the names in each merit group listed in alphabetical order, of the candidates (see section A, number of successful candidates) who obtained a pass mark (where applicable) in each of the compulsory written tests and the oral test, and the highest overall scores (4) in these tests.

The reserve list and the date on which it expires will be published (5) in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso).

C.   HOW TO APPLY

Please also 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.

Your application will be rejected if, by the closing date, you have not:

| — | registered online
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registered online

AND

| — | sent the full paper application by registered post. |
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sent the full paper application by registered post.

The closing date for registration is 9 January 2008. Online registration will not be possible after 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.

If you want 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 terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for registration 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. Receipt of this number means that the registration process is finished; it is 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 have to enter in your registration includes your choice of languages (see A.II.2), and details of the qualifications required for admission to the competition (qualification, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

Once you have registered online, you can use the EPSO website (click on ‘Ongoing competitions’) to follow the progress of the competition.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request — preferably by fax — a paper version of the form,
   (6)
  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 registration 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 different tests.

2.   Full application

In addition to registering online, you must print out and complete the full application form on the EPSO website and send it to EPSO by registered post by the closing date (9 January 2008).

Documents to enclose with the application form

Your application must give full details of your citizenship, studies, training, traineeships, research and language knowledge. You should also enclose the following documents:

| — | a detailed curriculum vitae, |
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a detailed curriculum vitae,

| — | copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document which explicitly mentions your citizenship), |
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copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document which explicitly mentions your citizenship),

| — | copy of diploma(s)/degree(s) attesting successful completion of studies, |
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copy of diploma(s)/degree(s) attesting successful completion of studies,

| — | documents explaining how your language knowledge was acquired, |
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documents explaining how your language knowledge was acquired,

| — | copy of any document that could help the selection board to assess your profile, |
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copy of any document that could help the selection board to assess your profile,

| — | on a blank sheet, a numbered index of the above documents. |
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on a blank sheet, a numbered index of the above documents.

All documents not in English, must be accompanied by a translation which you may do yourself.

A CURRICULUM VITAE IS NOT A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT.

You should send only uncertified photocopies of the above documents. Print-outs of web pages and/or references to websites will not be treated as documents for the purposes of this requirement.

When completing your application form, you may not refer to any previous applications submitted or other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents enclosed 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 in time (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending) by registered post to the following address:

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C- 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/115/07 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C- 80

Open competition EPSO/AD/115/07

B-1049 Brussels

You will be disqualified if at the closing date for online registration and sending in of your complete application (9 January 2008):

| — | you have not completed your online registration, |
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you have not completed your online registration,

| — | you have not completed and/or signed the application form (original signature required), |
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you have not completed and/or signed the application form (original signature required),

| — | you do not satisfy all the requirements for admission, |
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you do not satisfy all the requirements for admission,

| — | you have not sent your application by post, |
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you have not sent your application by post,

| — | you have not sent all the supporting documents by the deadline. |
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you have not sent all the supporting documents by the deadline.

3.   Invitations

Details of when and where you must attend the written and oral tests will be available only on the EPSO website. You can access it by entering the user name and password you specified when registering online. You are responsible for updating any change, via your EPSO profile, 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, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (EPSO-AD-115-07@ec.europa.eu).

If possible, you will be asked to sit the written tests at the test centre considered closest to the address given at the time of your online registration. 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 at least three weeks before the date scheduled for the written tests.

4.   Reserve list

The names of the successful candidates (see B.7) will be entered on the reserve list.

| 5. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information on your online registration form or official application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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| 6. | To facilitate the administrative work, you are asked to give your full name as entered on your application AND to quote the NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION and the reference number you received when your online registration was accepted, in all correspondence. |
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To facilitate the administrative work, you are asked to give your full name as entered on your application AND to quote the NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION and the reference number you received when your online registration was accepted, in all correspondence.

D.   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, 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. It is made up of representatives of the administration and of the institutions' staff committee. Their names will be published on the EPSO website after candidates have been notified as to whether they have been admitted or not to the competition.

The European Personnel Office (EPSO) is responsible for all communication with candidates until the competition is completed. You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. It is up to the selection board to 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 start to finish, beginning on the final date for registration, and ending on the date the final results are known.

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 a special right of access to certain information concerning them directly and individually, subject to the conditions described below. EPSO may accordingly provide candidates who so request with supplementary information relating to their participation in the competition. Candidates should send any requests for information 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 in such a manner as to take account of the secret nature of the proceedings of selection boards provided for by the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and to conform to 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 (see III.3).

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

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment criteria/Career

If you are placed on the reserve list, you will be eligible for appointment as a probationary official, as and when required by the European institutions, in Luxembourg, Brussels or any other place of activity.

If you are placed on the reserve list and offered a post, you will subsequently be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents, such as diplomas, certificates and statements of employment, of which you have sent photocopies.

Recruitment will depend on posts and funds becoming available.

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

Candidates on the reserve list may only be appointed to lawyer-linguist posts. In the interests of the service, Institutions may require officials to remain in their first posts for minimum periods before benefiting from an internal transfer under Article 29(1)(a) of the Staff Regulations.

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 may be 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 that received the transfer request.

7.   Retirement

You should note that the retirement age for officials is laid down in the Staff Regulations as follows:

| — | either automatically at the age of 65 years, |
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| — | or, at the official's own request, at the age of 63 or where the official is between 55 and 63 and satisfies the requirements laid down in the Staff Regulations for the immediate payment of a pension, |
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or, at the official's own request, at the age of 63 or where the official is between 55 and 63 and satisfies the requirements laid down in the Staff Regulations for the immediate payment of a pension,

| — | exceptionally, at the official's 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 the official's 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

Lawyer-linguists will be recruited from the reserve list to grade AD7.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2007:

grade AD7, first step: EUR 5 135,94

10.   Protection of personal data

As the body responsible for organising the competition, EPSO will ensure that candidates' 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. 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)  (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm)

(3)  For practical reasons this form is available in English, French or German only.

(4)  Where several candidates with identical marks qualify for the last place, they will all be placed on the reserve list.

(5)  Successful candidates may explicitly ask for their names not to be published, at the latest two weeks after the communication of the results.

(6)  Write to EPSO — Info-recruitment — CORT 80 4/11 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-2) 295 74 88.

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ANNEX

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

If, at any stage of the competition, 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 posted online, send a letter stating your case to:





  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/115/07 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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Request for review

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

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD/115/07

B-1049 Brussels

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

| — | Appeal







  — | 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

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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/AD/115/07 |
| 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/AD/115/07

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.

You should 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 rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complaint 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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Complaint 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 the 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).

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 actions in place at the bodies concerned.

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