# Official Journal C 175A/10 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5110 July 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 175A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5110 July 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | V   Announcements |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2008/C 175A/01 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/68/08 — Nurses (AST 1) for a medical service or European Commission nursery | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2008/C 175A/01

Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/68/08 — Nurses (AST 1) for a medical service or European Commission nursery

1

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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| ES | El presente Diario Oficial se publica únicamente en las lenguas alemana, francesa e inglesa. |
| CS | Toto číslo Úředního věstníku vychází pouze v angličtině, francouzštině a němčině. |
| DA | Denne EU-Tidende offentliggøres udelukkende på engelsk, fransk og tysk. |
| DE | Dieses Amtsblatt wird nur in Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch veröffentlicht. |
| ET | Käesolev Euroopa Liidu Teataja number ilmub ainult inglise, prantsuse ja saksa keeles. |
| EL | Η παρούσα Επίσημη Εφημερίδα εκδίδεται μόνο στην αγγλική, τη γαλλική και τη γερμανική γλώσσα. |
| EN | This Official Journal is only published in English, French and German. |
| 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. |
| IT | La presente Gazzetta ufficiale è pubblicata solo in lingua francese, inglese e tedesca. |
| LV | Šis Oficiālais Vēstnesis ir publicēts tikai angļu, franču um vācu valodā. |
| LT | Šis Oficialusis leidinys išleistas tik anglų, prancūzų ir vokiečių kalbomis. |
| HU | A Hivatalos Lapnak ez a száma kizáról agangol, francia és német nyelven jelenik meg. |
| 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, francesa e inglesa. |
| 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. |
| FI | Tämä virallisen lehden numero julkaistaan ainoastaan englannin, ranskan ja saksan kielellä. |
| SV | Detta nummer av Europeiska unionens officiella tidning utkommer endast på engelska, franska och tyska. |

BG

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

ES

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

CS

Toto číslo Úředního věstníku vychází pouze v angličtině, francouzštině a němčině.

DA

Denne EU-Tidende offentliggøres udelukkende på engelsk, fransk og tysk.

DE

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

ET

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

EL

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

EN

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

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.

IT

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

LV

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

LT

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

HU

A Hivatalos Lapnak ez a száma kizáról agangol, francia és német nyelven jelenik meg.

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, francesa e inglesa.

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.

FI

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

SV

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

| BG | Европейската служба за подбор на персонал (EPSO) организира открит конкурс EPSO/AST/68/08 за набиране на медицински сестри със степен AST 1 в медицинската служба или в една от яслите на институциите.Пълната информация за конкурса е поместена на интернет сайта на EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
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| ES | La Oficina Europea de Selección de Personal (EPSO) organiza la oposición general EPSO/AST/68/08 para la contratación de enfermeros y enfermeras (AST 1) en un servicio médico o en una guardería institucional.Para más información consúltese la página web de la EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| CS | Evropský úřad pro výběr personálu (EPSO) pořádá otevřené výběrové řízení EPSO/AST/68/08 pro nábor zdravotních asistentů/asistentek (AST 1) pro lékařskou službu a institucionální jesle.Úplné informace jsou k dispozici na internetové stránce úřadu EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| DA | Det Europæiske Personaleudvælgelseskontor (EPSO) afholder en almindelig udvælgelsesprøve EPSO/AST/68/08 med henblik på ansættelse af sygeplejersker (AST 1) enten i en lægestjeneste eller i en af institutionernes vuggestuer.Yderligere oplysninger findes på EPSO's websted http://europa.eu/epso. |
| DE | Das Europäische Amt für Personalauswahl (EPSO) führt das allgemeine Auswahlverfahren EPSO/AST/68/08 zur Einstellung von Krankenschwestern und Krankenpflegern (AST 1) in einem ärztlichen Dienst oder einer Kinderkrippe eines europäischen Organs durch.Weitere Informationen finden sich auf der EPSO-Website http://europa.eu/epso. |
| ET | Euroopa Personalivaliku Talitus (EPSO) korraldab avaliku konkursi EPSO/AST/68/08, et võtta tööle meditsiiniõdesid/-vendi (palgaaste AST 1) institutsioonide meditsiinitalitustesse või lastesõimedesse.Lisateave on esitatud EPSO veebilehel http://europa.eu/epso. |
| EL | Η Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Επιλογής Προσωπικού (EPSO) διοργανώνει τον γενικό διαγωνισμό EPSO/AST/68/08 για την πρόσληψη νοσοκόμων (ανδρών ή γυναικών) (AST 1) για τις ιατρικές υπηρεσίες ή τους βρεφονηπιακούς σταθμούς των θεσμικών οργάνων.Επιπλέον πληροφορίες θα βρείτε στον δικτυακό τόπο της EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| EN | The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition EPSO/AST/68/08 to recruit nurses (AST 1) for a medical service or institution nursery.Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso. |
| FR | L’Office européen de sélection du personnel (EPSO) organise le concours général EPSO/AST/68/08 pour le recrutement d'infirmiers/infirmières (AST 1) dans un service médical ou dans une crèche institutionnelle.Des informations complémentaires se trouvent sur le site de l'EPSO http://europa.eu/epso |
| IT | L'Ufficio europeo di selezione del personale (EPSO) organizza il concorso generale EPSO/AST/68/08 per l'assunzione di infermiere/infermieri (AST 1) presso un servizio medico o un asilo nido istituzionale.Per ulteriori informazioni consultare il sito EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| LV | Eiropas Personāla atlases birojs (EPSO) rīko atklāto konkursu EPSO/AST/68/08 medicīnas māsu (AST 1) pieņemšanai darbā medicīnas dienestā vai kādā no institūciju bērnudārziem.Pilnīga informācija atrodama EPSO tīmekļa vietnē http://europa.eu/epso. |
| LT | Europos personalo atrankos tarnyba (EPSO) rengia viešą konkursą EPSO/AST/68/08 medicinos tarnybos arba institucijos lopšelio slaugytojo(s) (AST 1) pareigoms.Išsami informacija skelbiama EPSO interneto svetainėje http://europa.eu/epso. |
| HU | Az Európai Személyzeti Felvételi Hivatal (EPSO) EPSO/AST/68/08 hivatkozási szám alatt nyílt versenyvizsgát szervez ápolók/ápolónők felvétele céljából (AST 1 besorolási osztály) valamely egészségügyi szolgálatnál vagy intézményi bölcsődében történő munkavégzéssel.További információk az EPSO honlapján találhatók: http://europa.eu/epso. |
| MT | L-Uffiċċju Ewropew għall-Għażla tal-Personal (EPSO) qed jorganizza dan il-konkors ġenerali EPSO/AST/68/08 għar-reklutaġġ ta' infermiera (AST 1) fis-servizz mediku jew f'faċilità għall-kura tat-tfal ta' l-istituzzjonijiet.Informazzjoni addizzjonali tinsab fuq is-sit ta’ l-internet ta' l-EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| NL | Het Europees Bureau voor personeelsselectie (EPSO) organiseert het algemeen vergelijkend onderzoek EPSO/AST/68/08 voor de aanwerving van verplegers/verpleegsters (AST 1) in een medische dienst of in een kinderdagverblijf van de instellingen.Aanvullende informatie is beschikbaar op de website van EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| PL | Europejski Urząd Doboru Kadr (EPSO) organizuje konkurs otwarty EPSO/AST/68/08 na stanowiska pielęgniarzy/pielęgniarek (grupa zaszeregowania AST 1) w służbie medycznej lub w żłobku instytucji europejskich.Szczegółowe informacje można znaleźć na stronie internetowej EPSO: http://europa.eu/epso. |
| PT | O Serviço Europeu de Selecção de Pessoal (EPSO) organiza o concurso geral EPSO/AST/68/08 para recrutamento de enfermeiros/enfermeiras (AST 1) para um serviço médico ou uma creche das Instituições.Podem ser consultadas todas as informações no sítio do EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| RO | Oficiul pentru Selecția Personalului Comunităților Europene (EPSO) organizează concursul general EPSO/AST/68/08 pentru recrutarea de infirmieri/infirmiere (AST 1) într-un serviciu medical sau într-o creșă a instituțiilor.Puteți obține informații suplimentare pe site-ul EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| SK | Európsky úrad pre výber pracovníkov (EPSO) organizuje verejné výberové konanie EPSO/AST/68/08 na zdravotných asistentov/asistentky (AST 1) pre lekársku službu alebo inštitucionálne jasle.Úplné informácie sú k dispozícii na internetovej stránke úradu EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| SL | Evropski urad za izbor osebja (EPSO) organizira javni natečaj EPSO/AST/68/08 za zaposlitev medicinskih sester (m/ž) (AST 1) v zdravstveni službi ali medinstitucionalnih jaslih.Dodatne informacije so na voljo na spletišču urada EPSO http://europa.eu/epso. |
| FI | Euroopan yhteisöjen henkilöstövalintatoimisto EPSO järjestää avoimen kilpailun EPSO/AST/68/08 työterveyshuollossa tai toimielinten päiväkodeissa työskentelevien sairaanhoitajien (AST 1) palvelukseen ottamista varten.Lisätietoja EPSOn verkkosivuilla http://europa.eu/epso. |
| SV | Europeiska rekryteringsbyrån (EPSO) anordnar det allmänna uttagningsprovet EPSO/AST/68/08 för rekrytering av sjukskötare/sjuksköterskor (AST 1) vid en läkartjänst eller vid ett av institutionernas daghem.Ytterligare upplysningar finns på EPSO:s webbplats http://europa.eu/epso. |

BG

Европейската служба за подбор на персонал (EPSO) организира открит конкурс EPSO/AST/68/08 за набиране на медицински сестри със степен AST 1 в медицинската служба или в една от яслите на институциите.Пълната информация за конкурса е поместена на интернет сайта на EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

ES

La Oficina Europea de Selección de Personal (EPSO) organiza la oposición general EPSO/AST/68/08 para la contratación de enfermeros y enfermeras (AST 1) en un servicio médico o en una guardería institucional.Para más información consúltese la página web de la EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

CS

Evropský úřad pro výběr personálu (EPSO) pořádá otevřené výběrové řízení EPSO/AST/68/08 pro nábor zdravotních asistentů/asistentek (AST 1) pro lékařskou službu a institucionální jesle.Úplné informace jsou k dispozici na internetové stránce úřadu EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

DA

Det Europæiske Personaleudvælgelseskontor (EPSO) afholder en almindelig udvælgelsesprøve EPSO/AST/68/08 med henblik på ansættelse af sygeplejersker (AST 1) enten i en lægestjeneste eller i en af institutionernes vuggestuer.Yderligere oplysninger findes på EPSO's websted http://europa.eu/epso.

DE

Das Europäische Amt für Personalauswahl (EPSO) führt das allgemeine Auswahlverfahren EPSO/AST/68/08 zur Einstellung von Krankenschwestern und Krankenpflegern (AST 1) in einem ärztlichen Dienst oder einer Kinderkrippe eines europäischen Organs durch.Weitere Informationen finden sich auf der EPSO-Website http://europa.eu/epso.

ET

Euroopa Personalivaliku Talitus (EPSO) korraldab avaliku konkursi EPSO/AST/68/08, et võtta tööle meditsiiniõdesid/-vendi (palgaaste AST 1) institutsioonide meditsiinitalitustesse või lastesõimedesse.Lisateave on esitatud EPSO veebilehel http://europa.eu/epso.

EL

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Επιλογής Προσωπικού (EPSO) διοργανώνει τον γενικό διαγωνισμό EPSO/AST/68/08 για την πρόσληψη νοσοκόμων (ανδρών ή γυναικών) (AST 1) για τις ιατρικές υπηρεσίες ή τους βρεφονηπιακούς σταθμούς των θεσμικών οργάνων.Επιπλέον πληροφορίες θα βρείτε στον δικτυακό τόπο της EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

EN

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition EPSO/AST/68/08 to recruit nurses (AST 1) for a medical service or institution nursery.Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso.

FR

L’Office européen de sélection du personnel (EPSO) organise le concours général EPSO/AST/68/08 pour le recrutement d'infirmiers/infirmières (AST 1) dans un service médical ou dans une crèche institutionnelle.Des informations complémentaires se trouvent sur le site de l'EPSO http://europa.eu/epso

IT

L'Ufficio europeo di selezione del personale (EPSO) organizza il concorso generale EPSO/AST/68/08 per l'assunzione di infermiere/infermieri (AST 1) presso un servizio medico o un asilo nido istituzionale.Per ulteriori informazioni consultare il sito EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

LV

Eiropas Personāla atlases birojs (EPSO) rīko atklāto konkursu EPSO/AST/68/08 medicīnas māsu (AST 1) pieņemšanai darbā medicīnas dienestā vai kādā no institūciju bērnudārziem.Pilnīga informācija atrodama EPSO tīmekļa vietnē http://europa.eu/epso.

LT

Europos personalo atrankos tarnyba (EPSO) rengia viešą konkursą EPSO/AST/68/08 medicinos tarnybos arba institucijos lopšelio slaugytojo(s) (AST 1) pareigoms.Išsami informacija skelbiama EPSO interneto svetainėje http://europa.eu/epso.

HU

Az Európai Személyzeti Felvételi Hivatal (EPSO) EPSO/AST/68/08 hivatkozási szám alatt nyílt versenyvizsgát szervez ápolók/ápolónők felvétele céljából (AST 1 besorolási osztály) valamely egészségügyi szolgálatnál vagy intézményi bölcsődében történő munkavégzéssel.További információk az EPSO honlapján találhatók: http://europa.eu/epso.

MT

L-Uffiċċju Ewropew għall-Għażla tal-Personal (EPSO) qed jorganizza dan il-konkors ġenerali EPSO/AST/68/08 għar-reklutaġġ ta' infermiera (AST 1) fis-servizz mediku jew f'faċilità għall-kura tat-tfal ta' l-istituzzjonijiet.Informazzjoni addizzjonali tinsab fuq is-sit ta’ l-internet ta' l-EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

NL

Het Europees Bureau voor personeelsselectie (EPSO) organiseert het algemeen vergelijkend onderzoek EPSO/AST/68/08 voor de aanwerving van verplegers/verpleegsters (AST 1) in een medische dienst of in een kinderdagverblijf van de instellingen.Aanvullende informatie is beschikbaar op de website van EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

PL

Europejski Urząd Doboru Kadr (EPSO) organizuje konkurs otwarty EPSO/AST/68/08 na stanowiska pielęgniarzy/pielęgniarek (grupa zaszeregowania AST 1) w służbie medycznej lub w żłobku instytucji europejskich.Szczegółowe informacje można znaleźć na stronie internetowej EPSO: http://europa.eu/epso.

PT

O Serviço Europeu de Selecção de Pessoal (EPSO) organiza o concurso geral EPSO/AST/68/08 para recrutamento de enfermeiros/enfermeiras (AST 1) para um serviço médico ou uma creche das Instituições.Podem ser consultadas todas as informações no sítio do EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

RO

Oficiul pentru Selecția Personalului Comunităților Europene (EPSO) organizează concursul general EPSO/AST/68/08 pentru recrutarea de infirmieri/infirmiere (AST 1) într-un serviciu medical sau într-o creșă a instituțiilor.Puteți obține informații suplimentare pe site-ul EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

SK

Európsky úrad pre výber pracovníkov (EPSO) organizuje verejné výberové konanie EPSO/AST/68/08 na zdravotných asistentov/asistentky (AST 1) pre lekársku službu alebo inštitucionálne jasle.Úplné informácie sú k dispozícii na internetovej stránke úradu EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

SL

Evropski urad za izbor osebja (EPSO) organizira javni natečaj EPSO/AST/68/08 za zaposlitev medicinskih sester (m/ž) (AST 1) v zdravstveni službi ali medinstitucionalnih jaslih.Dodatne informacije so na voljo na spletišču urada EPSO http://europa.eu/epso.

FI

Euroopan yhteisöjen henkilöstövalintatoimisto EPSO järjestää avoimen kilpailun EPSO/AST/68/08 työterveyshuollossa tai toimielinten päiväkodeissa työskentelevien sairaanhoitajien (AST 1) palvelukseen ottamista varten.Lisätietoja EPSOn verkkosivuilla http://europa.eu/epso.

SV

Europeiska rekryteringsbyrån (EPSO) anordnar det allmänna uttagningsprovet EPSO/AST/68/08 för rekrytering av sjukskötare/sjuksköterskor (AST 1) vid en läkartjänst eller vid ett av institutionernas daghem.Ytterligare upplysningar finns på EPSO:s webbplats http://europa.eu/epso.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

| 10.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 175/1 |
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10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 175/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

EPSO/AST/68/08

(2008/C 175 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

NURSES
   (1)
  (AST 1)

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

| 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:

I.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY

Open competition EPSO/AST/68/08 (AST 1) is being organised to recruit nurses for a medical service or European Commission nursery.

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

Number of successful candidates: 5

A.   DUTIES

Nurse in a medical service or European Commission nursery

Carrying out, on the basis of general instructions, complex executive and supervisory tasks, including:

| — | routine care (injections, dressings, administration of drugs), |
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routine care (injections, dressings, administration of drugs),

| — | technical and biological examinations. |
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technical and biological examinations.

Nurses will also be called on to perform such administrative tasks as:

| — | administrative follow-up (medical records), |
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administrative follow-up (medical records),

| — | management of equipment. |
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management of equipment.

These duties call for good people skills and an ability to listen.

The European Commission attaches particular importance 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 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, with due regard for professional ethics, and adjust to a multicultural working environment. You will also be expected to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

B.   ELIGIBILITY

1.   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 obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning 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 Section V.7 concerning the retirement age.

2.   Special conditions

(a)   Qualifications

The posts to be filled require a level of post-secondary education attested by a nursing diploma.

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.

(b)   Professional experience

No professional experience is required.

(c)   Knowledge of languages

| — | Main language (language 1) |
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Main language (language 1)

You must have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union.

| — | Second language (language 2 — must be different from language 1) |
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Second language (language 2 — must be different from language 1)

You must have 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 specify your choice of languages 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 (16 September 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-68-08@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 invite you to the admission tests if your online registration shows that you satisfy the general and special conditions set out in Section I.B on the closing date for online registration (16 September 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.

You will be informed of the procedure for attending the 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 80 highest aggregate marks (3) in the admission tests and a pass mark in each will be invited to submit a full application for admission to the open competition.

III.   OPEN COMPETITION

After receiving the applications, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who satisfy the general conditions set out in Section I.B.1. and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

After having looked through the list, the selection board will admit you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the 20 highest aggregate marks
   (3)
  in the admission tests and who meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Section I.B.2.

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 the field.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 1 hour. |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in the field.

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

Time allowed (subject to change): 1 hour.

| (b) | A test on a subject of your choice in the field, designed to test:






  — | your knowledge, |
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(b)

A test on a subject of your choice in the field, designed to test:

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your knowledge,

| — | your ability to understand, analyse and summarise, |
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your ability to understand, analyse and summarise,

| — | your drafting ability. |
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your drafting ability.

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

Time allowed (subject to change): 2 hours.

| (c) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This 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).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes. |
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(c)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This 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).

Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes.

The written tests will be held simultaneously at one or more centres in the European Union. The date scheduled by EPSO for the written tests 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 10 highest aggregate marks (3) in the tests and a pass mark in each will be admitted to the oral test.

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






  — | your suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A, |
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(d)

Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to complete its assessment of:

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your suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A,

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

| — | 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 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, in alphabetical order, 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 reserve list and its 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 16 September 2008, with a deadline of 12.00 (midday) 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 your 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. Full applications will be requested later (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
   (5)
  , 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 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 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 cannot do this, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (EPSO-AST-68-08@ec.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

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 and studies. 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.

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

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/68/08 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/68/08

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

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

You will be disqualified if:

| — | you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (16 September 2008), |
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you do not complete your online registration by the deadline (16 September 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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| 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.

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 candidates have been notified whether 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 conditions/Career

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

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 on the retirement age of staff, officials are retired:

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either automatically at the age of 65 years,

| — | or, at the official's own request, 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, |
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or, at the official's own request, 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,

| — | 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

Nurses will be recruted from the reserve list to grade AST 1.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2008:

grade AST 1, first step: EUR 2 482,44

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 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 and German only.

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

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

(5)  EPSO — Candidate Contact Service — Avenue de Cortenbergh, 80 00/48 B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-2) 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 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:

| — | 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/68/08 |
| 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/68/08

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







  — | Either 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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Either 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/68/08 |
| 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/68/08

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).

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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