# Official Journal C 317A/22 D

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4722 December 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 317A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4722 December 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | III   Notices |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2004/C 317A/2 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/4/04 to constitute a reserve of administrators (A*7) for citizens of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in the field of European public administration | 3 |
| This competition requires a university graduate level education and six years' professional experience. |
| 2004/C 317A/3 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/2/04 to constitute a reserve of assistants (B*3) for citizens of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management | 18 |
| 2004/C 317A/4 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/3/04 to constitute a reserve of assistants (B*3) for citizens of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in the field of Information Technology | 33 |
| These competitions require a level of post-secondary education and five years' professional experience or a level of secondary education and eight years' professional experience. |

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Contents

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III   Notices

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2004/C 317A/2

Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/4/04 to constitute a reserve of administrators (A*7) for citizens of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in the field of European public administration

EPSO/AD/4/04

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This competition requires a university graduate level education and six years' professional experience.

2004/C 317A/3

Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/2/04 to constitute a reserve of assistants (B*3) for citizens of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management

EPSO/AST/2/04

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2004/C 317A/4

Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/3/04 to constitute a reserve of assistants (B*3) for citizens of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia in the field of Information Technology

EPSO/AST/3/04

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These competitions require a level of post-secondary education and five years' professional experience or a level of secondary education and eight years' professional experience.

| | Corrigenda |
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| 2004/C 317A/5 | Corrigendum to the vacancy notice for a Director in DG Research (Article 29(1a) and (2) of the Staff Regulations) — COM/2004/10560 | 50 |

Corrigenda

2004/C 317A/5

Corrigendum to the vacancy notice for a Director in DG Research (Article 29(1a) and (2) of the Staff Regulations) — COM/2004/10560

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III Notices

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

| 22.12.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 317/3 |
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22.12.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 317/3

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/4/04

(2004/C 317 A/01)

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

ADMINISTRATORS
   (1)
  (A*7)
   (2)

of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE OF APPLICANTS) |
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| B. | SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION |
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| C. | HOW TO APPLY |
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| D. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 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/4/04 is being held to recruit administrators (A*7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration.

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

Number of successful applicants by citizenship:

| CYPRIOT | 15 |
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| CZECH | 50 |
| ESTONIAN | 15 |
| HUNGARIAN | 50 |
| LATVIAN | 25 |
| LITHUANIAN | 15 |
| MALTESE | 10 |
| POLISH | 135 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 30 |
| SLOVENIAN | 15 |

CYPRIOT

15

CZECH

50

ESTONIAN

15

HUNGARIAN

50

LATVIAN

25

LITHUANIAN

15

MALTESE

10

POLISH

135

SLOVAKIAN

30

SLOVENIAN

15

The European Personnel Selection Office is simultaneously publishing the following open competitions:

| — | EPSO/AD/4/04, administrators (A*7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration, |
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EPSO/AD/4/04, administrators (A*7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration,

| — | EPSO/AST/2/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management, |
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EPSO/AST/2/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management,

| — | EPSO/AST/3/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology. |
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EPSO/AST/3/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology.

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for one of these competitions only. You must choose which one when you register on-line, and cannot change it after the closing date for registration.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between applicants and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, the competition notices are being published solely in English, French and German. These three languages will also be used for the invitations to the various tests, the preselection tests and correspondence between EPSO and applicants.

The language you choose for the preselection tests will be the language used for communicating with you.

I.   DUTIES

Conducting analyses and carrying out administrative, advisory and supervisory duties which may cover:

| — | preparing, developing and implementing Community initiatives, including working on case studies, producing reports, drafting Community legislation, and taking part in consultations and negotiations within the Commission, with business and other interest groups in the Member States, and with the other Community institutions, |
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preparing, developing and implementing Community initiatives, including working on case studies, producing reports, drafting Community legislation, and taking part in consultations and negotiations within the Commission, with business and other interest groups in the Member States, and with the other Community institutions,

| — | taking part in international negotiations, implementing bilateral and multilateral agreements, and managing commercial- or development-policy instruments, |
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taking part in international negotiations, implementing bilateral and multilateral agreements, and managing commercial- or development-policy instruments,

| — | administering and implementing Community policies and action programmes in various fields of activity such as the single market, external relations, social affairs, agriculture, structural policies, transport, the environment and information, |
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administering and implementing Community policies and action programmes in various fields of activity such as the single market, external relations, social affairs, agriculture, structural policies, transport, the environment and information,

| — | managing human resources, including planning, career management, staff training and staff management, |
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managing human resources, including planning, career management, staff training and staff management,

| — | project management, |
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project management,

| — | management and control of financial resources, |
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management and control of financial resources,

| — | audit work, |
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audit work,

| — | implementing communications and information policies, |
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implementing communications and information policies,

| — | assisting MEPs, by means of written and oral contributions, and taking an active part in organising the work of different parliamentary bodies. |
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assisting MEPs, by means of written and oral contributions, and taking an active part in organising the work of different parliamentary bodies.

The European institutions place particular importance on the ability of applicants to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will have to show initiative and imagination and be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and to adjust to a multicultural working environment. You must be prepared to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

II.   Eligibility (profile sought)

You may apply for this competition if, on the closing date for on-line registration (see section C), you meet the following requirements:

1.   Certificates and diplomas

You must have:

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

| (ii) | a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma followed by at least one year's full-time appropriate professional experience, when the normal period of university education is at least three years. |
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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma followed by at least one year's full-time appropriate professional experience, when the normal period of university education is at least three years.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. As a general guide, see the examples of the minimum qualifications required in the tables annexed to the Guide for Applicants (see EPSO's website (3)).

2.   Professional experience

You must have obtained,

| — | since A.II.1(i), or |
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since A.II.1(i), or

| — | since A.II.1 (ii) |
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since A.II.1 (ii)

at least six years' full-time professional experience relevant to one or more elements listed under the duties concerned.

Professional experience in an international environment will be considered an asset but not a requirement for admission to the competition.

3.   Knowledge of languages

Candidates should possess:

| (a) | main language:
  A thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian.
  Exceptionally, Cypriot citizens who do not have Greek as their main language may also choose one of the other official languages listed in A.II.3 (b). |
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(a)

main language:

A thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian.

Exceptionally, Cypriot citizens who do not have Greek as their main language may also choose one of the other official languages listed in A.II.3 (b).

| (b) | a second language (which must be different from the main language):
  A satisfactory knowledge of one of the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish. |
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(b)

a second language (which must be different from the main language):

A satisfactory knowledge of one of the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.

| (c) | language for the preselection tests (which must be different from the main language):
  As the preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) for this competition are organised in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (see section B.1), a satisfactory knowledge of one of these three languages is essential. When registering on-line, candidates may:






  — | either maintain the choice of their second language (see section A.II.3.b) if this choice corresponds to one of the three languages (DE/EN/FR) |
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(c)

language for the preselection tests (which must be different from the main language):

As the preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) for this competition are organised in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (see section B.1), a satisfactory knowledge of one of these three languages is essential. When registering on-line, candidates may:

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either maintain the choice of their second language (see section A.II.3.b) if this choice corresponds to one of the three languages (DE/EN/FR)

| — | or choose another language (see NB: at section B.2.d) from among the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish. |
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or choose another language (see NB: at section B.2.d) from among the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.

Please give details of which languages you know on the on-line registration form (4).

After the closing date for applications, you may not change the languages in which you have specified that you wish to take the tests.

4.    General terms and conditions

You must:

| — | be a citizen of one of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia, |
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be a citizen of one of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia,

| — | 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 in your home country by the laws on military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you in your home country 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.   Preselection tests — marking

You will sit tests (a), (b), and (c) in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (second language); you must specify which language you choose when you register for the competition.

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specialist knowledge in the field.
  This test will be marked out of 60 (pass-mark: 30). |
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(a)

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

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

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions relating to the main developments in European integration and Community policies.
  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 relating to the main developments in European integration and Community policies.

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

| (c) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass-mark: 20). |
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(c)

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

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

Wrong answers in the preselection tests will not be penalised.

2.   Written tests — marking

| (d) | Test on a subject in the field to assess your:






  — | specialist knowledge, |
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(d)

Test on a subject in the field to assess your:

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specialist knowledge,

| — | comprehension skills and ability to analyse and summarise, and |
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comprehension skills and ability to analyse and summarise, and

| — | drafting skills. |
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drafting skills.

There will be a choice of topics.

Time allowed for the test: two hours (see section B.4).

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

The subjects will be set in the following official languages of the European Union: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.

You must answer in one of these languages, (second language chosen by you at the time of inscription — see section A.II.3.b):

| — | either English, French or German (second language), as for the preselection tests, |
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either English, French or German (second language), as for the preselection tests,

| — | or another of the official languages listed above but not your main language. |
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or another of the official languages listed above but not your main language.

NB: The objective of this test is not to check if a candidate has knowledge of a third language. The choice of one and the same language or two different languages for the preselection test and written test (d) will have no bearing on the evaluation of candidates.

| (e) | Short memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language as regards both the quality of your writing style and presentation.
  Time allowed for the test: 30 minutes (see section B.4).
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass-mark: 8).
  It will be marked only if you obtain the pass-mark for written test (d). |
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(e)

Short memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language as regards both the quality of your writing style and presentation.

Time allowed for the test: 30 minutes (see section B.4).

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

It will be marked only if you obtain the pass-mark for written test (d).

NOTE: for organisational reasons, written tests (d) and (e) will be held on the same day as the preselection tests.

The fact that you have been invited to sit written tests (d) and (e) at the same time as the preselection tests does not mean you have been admitted to the competition.

The written tests will be marked only if you meet all of the three following conditions:

| (i) | you have obtained the pass-mark in each of the preselections tests (a), (b) and (c); |
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(i)

you have obtained the pass-mark in each of the preselections tests (a), (b) and (c);

| (ii) | you are among the ‘X’ best candidates (5) for all these tests; |
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you are among the ‘X’ best candidates (5) for all these tests;

| (iii) | you meet all the eligibility criteria. |
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you meet all the eligibility criteria.

The number ‘X’ varies depending on citizenship:

| CYPRIOT | 40 |
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| CZECH | 115 |
| ESTONIAN | 40 |
| HUNGARIAN | 115 |
| LATVIAN | 60 |
| LITHUANIAN | 40 |
| MALTESE | 25 |
| POLISH | 310 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 70 |
| SLOVENIAN | 40 |

CYPRIOT

40

CZECH

115

ESTONIAN

40

HUNGARIAN

115

LATVIAN

60

LITHUANIAN

40

MALTESE

25

POLISH

310

SLOVAKIAN

70

SLOVENIAN

40

These applicants will then be asked to submit a full application with a view to possible admission to the competition. The selection board will mark your written tests (d) and (e) if, after considering your application, it establishes that you meet all the eligibility criteria.

It will then invite to the oral test (f) the X best candidates (5) in written tests (d) and (e) together who have obtained the pass-mark required in each of these tests.

The number ‘X’ varies depending on citizenship:

| CYPRIOT | 25 |
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| CZECH | 75 |
| ESTONIAN | 25 |
| HUNGARIAN | 75 |
| LATVIAN | 40 |
| LITHUANIAN | 25 |
| MALTESE | 15 |
| POLISH | 205 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 45 |
| SLOVENIAN | 25 |

CYPRIOT

25

CZECH

75

ESTONIAN

25

HUNGARIAN

75

LATVIAN

40

LITHUANIAN

25

MALTESE

15

POLISH

205

SLOVAKIAN

45

SLOVENIAN

25

3.   Oral test — marking

| (f) | Interview with the selection board, in one of the following official languages of the European Union — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish — at your choice, to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. The interview will focus in particular on your specialist knowledge in the field concerned and your knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies. The interview is also designed to evaluate your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass-mark: 20). |
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(f)

Interview with the selection board, in one of the following official languages of the European Union — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish — at your choice, to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. The interview will focus in particular on your specialist knowledge in the field concerned and your knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies. The interview is also designed to evaluate your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

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

4.   Date and time allowed for the tests

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

The date of the preselection and other tests, and the time allowed for them, will be fixed by the European Personnel Selection Office and cannot be changed at an applicant's request. These details will be notified when you receive your invitation to the tests.

5.   Reserve list

The selection board will draw up a reserve list by citizenship, divided into (no more than four) merit classes sorted in alphabetical order, of the best candidates (5) (see section A, number of successful candidates) in written tests (d) and (e) and oral test (f) who have obtained the pass-mark in each of these tests.

The reserve list, together with its expiry date, will be published (6) in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (7).

C.   HOW TO APPLY

Please refer also to the Guide for Applicants, which can be found on the EPSO website (7). Here you can find detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile/on-line registration

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria (see section A, particularly concerning the types of diploma and professional experience required).

If you want to apply, you must register via the internet by going to the EPSO website (7) and following the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your on-line registration in time (8). We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with your internet connection could lead to the on-line registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will not be able to do so.

On completion of your on-line 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 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 your registration. The information you must enter in your registration includes the languages you choose (see A.II.2), the details of your qualifications (title, name of issuing establishment and date obtained) and your professional experience.

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

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering on-line, you may request — preferably by fax — a paper version of the form (9), 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.

The closing date for registration is 3 February 2005. On-line registration will not be possible after 12.00 Brussels time on that day.

NB:
  Within one month following the final date for registration, EPSO will invite you to confirm your application and, where applicable, to choose the city in which you wish to sit the preselection tests.The invitation and confirmation will take place via the EPSO profile only.If you do not confirm your application within two months following the final date for registration, EPSO will consider that you have withdrawn your application, which will be terminated.

2.    Preselection tests/written tests

The applicants invited to the preselection/written tests will be those who are found to meet the general terms and conditions (see A.II.4) after EPSO has carried out a preliminary eligibility check based on the information given in the registration forms, and who have confirmed their application in time.

3.    Invitation to preselection and other tests

Information about the invitation to attend the preselection tests/written tests, the full application form and the invitation to the oral test will be available only on the EPSO website (7). You can access it using the user name and password you specify when registering. You are responsible for updating any change, via your EPSO profile, in your postal or e-mail address.

You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition, ensuring that for each stage you can access the information relevant to your application by consulting your EPSO profile. If you find that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (10).

As far as possible you will be asked to sit the preselection tests and the written tests in the city you choose when you confirm your application. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the preselection tests/written tests.

In principle, the oral test will be held in Brussels.

4.    Full application

The best candidates (5) as referred to in section B.1 (table) will be asked to print and complete the full application form which they will find in their EPSO profile on the website (7). It must be sent in by the closing date (11).

Documents to enclose with the application form

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

| — | a document proving your citizenship, |
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a document proving your citizenship,

| — | diploma(s), together with its (or their) translation in English, French or German, |
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diploma(s), together with its (or their) translation in English, French or German,

| — | evidence of professional experience (with translations in English, French or German) clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out, |
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evidence of professional experience (with translations in English, French or German) clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out,

| — | a numbered annex of the above documents. |
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a numbered annex of the above documents.

You should send only unauthenticated photocopies of these documents.

You must fill in the application form in full, i.e. you may not simply refer to any previous application forms submitted or to 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 in time (11) by registered post (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending) to the following address:

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/4/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

Mail service

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AD/4/04

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the best candidates in the preselection tests who have obtained the pass-mark in each of the tests to determine whether they meet the conditions laid down in section A.II.1, 2 and 3 of this notice. The selection board will then mark the written tests of the candidates who meet all the conditions for admission set out in section A.II. and will invite the best candidates (see B.2) to the oral test.

You will automatically be disqualified if:

| — | you have posted your application after the closing date, |
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you have posted your application after the closing date,

| — | you have not completed and/or signed the application form, |
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you have not completed and/or signed the application form,

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

| — | you have not sent all the supporting documents before the closing date. |
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you have not sent all the supporting documents before the closing date.

NB: If you are successful in the preselection tests but fail to return the full application form duly completed and signed and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents within the time limit specified (11), you will not be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

5.   Establishment of the reserve list

The best candidates (see B.5) will be included in the reserve list.

| 6. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information on your electronic registration form or official application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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6.

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

| 7. | To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should give your FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION AND YOUR MAIN LANGUAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED. |
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7.

To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should give your FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION AND YOUR MAIN LANGUAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED.

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 characteristics, language, religious, political or other convictions or opinions, belonging to a national minority, financial situation, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. It is made up of members representing both the Administration and the Staff Committee of the institutions. The names of the members of the selection board will be published on the EPSO website (7) approximately a fortnight before the preselection/written tests.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will lead to you being disqualified from the competition.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is responsible for all communication with candidates until the competition is completed.

3.   Approximate timetable

The competition will take approximately nine months from start (date of confirmation that you are to take part) to finish, depending on the number of applicants.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website (7).

4.   Requests for review — appeal procedures — complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

5.   Recruitment

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 Brussels, Luxembourg or any other place of activity.

If you are offered a post, you will be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents such as diplomas, so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on vacant posts and funds becoming available.

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

| 6. | You should note that the retirement age for staff is laid down in the Staff Regulations as follows:






  — | either automatically at the age of 65 years, |
| --- | --- | --- |

6.

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

—

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, as specified in the Staff Regulations, 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, as specified in the Staff Regulations, 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 the age of 67 at the latest. |
| --- | --- |

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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 the age of 67 at the latest.

7.   Grade

Administrators will be recruited from the reserve list at grade A* 7.

8.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 May 2004:

grade A*7, first step: EUR 4 878,24

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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 characteristics, language, religious, political or other convictions or opinions, belonging to a national minority, financial situation, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

(2)  The Council has adopted new Staff Regulations involving a new career structure. Recruitment will be based on the new Staff Regulations, in accordance with Annex XIII, Section 2, and in particular Article 12 thereof (see http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/statut/tocen100.pdf).

(3)  http://europa.eu.int/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm.

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

(5)  If a number of candidates have obtained the same number of marks for the last place, the selection board will admit all of them.

(6)  A successful candidate may explicitly request that his/her name not be published.

(7)  http://europa.eu.int/epso.

(8)  No later than midday, Brussels time, on 3 February 2005.

(9)  EPSO — Info-recruitment — CORT 80 0/48 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-2) 295 74 88.

(10)  E-mail address: epso-AD/4/04-en@cec.eu.int.

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

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ANNEX

REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE RECONSIDERED — 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:

| — | Request that your application be reconsidered:
  You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:





  European Personnel Selection Office |
| --- | --- |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/4/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

—

Request that your application be reconsidered:

You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:

European Personnel Selection Office

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AD/4/04

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.

| — | Appeals:







  — | Either you can bring a case before:





  The Court of First Instance of the European Communities |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| L-2925 Luxembourg |

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Appeals:

—

Either you can bring a case before:

The Court of First Instance of the European Communities

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 |
| --- | --- |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/4/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

—

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

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AD/4/04

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 56 of 4 March 1968 — http://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 rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complaint to the European Ombudsman:

  You can, like all citizens of the European Union, make a complaint to





  The European Ombudsman |
| --- | --- |
| 1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman — BP 403 |
| F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

—

Complaint to the European Ombudsman:

You can, like all citizens of the European Union, make a complaint to

The European Ombudsman

1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman — BP 403

F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex

pursuant to Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Decision of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the Staff Regulations and the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, published in the Official Journal of the European Union
  L 113 of 4 May 1994.

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, respectively, a complaint or an appeal with the Court of First Instance under Article 236 of the EC Treaty.

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| 22.12.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 317/18 |
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22.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 317/18

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AST/2/04

(2004/C 317 A/02)

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

ASSISTANTS
   (1)
  (B* 3)
   (2)

of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE OF APPLICANTS) |
| --- | --- |

A.

| 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/AST/2/04 is being held to recruit assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management.

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

Number of successful applicants by citizenship and field:

| | Field 1

  European public administration/human resources | Field 2

  Financial management |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CYPRIOT | 10 | 15 |
| CZECH | 30 | 60 |
| ESTONIAN | 10 | 15 |
| HUNGARIAN | 30 | 60 |
| LATVIAN | 10 | 20 |
| LITHUANIAN | 15 | 30 |
| MALTESE | 10 | 10 |
| POLISH | 90 | 160 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 20 | 35 |
| SLOVENIAN | 10 | 15 |

Field 1

European public administration/human resources

Field 2

Financial management

CYPRIOT

10

15

CZECH

30

60

ESTONIAN

10

15

HUNGARIAN

30

60

LATVIAN

10

20

LITHUANIAN

15

30

MALTESE

10

10

POLISH

90

160

SLOVAKIAN

20

35

SLOVENIAN

10

15

The European Personnel Selection Office is simultaneously publishing the following open competitions:

| — | EPSO/AD/4/04, administrators (A* 7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration. |
| --- | --- |

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EPSO/AD/4/04, administrators (A* 7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration.

| — | EPSO/AST/2/04, assistants (B* 3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management. |
| --- | --- |

—

EPSO/AST/2/04, assistants (B* 3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management.

| — | EPSO/AST/3/04, assistants (B* 3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology. |
| --- | --- |

—

EPSO/AST/3/04, assistants (B* 3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology.

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for one of these competitions only. You must choose which one when you register on-line, and cannot change it after the closing date for registration.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between applicants and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, the competition notices are being published solely in English, French and German. These three languages will also be used for the invitations to the various tests, the preselection tests and correspondence between EPSO and applicants.

The language you choose for the preselection tests will be the language used for communicating with you.

I.   Duties

Field 1 — European public administration/human resources

Reporting to a head of unit or administrator and using various software applications, the official will have a support role in personnel management, especially in the areas of recruitment, career development, training and equal opportunities. These tasks may include duties such as:

| — | managing and following up files relating to personnel management, especially in the areas of recruitment, career development, staff training, equal opportunities and individual and financial rights, |
| --- | --- |

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managing and following up files relating to personnel management, especially in the areas of recruitment, career development, staff training, equal opportunities and individual and financial rights,

| — | drafting memoranda and/or correspondence, and administrative reports in the fields described above, |
| --- | --- |

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drafting memoranda and/or correspondence, and administrative reports in the fields described above,

| — | managing and following up technical and administrative files; this may include drafting technical reports, managing contracts signed with outside firms, writing tendering specifications, following up contract implementation and approving the works and following up projects of an administrative and management nature linked to product purchase (equipment, material and goods), |
| --- | --- |

—

managing and following up technical and administrative files; this may include drafting technical reports, managing contracts signed with outside firms, writing tendering specifications, following up contract implementation and approving the works and following up projects of an administrative and management nature linked to product purchase (equipment, material and goods),

| — | managing and monitoring parliamentary bodies, |
| --- | --- |

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managing and monitoring parliamentary bodies,

| — | preparing, organising and following up meetings, |
| --- | --- |

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preparing, organising and following up meetings,

| — | coordinating and planning work within the department, |
| --- | --- |

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coordinating and planning work within the department,

| — | project management, |
| --- | --- |

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project management,

| — | managing a team, |
| --- | --- |

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managing a team,

| — | analysing and developing working methods. |
| --- | --- |

—

analysing and developing working methods.

These duties require good writing abilities (drafting notes, writing reports, etc.), well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to be a good listener.

Field 2 — Financial management

In the context of various budgetary and financial activities you will be responsible, following detailed instructions and using specific computer tools (accounting software), for carrying out executive tasks such as:

| — | assisting with the operation of accounting and financial systems, |
| --- | --- |

—

assisting with the operation of accounting and financial systems,

| — | organising and keeping accounts and accounting systems, |
| --- | --- |

—

organising and keeping accounts and accounting systems,

| — | assisting with the closure of accounts and presentation of financial statements, |
| --- | --- |

—

assisting with the closure of accounts and presentation of financial statements,

| — | managing cash flow and reconciling bank records, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing cash flow and reconciling bank records,

| — | managing imprest accounts, |
| --- | --- |

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managing imprest accounts,

| — | monitoring financial procedures (commitment, verification of invoices and payments); |
| --- | --- |

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monitoring financial procedures (commitment, verification of invoices and payments);

| — | monitoring debts, |
| --- | --- |

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monitoring debts,

| — | supervising accounting methods and the financial management of revenue, |
| --- | --- |

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supervising accounting methods and the financial management of revenue,

| — | assisting with the preparation of budget estimates and annual accounts. |
| --- | --- |

—

assisting with the preparation of budget estimates and annual accounts.

The European institutions place particular importance on the ability of applicants to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will have to show initiative and imagination and be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and to adjust to a multicultural working environment. You must be prepared to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

II.   Eligibility (profile sought)

You may apply for this competition if, on the closing date for on-line registration (see section C), you meet the following requirements:

1.   Certificates and diplomas

You must have

| (i) | a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma relevant to the field chosen, or |
| --- | --- |

(i)

a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma relevant to the field chosen, or

| (ii) | a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to higher education, followed by at least three years' full-time professional experience relevant to the field chosen. |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to higher education, followed by at least three years' full-time professional experience relevant to the field chosen.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. As a general guide, see the examples of the minimum qualifications required in the tables annexed to the Guide for Applicants (see EPSO's website (3)).

2.   Professional experience

You must have obtained,

| — | since A.II.1(i), or |
| --- | --- |

—

since A.II.1(i), or

| — | since A.II.1(ii) |
| --- | --- |

—

since A.II.1(ii)

at least five years' full-time professional experience relevant to the duties concerned.

3.   Knowledge of languages

Candidates should possess:

| (a) | main language:
  a thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian
  Exceptionally, Cypriot citizens who do not have Greek as their main language may also choose one of the other official languages listed in A.II.3 (b). |
| --- | --- |

(a)

main language:

a thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian

Exceptionally, Cypriot citizens who do not have Greek as their main language may also choose one of the other official languages listed in A.II.3 (b).

| (b) | a second language (which must be different from the main language):
  A satisfactory knowledge of one of the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a second language (which must be different from the main language):

A satisfactory knowledge of one of the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.

| (c) | language for the preselection tests (which must be different from the main language):
  As the preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) for this competition are organised in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (see section B.1), a satisfactory knowledge of one of these three languages is essential. When registering on line, candidates may:






  — | either maintain the choice of their second language (see section A.II.3.b) if this choice corresponds to one of the three languages (DE/EN/FR) |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

language for the preselection tests (which must be different from the main language):

As the preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) for this competition are organised in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (see section B.1), a satisfactory knowledge of one of these three languages is essential. When registering on line, candidates may:

—

either maintain the choice of their second language (see section A.II.3.b) if this choice corresponds to one of the three languages (DE/EN/FR)

| — | or choose another language (see N.B. at section B.2.d) from among the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish. |
| --- | --- |

—

or choose another language (see N.B. at section B.2.d) from among the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.

Please give details of which languages you know on the on-line registration for (4).

After the closing date for applications, you may not change the languages in which you have specified that you wish to take the tests.

4.   General terms and conditions

You must:

| — | be a citizen of one of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia, |
| --- | --- |

—

be a citizen of one of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia,

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

—

enjoy your full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you in your home country by the laws on military service, |
| --- | --- |

—

have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you in your home country by the laws on military service,

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

—

meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

B.   SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

1.   Preselection tests — marking

You will sit tests (a), (b), and (c) in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (second language); you must specify which language you choose when you register for the competition.

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specialised knowledge in the field chosen by you at the time of your registration.
  This test will be marked out of 60 (pass-mark: 30). |
| --- | --- |

(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specialised knowledge in the field chosen by you at the time of your registration.

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

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union and EU Institutions.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass-mark: 10). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union and EU Institutions.

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

| (c) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass-mark: 20). |
| --- | --- |

(c)

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

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

Wrong answers in the preselection tests will not be penalised.

2.   Written tests — marking

| (d) | Test on a chosen subject, in the field chosen by you at the time of your registration, to test your:






  — | specialist knowledge, |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

Test on a chosen subject, in the field chosen by you at the time of your registration, to test your:

—

specialist knowledge,

| — | comprehension skills and ability to analyse and summarise, and |
| --- | --- |

—

comprehension skills and ability to analyse and summarise, and

| — | drafting skills. |
| --- | --- |

—

drafting skills.

There will be a choice of topics.

Time allowed for the test: two hours (see section B.4).

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

The subjects will be set in the following official languages of the European Union: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.

You must answer in one of these languages, (second language chosen by you at the time of inscription — see section A.II.3.b):

| — | either English, French or German (second language), as for the preselection tests, |
| --- | --- |

—

either English, French or German (second language), as for the preselection tests,

| — | or another of the official languages listed above but not your main language. |
| --- | --- |

—

or another of the official languages listed above but not your main language.

NB: The objective of this test is not to check if a candidate has knowledge of a third language. The choice of one and the same language or two different languages for the preselection test and written test (d) will have no bearing on the evaluation of candidates.

| (e) | Short memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language as regards both the quality of your writing style and presentation.
  Time allowed for the test: 30 minutes.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass-mark: 8).
  It will be marked only if you obtain the pass-mark for written test (d). |
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(e)

Short memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language as regards both the quality of your writing style and presentation.

Time allowed for the test: 30 minutes.

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

It will be marked only if you obtain the pass-mark for written test (d).

NOTE: for organisational reasons, written tests (d) and (e) will be held on the same day as the preselection tests.

The fact that you have been invited to sit written tests (d) and (e) at the same time as the preselection tests does not mean you have been admitted to the competition.

The written tests will be marked only if you meet all of the three following conditions:

| (i) | you have obtained the pass-mark in each of the preselections tests (a), (b) and (c); |
| --- | --- |

(i)

you have obtained the pass-mark in each of the preselections tests (a), (b) and (c);

| (ii) | you are among the ‘X’ best candidates (5) for all these tests; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

you are among the ‘X’ best candidates (5) for all these tests;

| (iii) | you meet all the eligibility criteria. |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

you meet all the eligibility criteria.

The number ‘X’ varies depending on citizenship and field:

| | Field 1

  European public administration/human resources | Field 2

  Financial management |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CYPRIOT | 25 | 40 |
| CZECH | 70 | 135 |
| ESTONIAN | 25 | 40 |
| HUNGARIAN | 70 | 135 |
| LATVIAN | 25 | 45 |
| LITHUANIAN | 40 | 70 |
| MALTESE | 25 | 25 |
| POLISH | 205 | 435 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 45 | 85 |
| SLOVENIAN | 25 | 40 |

Field 1

European public administration/human resources

Field 2

Financial management

CYPRIOT

25

40

CZECH

70

135

ESTONIAN

25

40

HUNGARIAN

70

135

LATVIAN

25

45

LITHUANIAN

40

70

MALTESE

25

25

POLISH

205

435

SLOVAKIAN

45

85

SLOVENIAN

25

40

These applicants will then be asked to submit a full application with a view to their possible admission to the competition. The selection board will mark your written tests (d) and (e) if, after considering your application, it establishes that you meet all the eligibility criteria.

It will then invite to the oral test (f) the X best candidates (5) in written tests (d) and (e) together who have obtained the pass-mark required in each of these tests.

The number ‘X’ varies depending on citizenship and field:

| | Field 1

  European public administration/human resources | Field 2

  Financial management |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CYPRIOT | 15 | 25 |
| CZECH | 45 | 90 |
| ESTONIAN | 15 | 25 |
| HUNGARIAN | 45 | 90 |
| LATVIAN | 15 | 30 |
| LITHUANIAN | 25 | 45 |
| MALTESE | 15 | 15 |
| POLISH | 135 | 290 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 30 | 55 |
| SLOVENIAN | 15 | 25 |

Field 1

European public administration/human resources

Field 2

Financial management

CYPRIOT

15

25

CZECH

45

90

ESTONIAN

15

25

HUNGARIAN

45

90

LATVIAN

15

30

LITHUANIAN

25

45

MALTESE

15

15

POLISH

135

290

SLOVAKIAN

30

55

SLOVENIAN

15

25

3.   Oral test — marking

| (f) | Interview with the selection board, in one of the following official languages of the European Union — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish — at your choice, to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. The interview will focus in particular on your specialist knowledge in the field concerned and your knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies. The interview is also designed to evaluate your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass-mark: 20). |
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(f)

Interview with the selection board, in one of the following official languages of the European Union — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish — at your choice, to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. The interview will focus in particular on your specialist knowledge in the field concerned and your knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies. The interview is also designed to evaluate your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

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

4.   Date and time allowed for the tests

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

The date of the preselection and other tests, and the time allowed for them, will be fixed by the European Personnel Selection Office and cannot be changed at an applicant's request. These details will be notified when you receive your invitation to the tests.

5.   Reserve list

The selection board will draw up the reserve lists by citizenship and by field, divided into (no more than four) merit classes sorted in alphabetical order, of the best candidates (5) (see section A, number of successful candidates) in written tests (d) and (e) and oral test (f) who have obtained the pass-mark in each of these tests.

The reserve lists, together with their expiry dates, will be published (6) in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (7).

C.   HOW TO APPLY

Please refer also to the Guide for Applicants, which can be found on the EPSO website (7). Here you can find detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile/on-line registration

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria (see section A, particularly concerning the types of diploma and professional experience required).

If you want to apply, you must register via the internet by going to the EPSO website (7) and following the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your on-line registration in time (8). We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with your internet connection could lead to the on-line registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will not be able to do so.

On completion of your on-line 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 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 your registration. The information you must enter in your registration includes the languages you choose (see A.II.3), the details of your qualifications (title, name of issuing establishment and date obtained) and your professional experience.

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

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering on-line, you may request — preferably by fax — a paper version of the form (9), 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.

The closing date for registration is 3 February 2005. On-line registration will not be possible after 12.00 Brussels time on that day.

NB:
  Within one month following the final date for registration, EPSO will invite you to confirm your application and, where applicable, to choose the city in which you wish to sit the preselection tests.The invitation and confirmation will take place via the EPSO profile only.If you do not confirm your application within two months following the final date for registration, EPSO will consider that you have withdrawn your application, which will be terminated.

2.   Preselection tests/written tests

The applicants invited to the preselection/written tests will be those who are found to meet the general terms and conditions (see A.II.4) after EPSO has carried out a preliminary eligibility check based on the information given in the registration forms, and who have confirmed their application in time.

3.   Invitation to preselection and other tests

Information about the invitation to attend the preselection tests/written tests, the full application form and the invitation to the oral test will be available only on the EPSO website (7). You can access it using the user name and password you specify when registering. You are responsible for updating any change, via your EPSO profile, in your postal or e-mail address.

You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition, ensuring that for each stage you can access the information relevant to your application by consulting your EPSO profile. If you find that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (10).

As far as possible you will be asked to sit the preselection tests and the written tests in the city you choose when you confirm your application. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the preselection tests/written tests.

In principle, the oral test will be held in Brussels.

4.   Full application

The best candidates (5) as referred to in section B.1 (table) will be asked to print and complete the full application form which they will find in their EPSO profile on the website (7). It must be sent in by the closing date (11).

Documents to enclose with the application form

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

| — | a document proving your citizenship; |
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a document proving your citizenship;

| — | diploma(s), together with its (or their) translation in English, French or German, |
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diploma(s), together with its (or their) translation in English, French or German,

| — | evidence of professional experience (with translations in English, French or German) clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out. |
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evidence of professional experience (with translations in English, French or German) clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out.

| — | a numbered annex of the above documents. |
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a numbered annex of the above documents.

You should send only unauthenticated photocopies of these documents.

You must fill in the application form in full, i.e. you may not simply refer to any previous application forms submitted or to 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 in time (11)by registered post (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending) to the following address:

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| Mail service |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/2/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

Mail service

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/2/04

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the best candidates in the preselection tests who have obtained the pass-mark in each of the tests to determine whether they meet the conditions laid down in section A.II.1, 2 and 3 of this notice. The selection board will then mark the written tests of the candidates who meet all the conditions for admission set out in section A.II. and will invite the best candidates (see B.2) to the oral test.

You will automatically be disqualified if:

| — | you have posted your application after the closing date, |
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you have posted your application after the closing date,

| — | you have not completed and/or signed the application form, |
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you have not completed and/or signed the application form,

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

| — | you have not sent all the supporting documents before the closing date. |
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you have not sent all the supporting documents before the closing date.

NB: If you are successful in the preselection tests but fail to return the full application form duly completed and signed and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents within the time limit specified (11), you will not be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

5.   Reserve lists

The best candidates (see B.5) will be included in the reserve lists.

| 6. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information on your electronic registration form or official application form is incorrect you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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6.

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

| 7. | To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should give your FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION, THE FIELD AND YOUR MAIN LANGUAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED. |
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7.

To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should give your FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION, THE FIELD AND YOUR MAIN LANGUAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED.

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 characteristics, language, religious, political or other convictions or opinions, belonging to a national minority, financial situation, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. It is made up of members representing both the Administration and the Staff Committee of the Institutions. The names of the members of the selection board will be published on the EPSO website (7) approximately a fortnight before the preselection/written tests.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will lead to you being disqualified from the competition.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is responsible for all communication with candidates until the competition is completed.

3.   Approximate timetable

The competition will take approximately nine months from start (date of confirmation that you are to take part) to finish, depending on the number of applicants.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website (7).

4.   Requests for review — appeal procedures — complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

5.   Recruitment

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 Brussels, Luxembourg or any other place of activity.

If you are offered a post, you will be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents such as diplomas, so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on vacant posts and funds becoming available.

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

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

| — | either automatically at the age of 65 years, |
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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, as specified in the Staff Regulations, 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, as specified in the Staff Regulations, 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 the age of 67 at the latest. |
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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 the age of 67 at the latest.

7.   Grade

Assistants will be recruited from the reserve list at grade B*3.

8.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 May 2004:

grade B*3, first step: EUR 2 976,76

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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 characteristics, language, religious, political or other convictions or opinions, belonging to a national minority, financial situation, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

(2)  The Council has adopted new Staff Regulations involving a new career structure. Recruitment will be based on the new Staff Regulations, in accordance with Annex XIII, Section 2, and in particular Article 12 thereof (see http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/statut/tocen100.pdf).

(3)  http://europa.eu.int/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm.

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

(5)  If a number of candidates have obtained the same number of marks for the last place, the selection board will admit all of them.

(6)  A successful candidate may explicitly request that his/her name not be published.

(7)  http://europa.eu.int/epso.

(8)  No later than midday, Brussels time, on 3 February 2005.

(9)  EPSO — Info-recruitment — CORT 80 0/48 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-2) 295 74 88.

(10)  E-mail address: epso-AST/2/04-en-field1@cec.eu.int or epso-AST/2/04-en-field2@cec.eu.int.

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

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ANNEX

REQUESTS for APPLICATIONS TO BE RECONSIDERED — 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:

| — | Request that your application be reconsidered:
  You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:





  European Personnel Selection Office |
| --- | --- |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/2/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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Request that your application be reconsidered:

You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:

European Personnel Selection Office

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/2/04

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.

| — | Appeals:






  — | Either you can bring a case before:





  The Court of First Instance of the European Communities |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| L-2925 Luxembourg |

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Appeals:

—

Either you can bring a case before:

The Court of First Instance of the European Communities

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 |
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| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/2/04 |
| 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

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/2/04

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 56 of 4 March 1968— http://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 rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complaint to the European Ombudsman:
  You can, like all citizens of the European Union, make a complaint to





  The European Ombudsman |
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| 1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman — BP 403 |
| F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

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Complaint to the European Ombudsman:

You can, like all citizens of the European Union, make a complaint to

The European Ombudsman

1 Avenue du Président 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 of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the Staff Regulations and the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, published in the
  Official Journal of the European Union L  113 of 4 May 1994.

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, respectively, a complaint or an appeal with the Court of First Instance under Article 236 of the EC Treaty.

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| 22.12.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 317/33 |
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22.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 317/33

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AST/3/04

(2004/C 317 A/03)

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

ASSISTANTS
   (1)
  (B*3)
   (2)

of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE OF APPLICANTS) |
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A.

| 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/AST/3/04 is being held to recruit assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology.

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

Number of successful applicants by citizenship:

| CYPRIOT | 10 |
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| CZECH | 30 |
| ESTONIAN | 10 |
| HUNGARIAN | 30 |
| LATVIAN | 10 |
| LITHUANIAN | 15 |
| MALTESE | 5 |
| POLISH | 80 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 30 |
| SLOVENIAN | 10 |

CYPRIOT

10

CZECH

30

ESTONIAN

10

HUNGARIAN

30

LATVIAN

10

LITHUANIAN

15

MALTESE

5

POLISH

80

SLOVAKIAN

30

SLOVENIAN

10

The European Personnel Selection Office is simultaneously publishing the following open competitions:

| — | EPSO/AD/4/04, administrators (A*7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration. |
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EPSO/AD/4/04, administrators (A*7) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of European public administration.

| — | EPSO/AST/2/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management. |
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EPSO/AST/2/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the fields of European public administration/human resources and financial management.

| — | EPSO/AST/3/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology. |
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EPSO/AST/3/04, assistants (B*3) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovenian citizenship, in the field of information technology.

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for one of these competitions only. You must choose which one when you register on-line, and cannot change it after the closing date for registration.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between applicants and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, the competition notices are being published solely in English, French and German. These three languages will also be used for the invitations to the various tests, the preselection tests and correspondence between EPSO and applicants.

The language you choose for the preselection tests will be the language used for communicating with you.

I.   DUTIES

The positions for which the competition is being held involve work in one or more of the following areas:

| — | applications development, |
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applications development,

| — | user environment administration, |
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user environment administration,

| — | web development and administration, |
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web development and administration,

| — | management and supervision of networks and of telecommunications. |
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management and supervision of networks and of telecommunications.

Apart from the technical aspects related to the various areas, the duties may include:

| — | organising and/or following-up projects in any of these areas (with or without outsourcing part of the work), |
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organising and/or following-up projects in any of these areas (with or without outsourcing part of the work),

| — | organising and/or following-up operational services in any of these areas (with or without outsourcing part of the work). |
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organising and/or following-up operational services in any of these areas (with or without outsourcing part of the work).

All duties involve frequent contact with departments throughout the European Institutions and with external contractors and entail various tasks related to reporting and presenting work results/plans to technical and non-technical audiences. All duties involve working in teams in an international environment.

(a)   General knowledge required:

| — | operating systems: system administration and configuration (the operating system currently used by the European institutions are Windows NT/XP/2000 (3) and Unix), |
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operating systems: system administration and configuration (the operating system currently used by the European institutions are Windows NT/XP/2000 (3) and Unix),

| — | database systems (the European Institutions' main database management system is Oracle), |
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database systems (the European Institutions' main database management system is Oracle),

| — | office automation tools (basic tools used are MS Office and Exchange/Outlook), |
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office automation tools (basic tools used are MS Office and Exchange/Outlook),

| — | networks and telecommunications, with an emphasis on internet technologies, |
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networks and telecommunications, with an emphasis on internet technologies,

| — | network and computer security (virus protection, user authentication, access rights, protection against network intrusion), |
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network and computer security (virus protection, user authentication, access rights, protection against network intrusion),

| — | applications development (data modelling, object-oriented development methodology, web-based applications interfaces, programming etc.), |
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applications development (data modelling, object-oriented development methodology, web-based applications interfaces, programming etc.),

| — | project and service management. |
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project and service management.

(b)   Detailed knowledge required:

The detailed knowledge should cover one of the following areas:

| 1. | Development of financial information systems, for example:








  — | business process analysis, |
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1.

Development of financial information systems, for example:

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business process analysis,

| — | object-oriented development methodology (including associated tools), applications architectures (one-tier, multi-tier), |
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object-oriented development methodology (including associated tools), applications architectures (one-tier, multi-tier),

| — | database installation, performance and design, database implementation using multi-user relational database management systems (such as Oracle, Informix, SQL server), |
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database installation, performance and design, database implementation using multi-user relational database management systems (such as Oracle, Informix, SQL server),

| — | a programming language with its associated development environment, selected from the following: JAVA, Visual Basic, Visual C#, Powerbuilder, Asp. NET, C++, ColdFusion, Oracle application design/development tools, |
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a programming language with its associated development environment, selected from the following: JAVA, Visual Basic, Visual C#, Powerbuilder, Asp. NET, C++, ColdFusion, Oracle application design/development tools,

| — | creation, organisation and administration of websites and HTML, XML and UML pages, |
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creation, organisation and administration of websites and HTML, XML and UML pages,

| — | development and maintenance of technical and user documentation, |
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development and maintenance of technical and user documentation,

| — | quality assurance: applications testing, |
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quality assurance: applications testing,

| — | applications deployment (client and server set-up). |
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applications deployment (client and server set-up).

| 2. | Web development and administration, for example:








  — | All current web developments and cutting-edge web technologies, |
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2.

Web development and administration, for example:

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All current web developments and cutting-edge web technologies,

| — | creation, organisation and administration of websites and HTML, XML and UML pages, |
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creation, organisation and administration of websites and HTML, XML and UML pages,

| — | two web programming languages with their associated development environments, including at least one of the following: JAVA, Asp. NET, PHP and ColdFusion, |
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two web programming languages with their associated development environments, including at least one of the following: JAVA, Asp. NET, PHP and ColdFusion,

| — | web applications development and deployment techniques, |
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web applications development and deployment techniques,

| — | administration of web servers (such as: Planet Web Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, ColdFusion Server, BEA weblogic applications, Apache Server Enterprise, etc.). |
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administration of web servers (such as: Planet Web Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, ColdFusion Server, BEA weblogic applications, Apache Server Enterprise, etc.).

| 3. | User environment administration, for example:








  — | configuration, administration, support and updating of end-user workstations and associated applications servers (the European institutions use Windows NT/XP/2000 workstations and servers), |
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3.

User environment administration, for example:

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configuration, administration, support and updating of end-user workstations and associated applications servers (the European institutions use Windows NT/XP/2000 workstations and servers),

| — | configuration, administration and support of office automation tools. End-user support for such tools (the European Institutions use MS Office, including Exchange/Outlook or Teamware), |
| --- | --- |

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configuration, administration and support of office automation tools. End-user support for such tools (the European Institutions use MS Office, including Exchange/Outlook or Teamware),

| — | configuration, administration and support of printers and other shared resources in a network environment, |
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configuration, administration and support of printers and other shared resources in a network environment,

| — | network interaction (dynamic IP address assignment, identifying access and/or performance problems), |
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network interaction (dynamic IP address assignment, identifying access and/or performance problems),

| — | user administration, including aspects related to security and confidentiality, |
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user administration, including aspects related to security and confidentiality,

| — | service management — user support, helpdesk, quality assurance, service level agreements. |
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service management — user support, helpdesk, quality assurance, service level agreements.

| 4. | Management of networks and telecommunications, for example:







  (i) | Data:






  — | good knowledge of LAN/WAN protocols and services (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, SNMP, Active directory, etc.), |
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4.

(i)

Data:

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good knowledge of LAN/WAN protocols and services (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, SNMP, Active directory, etc.),

| — | use of internet technologies for implementing internal networks or interconnecting networks, |
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use of internet technologies for implementing internal networks or interconnecting networks,

| — | network equipment such as routers, hubs, firewalls, proxy servers, remote access servers, authentication, etc., |
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network equipment such as routers, hubs, firewalls, proxy servers, remote access servers, authentication, etc.,

| — | network design, including cabling, |
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network design, including cabling,

| — | network security, including user authentication, access right management and network intrusion detection, |
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network security, including user authentication, access right management and network intrusion detection,

| — | wireless communications, |
| --- | --- |

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wireless communications,

| — | integration of voice and data, |
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integration of voice and data,

| — | ongoing developments in the areas of VPN (virtual private network) technologies. |
| --- | --- |

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ongoing developments in the areas of VPN (virtual private network) technologies.

| (ii) | Voice systems:






  — | telephony/fax systems — configuration and operation of PABX systems, |
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(ii)

Voice systems:

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telephony/fax systems — configuration and operation of PABX systems,

| — | integration of voice and data, |
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integration of voice and data,

| — | mobile, satellite and wireless communications, |
| --- | --- |

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mobile, satellite and wireless communications,

| — | billing and accounting systems. |
| --- | --- |

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billing and accounting systems.

The European institutions place particular importance on the ability of applicants to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will have to show initiative and imagination and be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and to adjust to a multicultural working environment. You must be prepared to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

II.   Eligibility (profile sought)

You may apply for this competition if, on the closing date for on-line registration (see section C), you meet the following requirements:

1.   Certificates and diplomas

You must have:

| — | a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma in information technology, or |
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a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma in information technology, or

| — | a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to higher education, followed by at least three years' full-time professional experience relevant to the nature of the duties. |
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a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to higher education, followed by at least three years' full-time professional experience relevant to the nature of the duties.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. As a general guide, see the examples of the minimum qualifications required in the tables annexed to the Guide for Applicants (see EPSO's website (4)).

2.   Professional experience

You must have obtained:

| — | since see A.II.1(i), or |
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since see A.II.1(i), or

| — | since A.II.1(ii), |
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since A.II.1(ii),

at least five years' full-time professional experience relevant to the duties concerned.

3.   Knowledge of languages

Candidates should possess:

| (a) | main language:
  A thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian.
  Exceptionally, Cypriot citizens who do not have Greek as their main language may also choose one of the other official languages listed in A.II.3 (b); |
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(a)

main language:

A thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian.

Exceptionally, Cypriot citizens who do not have Greek as their main language may also choose one of the other official languages listed in A.II.3 (b);

| (b) | a second language (which must be different from the main language):
  A satisfactory knowledge of one of the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish; |
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(b)

a second language (which must be different from the main language):

A satisfactory knowledge of one of the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish;

| (c) | language for the preselection tests (which must be different from the main language):
  As the preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) for this competition are organised in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (see section B.1), a satisfactory knowledge of one of these three languages is essential. When registering on-line, candidates may:






  — | either maintain the choice of their second language (see section A.II.3.b) if this choice corresponds to one of the three languages (DE/EN/FR) |
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(c)

language for the preselection tests (which must be different from the main language):

As the preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) for this competition are organised in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (see section B.1), a satisfactory knowledge of one of these three languages is essential. When registering on-line, candidates may:

—

either maintain the choice of their second language (see section A.II.3.b) if this choice corresponds to one of the three languages (DE/EN/FR)

| — | or choose another language (see N.B. at section B.2.d) from among the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish. |
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or choose another language (see N.B. at section B.2.d) from among the following official languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.

Please give details of which languages you know on the on-line registration form (5).

After the closing date for applications, you may not change the languages in which you have specified that you wish to take the tests.

4.   General terms and conditions

You must:

| — | be a citizen of one of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia, |
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be a citizen of one of the following Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia,

| — | 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 in your home country by the laws on military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you in your home country 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.   Preselection tests — marking

You will sit tests (a), (b), and (c) in English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE) (second language); you must specify which language you choose when you register for the competition.

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specialised knowledge in relation to the duties described above.
  This test will be marked out of 60 (pass-mark: 30). |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specialised knowledge in relation to the duties described above.

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

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union and EU institutions.
  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 knowledge of the European Union and EU institutions.

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

| (c) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass-mark: 20). |
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(c)

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

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

Wrong answers in the preselection tests will not be penalised.

2.   Written tests — marking

| (d) | Test on a subject related to the duties described above to assess your:






  — | specialist knowledge, |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

Test on a subject related to the duties described above to assess your:

—

specialist knowledge,

| — | comprehension skills and ability to analyse and summarise, and |
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—

comprehension skills and ability to analyse and summarise, and

| — | drafting skills, |
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drafting skills,

There will be a choice of topics.

Time allowed for the test: two hours (see section B.4).

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

The subjects will be set in the following official languages of the European Union: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.

You must answer in one of these languages, (second language chosen by you at the time of inscription — see section A.II.3.b):

| — | either English, French or German (second language), as for the preselection tests; |
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either English, French or German (second language), as for the preselection tests;

| — | or another of the official languages listed above but not your main language. |
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or another of the official languages listed above but not your main language.

NB: The objective of this test is not to check if a candidate has knowledge of a third language. The choice of one and the same language or two different languages for the preselection test and written test (d) will have no bearing on the evaluation of candidates.

| (e) | Short memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language as regards both the quality of your writing style and presentation.
  Time allowed for the test: 30 minutes.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass-mark: 8).
  It will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for written test (d). |
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(e)

Short memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess your command of your main language as regards both the quality of your writing style and presentation.

Time allowed for the test: 30 minutes.

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

It will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for written test (d).

NOTE: for organisational reasons, written tests (d) and (e) will be held on the same day as the preselection tests.

The fact that you have been invited to sit written tests (d) and (e) at the same time as the preselection tests does not mean you have been admitted to the competition.

The written tests will be marked only if you meet all of the three following conditions:

| (i) | you have obtained the pass mark in each of the preselections tests (a), (b) and (c); |
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(i)

you have obtained the pass mark in each of the preselections tests (a), (b) and (c);

| (ii) | you are among the ‘X’ best candidates (6) for all these tests; |
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(ii)

you are among the ‘X’ best candidates (6) for all these tests;

| (iii) | you meet all the eligibility criteria. |
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(iii)

you meet all the eligibility criteria.

The number ‘X’ varies depending on citizenship:

| CYPRIOT | 25 |
| --- | --- |
| CZECH | 70 |
| ESTONIAN | 25 |
| HUNGARIAN | 70 |
| LATVIAN | 25 |
| LITHUANIAN | 40 |
| MALTESE | 15 |
| POLISH | 180 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 70 |
| SLOVENIAN | 25 |

CYPRIOT

25

CZECH

70

ESTONIAN

25

HUNGARIAN

70

LATVIAN

25

LITHUANIAN

40

MALTESE

15

POLISH

180

SLOVAKIAN

70

SLOVENIAN

25

These applicants will then be asked to submit a full application with a view to their possible admission to the competition. The selection board will mark your written tests (d) and (e) if, after considering your application, it establishes that you meet all the eligibility criteria.

It will then invite to the oral test (f) the X best candidates (6) in written tests (d) and (e) together who have obtained the pass mark required in each of these tests.

The number ‘X’ varies depending on citizenship:

| CYPRIOT | 15 |
| --- | --- |
| CZECH | 45 |
| ESTONIAN | 15 |
| HUNGARIAN | 45 |
| LATVIAN | 15 |
| LITHUANIAN | 25 |
| MALTESE | 10 |
| POLISH | 120 |
| SLOVAKIAN | 45 |
| SLOVENIAN | 15 |

CYPRIOT

15

CZECH

45

ESTONIAN

15

HUNGARIAN

45

LATVIAN

15

LITHUANIAN

25

MALTESE

10

POLISH

120

SLOVAKIAN

45

SLOVENIAN

15

3.   Oral test — marking

| (f) | Interview with the selection board, in one of the following official languages of the European Union — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish — at your choice, to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. The interview will focus in particular on your specialist knowledge in the field concerned and your knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies. The interview is also designed to evaluate your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass-mark: 20). |
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(f)

Interview with the selection board, in one of the following official languages of the European Union — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish — at your choice, to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. The interview will focus in particular on your specialist knowledge in the field concerned and your knowledge of the main developments in European integration and Community policies. The interview is also designed to evaluate your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

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

4.   Date and time allowed for the tests

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

The date of the preselection and other tests, and the time allowed for them, will be fixed by the European Personnel Selection Office and cannot be changed at an applicant's request. These details will be notified when you receive your invitation to the tests.

5.   Reserve list

The selection board will draw up a reserve list by citizenship, divided into (no more than four) merit classes sorted in alphabetical order, of the best candidates (6) (see section A, number of successful candidates) in written tests (d) and (e) and oral test (f) who have obtained the pass mark in each of these tests.

The reserve list, together with its expiry date, will be published (7) in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (8).

C.   HOW TO APPLY

Please refer also to the Guide for Applicants, which can be found on the EPSO website (8). Here you can find detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile/on-line registration

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria (see section A, particularly concerning the types of diploma and professional experience required).

If you want to apply, you must register via the internet by going to the EPSO website (8) and following the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your on-line registration in time (9). We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with your internet connection could lead to the on-line registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will not be able to do so.

On completion of your on-line 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 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 your registration. The information you must enter in your registration includes the languages you choose (see A.II.3), the details of your qualifications (title, name of issuing establishment and date obtained) and your professional experience.

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

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering on-line, you may request — preferably by fax — a paper version of the form (10), 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.

The closing date for registration is 3 February 2005. On-line registration will not be possible after 12.00 Brussels time on that day.

NB:
  Within one month following the final date for registration, EPSO will invite you to confirm your application and, where applicable, to choose the city in which you wish to sit the preselection tests.The invitation and confirmation will take place via the EPSO profile only.If you do not confirm your application within two months following the final date for registration, EPSO will consider that you have withdrawn your application, which will be terminated.

2.   Preselection tests/written tests

The applicants invited to the preselection/written tests will be those who are found to meet the general terms and conditions (see A.II.4) after EPSO has carried out a preliminary eligibility check based on the information given in the registration forms, and who have confirmed their application in time.

3.   Invitation to preselection and other tests

Information about the invitation to attend the preselection tests/written tests, the full application form and the invitation to the oral test will be available only on the EPSO website  (8). You can access it using the user name and password you specify when registering. You are responsible for updating any change, via your EPSO profile, in your postal or e-mail address.

You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition, ensuring that for each stage you can access the information relevant to your application by consulting your EPSO file. If you find that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO immediately by e-mail  (11).

As far as possible you will be asked to sit the preselection tests and the written tests in the city you choose when you confirm your application. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the preselection tests/written tests.

In principle, the oral test will be held in Brussels.

4.   Full application

The best candidates (6) as referred to in section B.1 (table) will be asked to print and complete the full application form which they will find in their EPSO profile on the website (8). It must be sent in by the closing date (12).

Documents to enclose with the application form

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

| — | a document proving your citizenship; |
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a document proving your citizenship;

| — | diploma(s), together with its (or their) translation in English, French or German; |
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diploma(s), together with its (or their) translation in English, French or German;

| — | evidence of professional experience (with translations in English, French or German) clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out; |
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evidence of professional experience (with translations in English, French or German) clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out;

| — | a numbered annex of the above documents. |
| --- | --- |

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a numbered annex of the above documents.

You should send only unauthenticated photocopies of these documents.

You must fill in the application form in full, i.e. you may not simply refer to any previous application forms submitted or to 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 in time (12) by registered post (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending) to the following address:

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| --- |
| Mail service |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/3/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

Mail service

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/3/04

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the best candidates in the preselection tests who have obtained the pass mark in each of the tests to determine whether they meet the conditions laid down in section A.II.1, 2 and 3 of this notice. The selection board will then mark the written tests of the candidates who meet all the conditions for admission set out in section A.II. and will invite the best candidates (see B.2) to the oral test.

You will automatically be disqualified if:

| — | you have posted your application after the closing date, |
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you have posted your application after the closing date,

| — | you have not completed and/or signed the application form, |
| --- | --- |

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you have not completed and/or signed the application form,

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

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you do not meet all the eligibility criteria,

| — | you have not sent all the supporting documents before the closing date. |
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you have not sent all the supporting documents before the closing date.

NB: If you are successful in the preselection tests but fail to return the full application form duly completed and signed and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents within the time limit specified (12), you will not be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

5.   Establishment of the reserve list

The best candidates (see B.5) will be included in the reserve list.

| 6. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information on your electronic registration form or official application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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6.

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

| 7. | To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should give your FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION AND YOUR MAIN LANGUAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED. |
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7.

To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should give your FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION AND YOUR MAIN LANGUAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED.

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 characteristics, language, religious, political or other convictions or opinions, belonging to a national minority, financial situation, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. It is made up of members representing both the Administration and the Staff Committee of the Institutions. The names of the members of the selection board will be published on the EPSO website (8) approximately a fortnight before the preselection/written tests.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will lead to you being disqualified from the competition.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is responsible for all communication with candidates until the competition is completed.

3.   Approximate timetable

The competition will take approximately nine months from start (date of confirmation that you are to take part) to finish, depending on the number of applicants.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website (8).

4.   Requests for review — appeal procedures — complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

5.   Recruitment

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 Brussels, Luxembourg or any other place of activity.

If you are offered a post, you will be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents such as diplomas, so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on vacant posts and funds becoming available.

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

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

| — | either automatically at the age of 65 years; |
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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, as specified in the Staff Regulations, 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, as specified in the Staff Regulations, 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 the age of 67 at the latest. |
| --- | --- |

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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 the age of 67 at the latest.

7.   Grade

Assistants will be recruited from the reserve list at grade B*3.

8.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 May 2004:

grade B*3, first step: EUR 2 976,76

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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 characteristics, language, religious, political or other convictions or opinions, belonging to a national minority, financial situation, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

(2)  The Council has adopted new Staff Regulations involving a new career structure. Recruitment will be based on the new Staff Regulations, in accordance with Annex XIII, Section 2, and in particular Article 12 thereof (see http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/statut/tocen100.pdf).

(3)  These are the products used by the European Institutions today (the Court of Auditors uses ‘Lotus Notes and Novell’). However, the tests will be oriented more towards the ability to work in a rapidly changing IT environment than towards detailed knowledge of any of these products.

(4)  http://europa.eu.int/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm.

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

(6)  If a number of candidates have obtained the same number of marks for the last place, the selection board will admit all of them.

(7)  A successful candidate may explicitly request that his/her name not be published.

(8)  http://europa.eu.int/epso.

(9)  No later than midday, Brussels time, on 3 February 2005.

(10)  EPSO — Info-recruitment — CORT 80 0/48 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-2) 295 74 88.

(11)  E-mail address: epso-AST/3/04-en@cec.eu.int.

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

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ANNEX

REQUESTS for APPLICATIONS TO BE RECONSIDERED — 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:

| — | Request that your application be reconsidered:

  You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:





  European Personnel Selection Office |
| --- | --- |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/3/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

—

Request that your application be reconsidered:

You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:

European Personnel Selection Office

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/3/04

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.

| — | Appeals:






  — | Either you can bring a case before:





  The Court of First Instance of the European Communities |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| L-2925 Luxembourg |

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Appeals:

—

Either you can bring a case before:

The Court of First Instance of the European Communities

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 |
| --- | --- |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/3/04 |
| 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

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/3/04

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations published in the
  Official Journal of the European Union L  56 of 4 March 1968 — http://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 rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complaint to the European Ombudsman:
  You can, like all citizens of the European Union, make a complaint to





  The European Ombudsman |
| --- | --- |
| 1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman — BP 403 |
| F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

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Complaint to the European Ombudsman:

You can, like all citizens of the European Union, make a complaint to

The European Ombudsman

1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman — BP 403

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pursuant to Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Decision of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the Staff Regulations and the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 113 of 4 May 1994.

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Corrigenda

| 22.12.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 317/50 |
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22.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 317/50

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Corrigendum to the vacancy notice for a Director in DG Research (Article 29(1a) and (2) of the Staff Regulations) COM/2004/10560

(Official Journal of the European Union C 298 A of 3 December 2004)

(2004/C 317 A/04)

Page 3, on the second line:

for:

‘As part of this work the Directorate-General for Research wishes to recruit a Director to manage Directorate I “Environment” (approximately 100 staff; annual budget of EUR 2 120 000)’.

read:

‘As part of this work the Directorate-General for Research wishes to recruit a Director to manage Directorate I “Environment” (approximately 100 staff; annual budget of approximately EUR 200 million).’

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