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| 22.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 187/3 |
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22.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 187/3

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/24/04

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/24/04

(2004/C 187 A/01)

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

ADMINISTRATORS
   (1).(A*6); (2)
  , IN SPECIALIST FIELDS OF RESEARCH, of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovakian citizenship

ADMINISTRATORS

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(A*6)

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, IN SPECIALIST FIELDS OF RESEARCH, of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovakian citizenship

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT) |
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| B. | THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE COMPETITION |
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| C. | HOW TO APPLY |
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C.

| D. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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D.

| ANNEX: | Requests for applications to be reconsidered — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman |
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ANNEX:

A.   Duties and eligibility (profile sought)

Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04 is being organised to recruit administrators (A*6) of Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovakian citizenship in the following fields of research:

| | Field 1: Chemistry and biology (reserve list of 30 successful candidates), |
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Field 1: Chemistry and biology (reserve list of 30 successful candidates),

| | Field 2: Physics and materials science (reserve list of 20 successful candidates), |
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Field 2: Physics and materials science (reserve list of 20 successful candidates),

| | Field 3: Socioeconomics and risk (reserve list of 20 successful candidates), |
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Field 3: Socioeconomics and risk (reserve list of 20 successful candidates),

| | Field 4: Image and data processing (reserve list of 20 successful candidates). |
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Field 4: Image and data processing (reserve list of 20 successful candidates).

The purpose of this competition is to draw up four reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the institutions of the European Union (and in particular the European Commission).

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) has also published the following open competition with the same fields:

EPSO/A/17/04 in Official Journal C 81 A on 31 March 2004
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EPSO/A/17/04 in Official Journal C 81 A on 31 March 2004

Candidates already registered may also apply for this present competition (EPSO/AD/24/04).

However, the tests of both competitions may take place on the same day. Candidates are required therefore, when confirming their participation, to indicate via their EPSO profile, the competition for which they wish to register.

I.   Nature of duties

Field 1   Chemistry and biology:

| — | reference materials, analytical methods, traceability and quality assurance, |
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reference materials, analytical methods, traceability and quality assurance,

| — | food quality and safety: livestock traceability and veterinary monitoring, toxicology and microbiology, |
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food quality and safety: livestock traceability and veterinary monitoring, toxicology and microbiology,

| — | environment and health: pollutants and chemical products, energy and emissions, |
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environment and health: pollutants and chemical products, energy and emissions,

| — | water and soil: microbiology and eco-toxicology, |
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water and soil: microbiology and eco-toxicology,

| — | chemical analysis of materials and chemical substances, |
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chemical analysis of materials and chemical substances,

| — | GMOs, genomics and proteonics, |
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GMOs, genomics and proteonics,

| — | data collection and modelling. |
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data collection and modelling.

Field 2:   Physics and materials science:

| — | environment, health, energy and emissions, |
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environment, health, energy and emissions,

| — | analysis and processing of materials for biomedical technologies, medical imaging, |
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analysis and processing of materials for biomedical technologies, medical imaging,

| — | experimental studies and modelling in connection with solid state physics and the mechanical properties of materials, mechanics and civil engineering. |
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experimental studies and modelling in connection with solid state physics and the mechanical properties of materials, mechanics and civil engineering.

Field 3:   Socioeconomics and risk:

| — | risk analysis, evaluation and prevention, |
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risk analysis, evaluation and prevention,

| — | safety in construction, transport and industrial facilities, |
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safety in construction, transport and industrial facilities,

| — | forward study, evaluation and monitoring of technology; socioeconomic impact of new scientific and technological developments; econometrics. |
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forward study, evaluation and monitoring of technology; socioeconomic impact of new scientific and technological developments; econometrics.

Field 4:   Image and data processing:

| — | data management and analysis (temporal and spatial data), |
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data management and analysis (temporal and spatial data),

| — | database creation and development, |
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database creation and development,

| — | interpretation and processing of digital images, digital cartography and agro-meteorology, |
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interpretation and processing of digital images, digital cartography and agro-meteorology,

| — | statistical analysis of data, statistical indicators, statistical modelling. |
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statistical analysis of data, statistical indicators, statistical modelling.

The duties mainly involve:

| — | experimental research and modelling, designing and developing scientific methods and equipment in the fields in question, in particular by applying methods of analysis, metrology, verification and surveillance, |
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experimental research and modelling, designing and developing scientific methods and equipment in the fields in question, in particular by applying methods of analysis, metrology, verification and surveillance,

| — | statistical analysis and processing of data, |
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statistical analysis and processing of data,

| — | assisting in drafting research proposals, scientific publications and the presentation of results, |
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assisting in drafting research proposals, scientific publications and the presentation of results,

| — | work in international teams and networks. |
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work in international teams and networks.

| II. | Eligibility (profile sought) |
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II.

Eligibility (profile sought)

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

on the closing date for electronic registration (see section C), you meet the following requirements

1.   Certificates and diplomas

You must have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma or degree in the field you have chosen for this competition, e.g. physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials science, engineering, geography, agronomy, mathematics, statistics and/or economics.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. A table showing examples of the diplomas required for this competition is annexed to the Guide for Applicants (see EPSO website (3)).

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Note that some of the tests will be on subjects that will require you to have in-depth knowledge (relevant to the duties described at A.I) in the field you have chosen for this competition.

Note that some of the tests will be on subjects that will require you to have in-depth knowledge (relevant to the duties described at A.I) in the field you have chosen for this competition

2.   Professional experience

Since obtaining the qualification required for admission to the competition, you must have gained at least three years' full-time graduate-level professional experience relevant to the duties concerned.

three years

Your professional experience in the chosen field must have been obtained in a public or private body (industry, private company, research institute, university, national or international public body, etc.) and must have involved activities relevant to the field.

The following will be counted as professional experience:

| — | all duly attested specialist work placements or periods of further training preparing for the duties described at A.I. above, |
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all duly attested specialist work placements or periods of further training preparing for the duties described at A.I. above,

| — | additional periods of scientific training, studies or research preparing for the duties described at A.I. above, provided that, on completion, you obtained a certificate or diploma at least equivalent to that required for admission to the competition. |
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additional periods of scientific training, studies or research preparing for the duties described at A.I. above, provided that, on completion, you obtained a certificate or diploma at least equivalent to that required for admission to the competition.

If the period of the specialist work placement or further training coincides with a period of professional activity, the selection board will take only the period of professional activity into account.

3.   Knowledge of languages

You must have a thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages: Czech, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian or Slovenian — language 1 — and a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German — language 2.

Please give details of which languages you know in the online registration form (4).

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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

Applicants:

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

| — | must be entitled to your full rights as a citizen, |
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must be entitled to your full rights as a citizen,

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

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

B.   The different stages of the competition

For each field, if, after the expiry date of the deadline for confirmation of applicants, the number of admissible applications exceeds the ceiling for admission to the written tests, preselection tests will be held. If not, candidates will simply be asked to print out, complete and return the full application form, which can be found in their EPSO profile on the EPSO website
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  for admission to the competition.

For each field, if, after the expiry date of the deadline for confirmation of applicants, the number of admissible applications exceeds the ceiling for admission to the written tests, preselection tests will be held. If not, candidates will simply be asked to print out, complete and return the full application form, which can be found in their EPSO profile on the EPSO website

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  for admission to the competition.

| If, after the expiry date of the deadline for confirmation of applicants, the number of candidates is more than:






  — | 120 for field 1, |
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If, after the expiry date of the deadline for confirmation of applicants, the number of candidates is more than:

is more than

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120 for field 1,

120

| — | 80 for field 2, |
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80 for field 2,

80

| — | 80 for field 3, |
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80 for field 3,

80

| — | 80 for field 4. |
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80 for field 4.

80 f

If, after the expiry date of the deadline for confirmation of applicants, the number of candidates is not more than:

is not more than

| — | 120 for field 1, |
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120 for field 1,

120

| — | 80 for field 2, |
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80 for field 2,

80

| — | 80 for field 3, |
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80 for field 3,

80

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80 for field 4.

80 f

1.   Pre-selection tests — Marking

You will sit tests (a), (b), and (c) in your second language — language 2 (English, French or German); you must specify in the online registration form which language you choose to be language 2.

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specialised knowledge in your chosen field.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20). |
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(a)

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

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

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions relating to the main developments in European integration and in the various 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 in the various 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 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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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 20 (pass mark: 10).

Wrong answers will not be penalised.

If, for the preselection tests overall you are among:

| — | field 1 — the 120 best candidates (5), |
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field 1 — the 120 best candidates (5),

120

5

| — | field 2 — the 80 best candidates (), |
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field 2 — the 80 best candidates (),

80

| — | field 3 — the 80 best candidates (), |
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field 3 — the 80 best candidates (),

| — | field 4 — the 80 best candidates (), |
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field 4 — the 80 best candidates (),

1.   No preselection tests

and you have obtained the pass mark for each of these tests, you will be asked to submit a full application with a view to being admitted to the competition.

You will be requested, after the closing date for registration, to submit a full application form for admission to the competition.

The selection board will mark your written tests after it has considered your application and established that you meet all the eligibility criteria.

NOTE: for organisational reasons, written tests (d) and (e) will be held on the same day as pre-selection tests (a), (b) and (c).

After it has considered your application and established that you meet all the eligibility criteria, the selection board will invite you to sit the written tests and will then mark these tests.

2.   Written tests

| (d) | The written test, in the candidate's language 2, is designed to test your administrative skills, your ability to analyse, summarise and draft; and your ability to write with relation to the field you have chosen for the competition. You will be required to write about two of a selection of subjects. These subjects will be related to the duties described above.
  Each subject will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  If you do not attain the pass mark in one of the subjects, the other one will not be taken into consideration. |
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(d)

The written test, in the candidate's language 2, is designed to test your administrative skills, your ability to analyse, summarise and draft; and your ability to write with relation to the field you have chosen for the competition. You will be required to write about two of a selection of subjects. These subjects will be related to the duties described above.

Each subject will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

If you do not attain the pass mark in one of the subjects, the other one will not be taken into consideration.

| (e) | A short note in the candidate's main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess the candidate's command of his/her main language as regards both the quality of the writing style and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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(e)

A short note in the candidate's main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (d). This test is designed to assess the candidate's command of his/her main language as regards both the quality of the writing style and presentation.

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

2.   Written tests

| (a) | The written test, in the candidate's language 2, is designed to test your administrative skills, your ability to analyse, summarise and draft; and your ability to write with relation to the field you have chosen for the competition. You will be required to write about two of a selection of subjects. These subjects will be related to the duties described above.
  Each subject will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  If you do not attain the pass mark in one of the subjects, the other one will not be taken into consideration. |
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(a)

The written test, in the candidate's language 2, is designed to test your administrative skills, your ability to analyse, summarise and draft; and your ability to write with relation to the field you have chosen for the competition. You will be required to write about two of a selection of subjects. These subjects will be related to the duties described above.

Each subject will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

If you do not attain the pass mark in one of the subjects, the other one will not be taken into consideration.

| (b) | A short note in the candidate's main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (a). This test is designed to assess the candidate's command of his/her main language as regards both the quality of the writing style and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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(b)

A short note in the candidate's main language (language 1) setting out the arguments and conclusions from test (a). This test is designed to assess the candidate's command of his/her main language as regards both the quality of the writing style and presentation.

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

| (c) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions in your language 2 to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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(c)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions in your language 2 to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.

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

The selection board will invite to the oral test those candidates who obtained both the pass mark for each of the written tests (d) and (e) and, who are among, for each of these tests:

| — | field 1 — the 60 best candidates (), |
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field 1 — the 60 best candidates (),

60

| — | field 2 — the 40 best candidates (), |
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field 2 — the 40 best candidates (),

| — | field 3 — the 40 best candidates (), |
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field 3 — the 40 best candidates (),

| — | field 4 — the 40 best candidates (). |
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field 4 — the 40 best candidates ().

The selection board will invite to the oral test those candidates who obtained both the pass mark for each of the written tests (a), (b) and (c) and, who are among, for each of these tests:

| — | field 1 — the 60 best candidates (), |
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field 1 — the 60 best candidates (),

| — | field 2 — the 40 best candidates (), |
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field 2 — the 40 best candidates (),

| — | field 3 — the 40 best candidates (), |
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field 3 — the 40 best candidates (),

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field 4 — the 40 best candidates ()

3.   Oral test

| (f) | Interview — in language 2 — with the selection board 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 you have chosen 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 60 (pass mark: 30). |
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(f)

Interview — in language 2 — with the selection board 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 you have chosen 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 60 (pass mark: 30).

3.   Oral test

| (d) | Interview — in language 2 — with the selection board 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 you have chosen 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 60 (pass mark: 30). |
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(d)

Interview — in language 2 — with the selection board 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 you have chosen 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 60 (pass mark: 30).

4.   Date and time allowed for the preselection and written tests

The preselection tests and the written tests will be held simultaneously for all candidates throughout the new Member States (see list of cities on the website ()). Accordingly, the date, once scheduled, cannot be changed at a candidate's request.

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.

4.   Date and time allowed for the written tests

The written tests will be held simultaneously for all candidates throughout the new Member States (see list of cities on the website ()). Accordingly, the date, once scheduled, cannot be changed at a candidate's request.

The time allowed for the preselection tests and the written tests will be decided by the selection board; you will be notified of the time allowed when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

The time allowed for the written tests will be decided by the selection board; you will be notified of the time allowed when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

5.   Reserve list

At the end of the competition, the selection board will draw up a list of successful candidates for each field, divided into merit classes (no more than four) and sorted in alphabetical order. These lists will contain the candidates who obtain the pass mark for each of the tests (d), (e) and (f) and who are for these tests as a whole, among:

| — | field 1 — the 30 best candidates (), |
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field 1 — the 30 best candidates (),

| — | field 2 — the 20 best candidates (), |
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field 2 — the 20 best candidates (),

| — | field 3 — the 20 best candidates (), |
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field 3 — the 20 best candidates (),

| — | field 4 — the 20 best candidates () |
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field 4 — the 20 best candidates ()

5.   Reserve list

At the end of the competition, the selection board will draw up a list of successful candidates for each field, divided into merit classes (no more than four) and sorted in alphabetical order. These lists will contain the candidates who obtain the pass mark for each of the tests (a), (b), (c) and (d) and who are for these tests as a whole, among:

| — | field 1 — the 30 best candidates (), |
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field 1 — the 30 best candidates (),

| — | field 2 — the 20 best candidates (), |
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field 2 — the 20 best candidates (),

| — | field 3 — the 20 best candidates (), |
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field 3 — the 20 best candidates (),

| — | field 4 — the 20 best candidates () |
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field 4 — the 20 best candidates ()

You will be informed of the selection board's decisions concerning you.

The reserve lists, as well as their expiry dates, will be published (6) in the Official Journal of the European Union

Official Journal of the European Union

C.   How to apply

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

All EPSO's communications to candidates for this competition will be in English, German or French. However, you may address EPSO in any official EU language of your choice.

Electronic 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 do so via the Internet by going to the EPSO website () and following the instructions there on the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time (7). 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 online registration being terminated before you have completed it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline has passed you will not be able to do so.

On completion of your online registration, you will receive on screen a number which you must note — this will be your reference number for 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 have not received this number, this means that your application has not been registered.

If you have not received this number, this means that your application has not been registered.

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) and the type of diploma required for admission to the competition (title, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

Once registered, you can use the EPSO website () (click on ‘Competitions’ — ‘Ongoing competitions’) to follow the progress of the competition and check the test dates and locations.

If you have a disability that prevents you from sending an online application, you may request — preferably by fax

   (8)
  — a paper version of the form, 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 yourself will then be by post.

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— a paper version of the form, 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 yourself will then 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.

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 23 September 2004. Online registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time on that day.

The closing date for registration is 23 September 2004. Online registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time on that day.

Within a month following the deadline for applications, EPSO will invite candidates to confirm their application as well as the competition for which they are applying and, in such case, to choose the town in which they wish to sit the preselection and/or written test(s).

Within a month following the deadline for applications, EPSO will

This request for confirmation will be made via the EPSO profile.

If, within a period of two months following the deadline for applications, no confirmation has been received, EPSO will consider the application as withdrawn. This withdrawal will cancel the application.

| 1.   Pre-selection tests
  The applicants invited to the 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. | 1.   No preselection tests |
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| 2.   Invitation to pre-selection and main tests
  Information about the full application form and invitations to attend the written and oral tests will be available only on the EPSO website (). You can access it using the user name and password you specify when submitting your online registration. You are responsible for notifying the secretariat of the competition of any change in your postal or e-mail address.
  You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition and checking the information relevant to your application for each stage of the competition — you do this by checking your EPSO profile. If you find that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO by e-mail (9) | 2.   Invitation to tests
  Information about the full application form and invitations to attend the tests will be available only on the EPSO website ().You can access it using the user name and password you specify when submitting your online registration. You are responsible for notifying the secretariat of the competition of any change in your postal or e-mail address.
  You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition and checking the information relevant to your application for each stage of the competition — you do this by checking your EPSO profile. If you discover that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO by e-mail () |
| As far as possible you will be asked to sit the preselection tests and the written tests in the city chosen by you at the time of your electronic registration. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence. | |
| The oral test may be held in Brussels. | You may be asked to take the written tests and the oral test in Brussels. |
| 3.   Full application
  The best candidates (B.1) will be asked to print out and complete the full application form from their EPSO profile on the EPSO website () and send it in by the closing date (10). | 3.   Full application
  You will be asked to print out and complete the full application form from your EPSO profile on the website () and send it in by the closing date (). |
| Documents to enclose with the application form


  Candidates should only send photocopies

  Your application must give full details of your citizenship, studies, training, professional experience and any research you have undertaken. You should also enclose a list of the supporting documents, which should be numbered (these copies do not have to be authenticated):






  — | copy of a document proving your citizenship, |

1.   Pre-selection tests

The applicants invited to the 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.

1.   No preselection tests

2.   Invitation to pre-selection and main tests

Information about the full application form and invitations to attend the written and oral tests will be available only on the EPSO website (). You can access it using the user name and password you specify when submitting your online registration. You are responsible for notifying the secretariat of the competition of any change in your postal or e-mail address.

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You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition and checking the information relevant to your application for each stage of the competition — you do this by checking your EPSO profile. If you find that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO by e-mail (9)

2.   Invitation to tests

Information about the full application form and invitations to attend the tests will be available only on the EPSO website ().You can access it using the user name and password you specify when submitting your online registration. You are responsible for notifying the secretariat of the competition of any change in your postal or e-mail address.

only

You are responsible for keeping track of the progress of the competition and checking the information relevant to your application for each stage of the competition — you do this by checking your EPSO profile. If you discover that you cannot do this, it is your responsibility to notify EPSO by e-mail ()

As far as possible you will be asked to sit the preselection tests and the written tests in the city chosen by you at the time of your electronic registration. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence.

The oral test may be held in Brussels.

You may be asked to take the written tests and the oral test in Brussels.

3.   Full application

The best candidates (B.1) will be asked to print out and complete the full application form from their EPSO profile on the EPSO website () and send it in by the closing date (10).

) and send it in by the closing date (10

3.   Full application

You will be asked to print out and complete the full application form from your EPSO profile on the website () and send it in by the closing date ().

Documents to enclose with the application form

Candidates should only send photocopies

Candidates should only send photocopies

Your application must give full details of your citizenship, studies, training, professional experience and any research you have undertaken. You should also enclose a list of the supporting documents, which should be numbered (these copies do not have to be authenticated):

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copy of a document proving your citizenship,

| — | copy of diploma(s)/training certifying your studies, |
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copy of diploma(s)/training certifying your studies,

| — | copy of evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out. |
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copy of evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out.

Documents to enclose with the application form

Documents to enclose with the application form

Candidates should only send photocopies

Candidates should only send photocopies

Your application must give full details of your citizenship, studies, training, professional experience and any research you have undertaken. You should also enclose a list of the supporting documents, which should be numbered (these copies do not have to be authenticated):

| — | copy of a document proving your citizenship, |
| --- | --- |

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copy of a document proving your citizenship,

| — | copy of diploma(s)/training certifying your studies, |
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copy of diploma(s)/training certifying your studies,

| — | copy of evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out. |
| --- | --- |

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copy of evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out.

In filling in your application form, you may not refer to application forms or other documents submitted with previous applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned

In filling in your application form, you may not refer to application forms or other documents submitted with previous applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned

In filling in your application form, you may not refer to application forms or other documents submitted with previous applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned

In filling in your application form, you may not refer to application forms or other documents submitted with previous applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned

Signing and sending the form

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
   ()
  by registered post to the following address:

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

)
  by registered post to the following address:

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| --- |
| Postal service |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

Postal service

Postal service

CORT 80

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04

Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04

B-1049 Brussels

B-1049 Brussels

The postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending.

The postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending.

Signing and sending the form

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
   ()
  by registered post to the following address:

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

)
  by registered post to the following address:

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| --- |
| Postal service |
| CORT 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

Postal service

Postal service

CORT 80

CORT 80

Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04

Open competition EPSO/AD/24/04

B-1049 Brussels

B-1049 Brussels

The postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending.

The postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending.

Scrutiny of applications

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine candidates' files to determine whether they meet the conditions laid down in Title 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 Title A.II and will invite to the oral test the best candidates in their chosen field (see B.2).

Scrutiny of applications

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the candidates who meet the general conditions laid down in Title A.II.4 after a preliminary eligibility check by the administration on the basis of the information contained in the registration form. The selection board will determine whether they meet the conditions laid down in Title A.II.1, 2, and 3 of this notice and invite such candidates to sit the written tests. The selection board will then mark the written tests of those candidates who meet all the conditions for admission set out in Title A.II of this notice and will invite to the oral test the best candidates in their chosen field (see B.2).

This means that you will automatically be disqualified if:

This means that 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 in all your supporting documents in time. |
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you have not sent in all your supporting documents in time.

This means that you will automatically be disqualified if:

This means that 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 in all your supporting documents in time. |
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you have not sent in all your supporting documents in time.

NB: If you do not give all the obligatory information in your online registration, you will not be invited to sit the tests. Similarly, 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 () you will not be admitted to the next stage.

NB:

NB: If you do not give all the obligatory information in your online registration and/or fail to return your full application form in time (), duly completed, signed and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents, you will not be invited to sit the written tests.

4.   Establishment of the reserve lists

The best candidates (see B.5) in their chosen field will be put on the reserve lists.

4.   Establishment of the reserve lists

The best candidates (see B.5) in their chosen field will be put on the reserve lists.

5.   If, at any stage in the procedure it is established that the information in your online registration or full application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified.

6.   To facilitate the administration of the competition, in all correspondence you should GIVE YOUR FULL NAME AS IN YOUR APPLICATION, THE NUMBER AND YOUR LANGUAGE 1 FOR THE COMPETITION, THE FIELD YOU HAVE CHOSEN TOGETHER WITH THE CANDIDATE NUMBER YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED.

D.   GENERAL INFORMATION

1.   Equal opportunities

The European institutions apply an equal opportunities policy and accept applications without distinction on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. It is made up of both representatives from the administration and representatives from the Institutions' Staff Committee. The names of its members will be published on the EPSO website () approximately two weeks before the preselection tests (or the written test).

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 disqualify you from the competition.

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

3.   Approximate timetable

The competition will take approximately nine months after the closing date for inscriptions, depending on the number of applicants.

Full details are available on the EPSO website ().

4.   Requests for applications to be reconsidered — appeal procedures — complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

5.   Recruitment

If you are placed on the reserve lists you may 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 budgetary 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 compulsory retirement age for staff covered by the Staff Regulations or the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities is 65 years. |
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6.

You should note that the compulsory retirement age for staff covered by the Staff Regulations or the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities is 65 years.

7.   Category

This reserve pool of administrators is intended for the category A*.

8.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 May 2004:

grade A*6 (see footnote no. 1) first step: EUR 4 311,55

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(1)  The European institutions apply an equal opportunities policy and accept applications without distinction on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

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(2)  The Council has adopted new staff regulations involving a new career structure: recruitment will be made in accordance with the arrangements set out, in particular, in Article 12 of Section 2 of Annex XIII of the new staff regulations (see website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/statut/tocen100.pdf).

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

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

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(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.

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

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(7)  No later than 12 noon, Brussels time, on 23 September 2004

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(8)  Write to EPSO — Info-recruitment — CORT 80 0/48 — B-1049 Brussels, fax number: (32-2) 295 74 88.

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(9)  E-mail address: epso-AD/24/04-en@cec.eu.int

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(10)  The deadline will be indicated well in advance on the EPSO website.

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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 |
| Competition
  EPSO/AD/24/04 |
| 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

Competition
  EPSO/AD/24/04

B-1049 Brussels

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

| — | Appeal:
  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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Appeal:

Either

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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 an appeal under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, at the following address:





  European Personnel Selection Office |
| --- | --- |
| CORT 80 |
| Competition EPSO/AD/24/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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or you can lodge an appeal under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, at the following address:

European Personnel Selection Office

CORT 80

Competition EPSO/AD/24/04

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.

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





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

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Complain to the European Ombudsman:

You can, like all citizens of the 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 regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities 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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