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III Notices

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2005/C 178 A/01)

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

ADMINISTRATORS (1)(AD5)

EPSO/AD/25/05: European public administration/human resources

EPSO/AD/26/05: Law

EPSO/AD/27/05: Audit

EPSO/AD/28/05: Financial resource management

EPSO/AD/29/05: Economics/statistics

CONTENTS

A.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT)

The following open competitions are being held to recruit administrators (AD5):

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

Number of successful candidates by competition

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for one of these competitions and where applicable for one field only. You must choose which one when you register online, and cannot change your choice after the closing date for this inscription.

I.   DUTIES

Conducting analyses and carrying out administrative, advisory and supervisory duties relating to the activities of the European Union.

EPSO/AD/25/05: European public administration/human resources

EPSO/AD/26/05: Law

EPSO/AD/27/05: Audit

EPSO/AD/28/05: Management of financial resources

EPSO/AD/29/05: Economics/statistics

The European institutions place particular importance on the ability of candidates 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 online inscription (see section C), you meet the following requirements:

1.   Certificates and diplomas

EPSO/AD/25/05: European public administration/human resources

You must have a level of education corresponding to a full university course of at least three years' duration attested by a degree.

EPSO/AD/26/05: Law

You must have a level of education corresponding to a full university course of at least three years' duration attested by a degree in law.

EPSO/AD/27/05: Audit

You must have a level of education corresponding to a full university course of at least three years' duration attested by a degree in a relevant subject or have obtained a professional qualification of equivalent level in a relevant field.

If your degree is not in a field relevant to the duties concerned, you must have an additional qualification which is relevant.

EPSO/AD/28/05: Management of financial resources

You must have a level of education corresponding to a full university course of at least three years' duration attested by a degree in a relevant subject.

EPSO/AD/29/05: Economics/statistics

You must have a level of education corresponding to a full university course of at least three years' duration attested by a degree in economics and/or statistics.

The selection boards 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 (2) (see EPSO website) for each category. Note that these are examples only, more stringent requirements may be set in any given notice of competition.

2.   Knowledge of languages (3)

You must state in the online inscription form (4) and in the paper application which languages you choose for each of the different tests. After the deadline for confirmation of your inscription, you may not change the languages in which you have specified that you wish to take the tests (see C.1).

All EPSO's communications to candidates concerning these competitions will be in English, French or German. However, you may address EPSO in one of the languages listed at A.II.2(a).

3.   General terms and conditions

You must:

B.   SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

1.   Pre-selection tests — Marking

You will sit tests (a), (b), and (c) in your second language (see Section A, point II.2) as specified by you on the online inscription form.

Wrong answers in the pre-selection tests will not be penalised.

For all the pre-selection tests the candidates (5) (see table below) who obtain the best marks as well as the pass-mark in each of these tests will be invited to submit a full application with a view to being admitted to the competition.

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

The selection board will mark your written test (d) if, after considering your application, it establishes that you meet all the eligibility criteria.

The fact that you have been invited to sit written test (d) at the same time as pre-selection tests (a), (b) and (c) does not mean you have been admitted to the competition.

2.   Written test — Marking

The selection board will invite to oral test (e) the candidates (5) (see table below) who obtained the best marks, as well as a pass-mark in written test (d), and who meet the conditions for admission to the competition.

3.   Oral test — Marking

4.   Date for the tests

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

The date of the pre-selection and other tests, will be scheduled by the European Personnel Selection Office and cannot be changed at a candidate's request. These details will be notified when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

For organisational reasons, and depending on the number of candidates, pre-selection tests (a), (b) and (c) may take place via computer, in specialised testing centres.Should this be the case, the exact nature of this procedure will be laid out either in an addendum to the Official Journal or as a modification to the notice of open competition. Similarly, the organisation of one or more of the pre-selection tests may be modified.

5.   Reserve list

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

The reserve lists, together with their 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  (2), which can be found on the EPSO website  (7). Here you can find detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

1.   Creation of an EPSO profile/electronic inscription

Before submitting your inscription, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria (see section A, particularly concerning the types of diplomas 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 online inscription 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 online inscription being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process, and once the deadline has passed you will not be able to do so.

On completion of your online inscription, 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 confirmation that we have registered the data you entered.

If you do not receive a number, your inscription has not been registered!

Please note that you must have an e-mail address. This will be used to identify you. The information you must enter includes the languages you choose (see A.II.2), the details of your qualifications (title, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

Once registered, you can use the website (7) (click on ‘Ongoing competitions’) to follow the progress of the competition.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request, preferably by fax, a paper version of the form (9), which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for inscription. 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 inscriptions is 29 September 2005. Online inscription will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time on that day.

NB: Within one month following the final date for inscription, EPSO will invite you to confirm your inscription and your choice of language and where applicable, to choose the city in which you wish to sit the pre-selection tests/written test.The invitation and confirmation will take place solely via your EPSO profile.If you do not confirm your application within two months following the final date for inscription, EPSO will consider that you have withdrawn your application. Your application will therefore be terminated.

2.   Pre-selection tests/written test

The candidates invited to the pre-selection tests/written test will be those who are found to meet the general terms and conditions (see A.II.3) after EPSO has carried out a preliminary eligibility check based on the information given in the registration forms, and who have confirmed their inscription in time. Please note that an invitation to attend the pre-selection tests does not imply that the eligibility of the candidate has been fully checked.

3.   Invitations

Information about the invitation to attend the pre-selection tests/written test, 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, via your EPSO profile, any change 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, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (10).

As far as possible you will be asked to sit the pre-selection tests and the written test in the city you choose when you apply. 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 pre-selection tests/written tests.

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.

4.   Full application

The candidates as referred to in section B.1 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

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:

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the candidates who have obtained the best marks in the pre-selection tests and 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 and 2 of this notice. The selection board will then mark the written test of the candidates who meet all the conditions for admission set out in section A.II. and will invite the candidates who have obtained the best marks and the pass-mark in the written test (see B.2) to the oral test.

You will automatically be disqualified if:

NB: Candidates who are successful in the pre-selection 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), will not be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

5.   Establishment of the reserve lists

The names of successful candidates (see B.5) will be included in the reserve lists

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 administrations and the Staff Committees 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 pre-selection tests/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 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 starting from the date of confirmation of inscription, depending on the number of candidates.

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

4.   Candidates' requests for information regarding their applications

The candidates' right to have access to information concerning their applications within the context of selection procedures is recognised under the conditions indicated hereafter. The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) may provide a candidate, on his/her request, with extra information concerning the candidate's participation in an open competition. The requests for information should be addressed in writing to EPSO within one month following notification of the results obtained in the competition. EPSO will reply within one month following receipt of the request. All requests will be dealt with whilst respecting the secret nature of the proceedings of the selection boards as provided for by the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and in accordance with existing rules surrounding data protection in the treatment of private information on individuals. Examples of such answers to requests are laid out in the ‘Guide to Applicants’ at point III.2.

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

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment

If you are placed on the reserve list you will be eligible for appointment as a probationary official, 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.

7.   Pension

8.   Grade

This reserve pool of Administrators is for the grade AD5.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2005:

grade AD5, first step: EUR 3 837,37

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

(3)  Article 2 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 401/2004 of 23 February 2004 lays down that until 31 December 2010, open competitions are to be held to recruit officials with one of these 11 official languages as their main language.

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

(5)  Given that the appointing authority (AIPN) has given mandate to the selection board to strictly keep to this number of candidates the selection board may not exceed this number. However, 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://www.europa.eu.int/epso.

(8)  No later than 12 noon, Brussels time, on 29 September 2005.

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

(10)  E-mail address: epso-AD-..-05-en@cec.eu.int (indicate the number of the competition chosen).

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

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ANNEX

REQUESTS for review — APPEAL PROCEDURES — COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

If, at any stage of the competition, you consider that your interests have been prejudiced by a particular decision, you can:

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AST/7/05

(2005/C 178 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)(AST3)

in the fields of

CONTENTS

A.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE OF APPLICANTS)

Open competition EPSO/AST/7/05 is being held to recruit assistants (AST3) in the following fields:

Field 1 — Financial management/accountancy (reserve list of 200 successful candidates)

Field 2 — Project/contract management (reserve list of 110 successful candidates)

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

Please note that the tests for the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for one of these competitions and, where applicable, for one field only. You must choose which one when you register online, and cannot change your choice after the closing date for inscription.

I.   NATURE OF DUTIES

The duties mainly involve:

Field 1: Financial management/accountancy

Field 2: Project/contract management

The European Institutions place particular importance on the ability of candidates 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.

Please note that the successful candidates for field 2 (Project/Contract management of this open competition may have the possibility to take up functions in a Delegation of the European Commission in a third country.)

II.   ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT)

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

1.   Certificates and diplomas

or

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 (2) (see EPSO's website) for each category. Note that these are examples only — more stringent requirements may be set in any given notice of competition.

2.   Professional experience

or

3.   Knowledge of languages (3)

and

You must state in the online inscription form (4) and in the paper application which languages you choose for each of the different tests. After the deadline for confirmation of your inscription, you may not change the languages in which you have specified that you wish to take the tests (see C.1).

All EPSO's communications to candidates concerning these competitions will be in English, French or German. However, you may address EPSO in one of the languages listed at A.II.3(a).

4.   General terms and conditions

You must:

B.   SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

1.   Preselection tests — marking

You will sit tests (a), (b) and (c) in your second language, (see section A point II. 3) as specified by you on the online inscription form.

Wrong answers in the preselection tests will not be penalised.

For all the preselection tests the candidates (5) (see table below) who obtain the best marks by field as well as the pass-mark in each of these tests will be invited to submit a full application with a view to being admitted to the competition.

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

The selection board will mark your written test (d) if, after considering your application, it establishes that you meet all the eligibility criteria.

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

2.   Written test - marking

The selection board will invite to oral test (e) the candidates (5) (see table below) who obtain the best marks by field as well as the pass-mark in the written test (d) and who meet the conditions for admission to the competition.

3.   Oral test - marking

4.   Date for the tests

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

The date of the pre-selection and other tests, will be scheduled by the European Personnel Selection Office and cannot be changed at a candidate's request. These details will be notified when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

For organisational reasons, and depending on the number of candidates, preselection tests (a), (b) and (c) may take place via computer, in specialised testing centres.Should this be the case, the exact nature of this procedure will be laid out either in an addendum to the Official Journal or as a modification to the notice of open competition. Similarly, the organisation of one or more of the pre-selection tests may be modified.

5.   Reserve lists

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

The reserve lists, together with their 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 (2), which can be found on the EPSO website (7). Here you can find detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

1.   Creation of an EPSO profile/electronic inscription

Before submitting your inscription, 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 online inscription 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 online inscription being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process, and once the deadline has passed you will not be able to do so.

On completion of your online inscription, 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 do not receive a number, your inscription has not been registered!

Please note that you must have an e-mail address. This will be used to identify you. The information you must enter 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 (7) (click on ‘Ongoing competitions’) to follow the progress of the competition.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request, preferably by fax, a paper version of the form (9), which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for inscription. 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 inscriptions is 29 September 2005. Online inscription will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time on that day.

NB:Within one month following the final date for inscription, EPSO will invite you to confirm your inscription and your choice of language and, where applicable, to choose the city in which you wish to sit the pre-selection tests/written test.The invitation and confirmation will take place solely via your EPSO profile.If you do not confirm your application within two months following the final date for inscription, EPSO will consider that you have withdrawn your application. Your application will therefore be terminated.

2.   Pre-selection tests/written test

The candidates invited to the pre-selection tests/written test 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 inscription in time. Please note that an invitation to attend the preselection tests does not imply that the eligibility of the candidate has been fully checked.

3.   Invitations

Information about the invitation to attend the pre-selection tests/written test, 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, via your EPSO profile, any change 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, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (10).

As far as possible you will be asked to sit the pre-selection tests and the written test in the city you choose when you apply. 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.

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.

4.   Full application

The candidates as referred to in section B.1 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

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:

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the candidates who have obtained the best marks in the preselection tests and 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 test of the candidates who meet all the conditions for admission set out in section A.II. and will invite the candidates who have obtained the best marks and the pass-mark in the written test (see B.2) to the oral test.

You will automatically be disqualified if:

NB: Candidates who are successful in the pre-selection 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) will not be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

5.   Establishment of the reserve lists

The names of successful candidates (see B.5) will be included in the reserve lists.

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 Administrations and the Staff Committees 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 pre-selection tests/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 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 starting from the date of confirmation of inscription, depending on the number of candidates.

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

4.   Candidates' requests for information regarding their applications

The candidates' right to have access to information concerning their applications within the context of selection procedures is recognised under the conditions indicated hereafter. The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) may provide a candidate, on his/her request, with extra information concerning the candidate's participation in an open competition. The requests for information should be addressed in writing to EPSO within one month following notification of the results obtained in the competition. EPSO will reply within one month following receipt of the request. All requests will be dealt with whilst respecting the secret nature of the proceedings of the Selection Boards as provided for by the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and in accordance with existing rules surrounding data protection in the treatment of private information on individuals. Examples of such answers to requests are laid out in the ‘Guide to Applicants’ at point III.2.

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

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment

If you are placed on the reserve list you will be eligible for appointment as a probationary official 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.

7.   Pension

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

8.   Grade

This reserve pool of Assistants is for the grade AST3.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2005:

grade AST3, first step: EUR 2 997,60

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

(3)  Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 401/2004 states that ‘until 31 December 2010, general competitions shall also be held for the recruitment of officials having one of the existing 11 languages as their main language’.

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

(5)  Given that the appointing authority (AIPN) has given mandate to the Selection Board to strictly keep to this number of candidates the Selection Board may not exceed this number. However, 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://www.europa.eu.int/epso

(8)  No later than 12.00 noon, Brussels time, on 29 September 2005.

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

(10)  E-mail address: epso-AST-7-05-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 review — APPEAL PROCEDURES — COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

If, at any stage of the competition, you consider that your interests have been prejudiced by a particular decision, you can:

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