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| 25.2.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 46/14 |
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25.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 46/14

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2009/C 46 A/02)

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

LAWYER-LINGUISTS
   (1)
  (AD 7)

LAWYER-LINGUISTS

1

(AD 7)

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CZECH LANGUAGE (CS)

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CZECH LANGUAGE (CS)

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LATVIAN LANGUAGE (LV)

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LATVIAN LANGUAGE (LV)

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT) |
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A.

| B. | COMPETITION PROCEDURE |
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B.

| C. | HOW TO APPLY |
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C.

| D. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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D.

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

ANNEX:

A.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT)

Open competitions EPSO/AD/161/09 and EPSO/AD/162/09 are being held to recruit lawyer-linguists (AD 7) who have Czech or Latvian as their main language (language 1).

The purpose of these competitions is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the European institutions, in particular the Court of Justice, the Parliament and the Council.

Each competition is divided into two channels: a ‘Court of Justice’ channel and a ‘Parliament/Council’ channel. You may apply for only one of these two channels when you register.

Number of successful applicants by competition and by channel:

| | ‘Court of Justice’ channel | ‘Parliament/Council’ channel |
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| EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS | 25 | 11 |
| EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV | 25 | 11 |

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS

25

25

11

11

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV

25

25

11

11

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Court of Justice in Luxembourg is the institution which employs the largest numbers of lawyer-linguists.

EPSO is also organising the following parallel open competition:

| — | EPSO/AD/159/09 — Estonian-Language (ET) Lawyer-Linguists |
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EPSO/AD/159/09 — Estonian-Language (ET) Lawyer-Linguists

EPSO/AD/159/09 — Estonian-Language (ET) Lawyer-Linguists

| — | EPSO/AD/160/09 — Slovenian-Language (SL) Lawyer-Linguists |
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EPSO/AD/160/09 — Slovenian-Language (SL) Lawyer-Linguists

EPSO/AD/160/09 — Slovenian-Language (SL) Lawyer-Linguists

Please note that the tests for the four open competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for only one of these competitions. You must make your choice when you register and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for registration.

Please note that the tests for the four open competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for only one of these competitions. You must make your choice when you register and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for registration.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between you and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between you and EPSO. One of these three languages will be the language used for communicating with you.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between you and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between you and EPSO. One of these three languages will be the language used for communicating with you.

You may send any questions to EPSO by e-mail via one of the links below, but please check first that the information you want is not already available in the Guide for Applicants or on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso).

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http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

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http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

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http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

Please take every care to enter your details correctly when applying, but if you do wish to make changes to them, you will be able to do so only until the deadline for submission of the application file. Only the information sent confirmed and registered most recently will be taken into consideration.

Please take every care to enter your details correctly when applying, but if you do wish to make changes to them, you will be able to do so only until the deadline for submission of the application file. Only the information sent confirmed and registered most recently will be taken into consideration.

I.   DUTIES

| ‘Court of Justice’ channel | ‘Parliament/Council’ channel |
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| Translating legal texts (judgments of the Court of Justice, Court of First Instance and Civil Service Tribunal, opinions of the Advocates-General, written pleadings of the parties, etc.) into the language of the competition from at least two of the other official languages of the European Union and revising such texts; providing legal analysis in cooperation with the Registry and the other departments of the Court of Justice. | Monitoring the legislative procedure and checking the Czech or Latvian language version of legislative texts (already translated and revised) for linguistic and legal consistency with the other language versions; checking that they have been properly drafted and comply with the rules on form and layout. Frequent contact with the various participants in the legislative procedure.
  Occasionally translating short legal texts, particularly from English or French. |

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

Translating legal texts (judgments of the Court of Justice, Court of First Instance and Civil Service Tribunal, opinions of the Advocates-General, written pleadings of the parties, etc.) into the language of the competition from at least two of the other official languages of the European Union and revising such texts; providing legal analysis in cooperation with the Registry and the other departments of the Court of Justice.

Monitoring the legislative procedure and checking the Czech or Latvian language version of legislative texts (already translated and revised) for linguistic and legal consistency with the other language versions; checking that they have been properly drafted and comply with the rules on form and layout. Frequent contact with the various participants in the legislative procedure.

Occasionally translating short legal texts, particularly from English or French.

The European institutions recruit highly qualified lawyers, who must be able to translate often complex legal/legislative texts into the language of the competition from at least two languages and check such texts. The work will involve use of standard IT and other office-technology tools.

Importance is attached to your ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will be expected to show initiative and imagination and to be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and adjust to a multicultural working environment. You will also be expected to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

II.   ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT)
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The competitions are open to candidates who, on the closing date for submission of the application file, satisfy the following requirements [points 1 and 2(a), (b), (c) and (d)]:

on the closing date for submission of the application file,

1.   Qualifications

EPSO/AD/161/09: lawyer-linguists with Czech as their main language

You must have successfully completed university studies attested by a degree in Czech law.

EPSO/AD/162/09: lawyer-linguists with Latvian as their main language

You must have successfully completed university studies attested by a degree in Latvian law (Kandidātiem ir jābūt diplomam par augstāko juridisko izglītību Latvijas tiesību zinātnēs, kas iegūts akreditētā studiju programmā, vai minētā līmeņa izglītībai pielīdzināmam diplomam un jurista kvalifikācijai).

2.   Professional experience

No experience is required.

3.   Knowledge of languages

| ‘Court of Justice’ channel | ‘Parliament/Council’ channel |
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| (a) | language 1

  a perfect command of the competition language; |

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

(a)

language 1

language 1

a perfect command of the competition language;

| (a) | language 1

  a perfect command of the competition language; |
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(a)

language 1

language 1

a perfect command of the competition language;

| (b) | language 2

  EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS
  a thorough knowledge of French;
  EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV
  a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages: (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French, (IT) Italian; |
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(b)

language 2

language 2

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS

a thorough knowledge of French;

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV

a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages: (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French, (IT) Italian;

| (b) | language 2

  a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages: (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian; |
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(b)

language 2

language 2

a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages: (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian;

| (c) | language 3

  EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS
  a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages:
  (BG) Bulgarian, (DA) Danish, (DE) German, (EL) Greek, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (ET) Estonian, (FI) Finnish, (GA) Irish, (HU) Hungarian, (IT) Italian, (LT) Lithuanian, (LV) Latvian, (MT) Maltese, (NL) Dutch, (PL) Polish, (PT) Portuguese, (RO) Romanian, (SL) Slovenian or (SV) Swedish;
  EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV
  a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages (must be different from language 2):
  (BG) Bulgarian, (CS) Czech, (DA) Danish, (DE) German, (EL) Greek, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (ET) Estonian, (FI) Finnish, (FR) French, (GA) Irish, (HU) Hungarian, (IT) Italian, (LT) Lithuanian, (MT) Maltese, (NL) Dutch, (PL) Polish, (PT) Portuguese, (RO) Romanian, (SK) Slovak, (SL) Slovenian or (SV) Swedish. |
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(c)

language 3

language 3

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS

a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages:

(BG) Bulgarian, (DA) Danish, (DE) German, (EL) Greek, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (ET) Estonian, (FI) Finnish, (GA) Irish, (HU) Hungarian, (IT) Italian, (LT) Lithuanian, (LV) Latvian, (MT) Maltese, (NL) Dutch, (PL) Polish, (PT) Portuguese, (RO) Romanian, (SL) Slovenian or (SV) Swedish;

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV

a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages (must be different from language 2):

(BG) Bulgarian, (CS) Czech, (DA) Danish, (DE) German, (EL) Greek, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (ET) Estonian, (FI) Finnish, (FR) French, (GA) Irish, (HU) Hungarian, (IT) Italian, (LT) Lithuanian, (MT) Maltese, (NL) Dutch, (PL) Polish, (PT) Portuguese, (RO) Romanian, (SK) Slovak, (SL) Slovenian or (SV) Swedish.

| (c) | language 3

  a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages (must be different from language 2):
  (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian; |
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(c)

language 3

language 3

a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages (must be different from language 2):

(DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian;

For competition EPSO/AD/162/09, language 2 or language 3 must be French.

For competition EPSO/AD/162/09, language 2 or language 3 must be French.

Language 2 or language 3 must be English.

Language 2 or language 3 must be English.

| (d) | language 4 — oral test |
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(d)

language 4 — oral test

language 4 — oral test

The oral test will be held in (DE) German, (EN) English or (FR) French. Candidates should indicate their choice on the application form.

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

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

You must state on your application form (which you should print out from the website before the deadline for applications: on 31 March 2009) the languages you have chosen for the tests. You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline.

You must state on your application form (which you should print out from the website before the deadline for applications: on 31 March 2009) the languages you have chosen for the tests. You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline.

4.   General conditions

You must:

| — | be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, |
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be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union,

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

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

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

B.   COMPETITION PROCEDURE

1.   Admission to the competition

| (a) | The appointing authority will draw up a list of candidates who fulfil the conditions set out at A.II.4 above and send it to the chair of the selection board, together with their application files. |
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(a)

The appointing authority will draw up a list of candidates who fulfil the conditions set out at A.II.4 above and send it to the chair of the selection board, together with their application files.

| (b) | After taking note of applicants' files, the selection board will draw up a list of the applicants who fulfil the specific conditions set out at A.II.1, 2 and 3 above and can therefore be admitted to the competition. |
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(b)

After taking note of applicants' files, the selection board will draw up a list of the applicants who fulfil the specific conditions set out at A.II.1, 2 and 3 above and can therefore be admitted to the competition.

2.   Selection on the basis of qualifications

After setting the assessment criteria it will use, the selection board will scrutinise the qualifications of all the candidates admitted to the competition and will decide who is to be admitted to the tests.

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

curriculum vitae

You should therefore include in your file a copy of all the supporting documents the selection board requires to examine your application; otherwise you will not be admitted to the tests.

3.   Written tests — Marking

| ‘Court of Justice’ channel | ‘Parliament/Council’ channel |
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  (a) | Translation into Czech (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in French (language 2). |

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Court of Justice’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

‘Parliament/Council’ channel

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS

EPSO/AD/161/09 — CS

(a)

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

without a dictionary

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

| | EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV







  (a) | Translation into Latvian (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in the language (language 2) you chose from those listed at A.II.3(b). |
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EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV

EPSO/AD/162/09 — LV

(a)

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

without a dictionary

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

| | EPSO/AD/161/09 and EPSO/AD/162/09







  (b) | Translation into the competition language (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in the language (language 3) you chose from those listed at A.II.3c). |
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EPSO/AD/161/09 and EPSO/AD/162/09

EPSO/AD/161/09 and EPSO/AD/162/09

(b)

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

without a dictionary

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

For competition EPSO/AD/162/09, French must be chosen for either test (a) or test (b).

For competition EPSO/AD/162/09, French must be chosen for either test (a) or test (b).

Test (b) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for test (a).

Test (b) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for test (a).

| (a) | Checking and correction of a legal text in the competition language (language 1) containing errors of grammar, syntax, style and legal terminology. The purpose of this test is to check that you have a perfect command of the language you have chosen as language 1 and of legal terminology.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed: one hour. |
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(a)

Checking and correction of a legal text in the competition language (language 1) containing errors of grammar, syntax, style and legal terminology. The purpose of this test is to check that you have a perfect command of the language you have chosen as language 1 and of legal terminology.

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

Time allowed: one hour.

| (b) | Translation into the competition language (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian depending on your choice (language 2).
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed: two and a half hours. |
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(b)

Translation into the competition language (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian depending on your choice (language 2).

without a dictionary

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

Test (b) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for test (a).

Test (b) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for test (a).

| (c) | Translation into the competition language (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian (language 3) (must be different from the language chosen for test (b)). |
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(c)

Translation into the competition language (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in (DE) German, (EN) English, (ES) Spanish, (FR) French or (IT) Italian (language 3) (must be different from the language chosen for test (b)).

without a dictionary,

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

Time allowed: two and a half hours.

English must be chosen for either test (b) or test (c).

English must be chosen for either test (b) or test (c).

Test (c) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for tests (a) and (b).

Test (c) will be marked only if you obtain the pass mark for tests (a) and (b).

4.   Oral test — Marking

If you obtain the pass mark for the written tests you will be admitted to the oral test.

Interview with the selection board mainly in English, French or German (language 4) to enable it to assess:

| — | your general and legal knowledge; your legal knowledge will be tested in your competition language (language 1); |
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your general and legal knowledge; your legal knowledge will be tested in your competition language (language 1);

| — | your communication and negotiation skills and your ability to chair a meeting (‘Parliament/Council’ channel); |
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your communication and negotiation skills and your ability to chair a meeting (‘Parliament/Council’ channel);

| — | your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment and in a team; your ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively; your initiative, imagination, level of motivation and ability to work frequently under pressure; if necessary, additional questions may be put to you in your competition language.
  This test will be marked out of 100 (pass mark: 50). |
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your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment and in a team; your ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively; your initiative, imagination, level of motivation and ability to work frequently under pressure; if necessary, additional questions may be put to you in your competition language.

This test will be marked out of 100 (pass mark: 50).

5.   Date of the tests

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

The date scheduled by EPSO for the tests, cannot be changed at your request. You will be given all the necessary information when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels or Luxembourg.

6.   Reserve lists

The selection board will place on the reserve lists the names of the candidates who, having obtained a pass mark in each of the written tests and the oral test, have the highest aggregate marks (3) in these tests.

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The lists for each competition will be drawn up by channel, by merit group (maximum four groups), with the names in each group listed in alphabetical order.

The reserve lists, together with their expiry dates, will be published (4) in the Official Journal of the European Union (http://europa.eu/epso).

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Official Journal of the European Union

C.   HOW TO APPLY?

Please consult the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm), which can be found on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). It contains detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

Your application will be rejected if, by the prescribed deadline, you have not:

| — | created your EPSO profile (please note that from 5 March 2009 onwards the ‘EPSO profile’ will be renamed ‘EPSO account’)

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created your EPSO profile (please note that from 5 March 2009 onwards the ‘EPSO profile’ will be renamed ‘EPSO account’)

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AND

| — | sent off the complete application file by registered post. |
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sent off the complete application file by registered post.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2009.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2009.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile

Before applying, you should carefully check whether you fulfil all the eligibility conditions (see Section A, in particular as regards the qualifications required).

Before applying, you should carefully check whether you fulfil all the eligibility conditions (see Section A, in particular as regards the qualifications required).

If you decide to apply you must have an EPSO profile. If you have not already done so, you should create one by going to the EPSO website (click on the ‘EPSO profile’ icon and select the option ‘create an EPSO profile’).

It is your responsibility to create the EPSO profile in time (5). We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before you register, since heavy Internet traffic or a problem with the Internet connection could lead to your registration being interrupted before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline has passed, registration will no longer be possible.

It is your responsibility

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Exceptionally, you do not have to make an on-line application. You only have to have an EPSO profile. EPSO will make the on-line application for you when we receive your written application form. You can then consult it and see your candidate number.

Please note that you must have an e-mail address. This will be used to identify you. The information you must enter in your application includes your choice of languages (see A.II.3), and details of the diploma entitling you to be admitted to the competition (title, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

Once you have registered, you can follow the progress of the competition by going to the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) and clicking on ‘ongoing competitions’.

If you have a disability that prevents you from creating your EPSO profile, you may request -
  preferably by fax
  - a paper version of the form
   (6)
  , which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for applications. All subsequent communication between EPSO and you will be by post.

If you have a disability that prevents you from creating your EPSO profile, you may request -

preferably by fax

- a paper version of the form

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, which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for applications. 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.

You must enclose with your application form a certificate attesting your disability, issued by a recognised body. You should also set out on a separate sheet of paper any special arrangements you think are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the tests.

2.   Submitting a complete application file (by registered post)

In addition to creating your EPSO profile, you must print out and complete the full application form on the EPSO website and send it to EPSO by the closing date (7).

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Documents to enclose with your application form

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

| — | a printed copy of your personal details from your EPSO profile; |
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a printed copy of your personal details from your EPSO profile;

| — | a detailed curriculum vitae; |
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a detailed curriculum vitae;

curriculum vitae

| — | a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for applications); |
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a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for applications);

| — | a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies; |
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a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies;

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

| — | where applicable, evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out; |
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where applicable, evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out;

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

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

A CURRICULUM VITAE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID SUPPORTING DOCUMENT

To speed up the processing and examination of files, you are asked to provide a translation into English, French or German (which you may do yourself) of all supporting documents relating to your diplomas and professional experience. However, failure to provide such a translation will not constitute grounds for exclusion.

To speed up the processing and examination of files, you are asked to provide a translation into English, French or German (which you may do yourself) of all supporting documents relating to your diplomas and professional experience. However, failure to provide such a translation will not constitute grounds for exclusion.

You should only send photocopies (which do not need to be certified) of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute valid evidence for these purposes.

You should only send photocopies (which do not need to be certified) of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute valid evidence for these purposes.

When completing your application form, you may not simply give references to previous applications submitted or other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned.

When completing your application form, you may not simply give references to previous applications submitted or other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned.

Signing and sending the form

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form, duly completed, signed and accompanied by all the supporting documents, is sent by registered post to the address below by the closing date
   (7)
  (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form, duly completed, signed and accompanied by all the supporting documents, is sent by registered post to the address below by the closing date

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(the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD//09 (indicate number of competition selected) |
| 1049 Brussels |
| Belgium |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD//09 (indicate number of competition selected)

Open competition EPSO/AD//09

1049 Brussels

1049 Brussels

Belgium

Belgium

You will be disqualified if, by the closing date for sending in your complete paper application file (31 March 2009):

You will be disqualified if, by the closing date for sending in your complete paper application file (31 March 2009):

| — | you have not created your EPSO profile; |
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you have not created your EPSO profile;

| — | you have not posted your application form; |
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you have not posted your application form;

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

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

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

3.   Invitations to the tests

Details of when and where to attend the written and oral tests will be available only on the EPSO website. You can access this information by entering the login and password you specified when you registered. You are responsible for updating your EPSO profile to reflect any change in your postal or e-mail address.

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You are also responsible for consulting your EPSO profile regularly to keep track of the progress of the competition and to check the information relevant to your application at every stage. If you find that you cannot do this, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail via one of the links below:

| — | http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm |
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http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

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http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

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http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/epso/infos/contact_en.htm

If possible you will be asked to sit the written tests at the test centre considered closest to the address given at the time of your registration. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this at least three weeks before the planned date of the written tests.

For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this at least three weeks before the planned date of the written tests.

4.   Reserve lists

The names of the successful candidates (see B.6) will be entered on the reserve lists.

| 5. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is found that the information on your on-line registration or official application form is false, you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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If, at any stage in the procedure, it is found that the information on your on-line registration or official application form is false, you will be disqualified from the competition.

| 6. | To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE CANDIDATE NUMBER GIVEN TO YOU BY EPSO. |
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To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE CANDIDATE NUMBER GIVEN TO YOU BY EPSO.

YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE CANDIDATE NUMBER GIVEN TO YOU BY EPSO

D.   GENERAL INFORMATION

1.   Equal opportunities

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

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

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. Its members are designated by the institutions and their staff committees in equal numbers. The chair and members are then appointed by EPSO's appointing authority. Their names will be published on the EPSO website after candidates have been notified whether they have been admitted to the competition.

EPSO is responsible for all communication with you until the competition is completed. You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. The selection board will decide whether candidates infringing this rule are to be disqualified.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. The selection board will decide whether candidates infringing this rule are to be disqualified.

3.   Approximate timetable

Depending on the total number of candidates, the competition will take approximately one year from the closing date for applications to publication of the results.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website.

4.   Requests from candidates for access to information concerning them

Candidates involved in selection procedures have the specific right of access to certain information concerning them directly and individually, as described below. EPSO may accordingly provide candidates who so request with supplementary information relating to their participation in the competition. Candidates must submit such requests on-line within 10 calendar days of being notified of their results in the competition. Requests will be dealt with taking account of the confidential nature of selection board proceedings under the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and in compliance with the rules on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. Examples of the type of information which may be supplied are given in the Guide for Applicants, Section III.3. (However, please note that the deadline given in this notice takes precedence).

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

See Annex.

Annex

6.   Recruitment

If you are placed on the reserve list, you will be eligible for appointment as a probationary official to a post of lawyer-linguist. You will be expected to perform these duties for a minimum period, which can vary from one institution to another, before you can be assigned to other duties (by reassignment, internal transfer or transfer between the institutions). Recruitment will be as and when required by the European institutions, in Brussels, Luxembourg, or any other place of activity.

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

Recruitment will depend on posts and funds becoming available.

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

Article 29(1)(b) of the Staff Regulations refers to the possibility for officials to request a transfer to another institution or agency at any time during their career. However, in the interests of the service, newly recruited officials are transferred only in exceptional and duly justified cases during their first three years of service. Any such transfer is subject to the agreement of both the institution or agency that originally recruited the official and the institution or agency to which the official requests to be transferred.

7.   Retirement

Under the provisions of the Staff Regulations, officials are retired:

| — | automatically at the age of 65; or |
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automatically at the age of 65; or

| — | at their own request, either at the age of 63 or where the official is between 55 and 63 and satisfies the requirements for immediate payment of a pension; or |
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at their own request, either at the age of 63 or where the official is between 55 and 63 and satisfies the requirements for immediate payment of a pension; or

| — | exceptionally, at their own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at the age of 67 at the latest. |
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exceptionally, at their own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at the age of 67 at the latest.

8.   Grade

Lawyer-linguists will be recruited from the reserve list to grade AD 7.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2009:

1 January 2009

grade AD 7, first step: EUR 5 364,07

AD 7

EUR 5 364,07

10.   Protection of personal data

As the body responsible for organising competitions, EPSO ensures that candidates' personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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

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

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

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

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ex aequo

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

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(5)  No later than midday (Brussels time) on 31 March 2009.

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(6)  EPSO — Candidate Contact Service — Avenue de Cortenbergh, 80 — 00/48 — 1049 Brussels, Belgium – Fax: + 32 2 295 74 88

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(7)  Postmarked no later than 31 March 2009.

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(8)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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

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

| — | Requests for review

  Within 10 calendar days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you on-line, send a letter stating your case to:






  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD//09 (indicate the number of the competition chosen) |
| 1049 Brussels |
| Belgium |

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Requests for review

Within 10 calendar days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you on-line, send a letter stating your case to:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD//09 (indicate the number of the competition chosen)

1049 Brussels

Belgium

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

| — | Appeal procedures







  — | You can submit an appeal to the:






  European Union Civil Service Tribunal |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| 2925 Luxembourg |
| Luxembourg |

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Appeal procedures

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You can submit an appeal to the:

European Union Civil Service Tribunal

Boulevard Konrad Adenauer

2925 Luxembourg

Luxembourg

under Article 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities;

| — | or you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:






  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AD//09 (indicate the number of the competition chosen) |
| 1049 Brussels |
| Belgium |

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or you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AD//09 (indicate the number of the competition chosen)

1049 Brussels

Belgium

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see staff regulations as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) — http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex) start to run from the time you are notified of the act allegedly prejudicing your interests.

Please note that the appointing authority does not have the power to amend the decisions of a selection board. The Court has consistently held that the wide discretion enjoyed by selection boards is not subject to review by the Court unless the rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complaints to the European Ombudsman

  Like all citizens of the European Union, you can make a complaint to the:






  European Ombudsman |
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| 1 avenue du President Robert Schuman — BP 403 |
| 67001 Strasbourg Cedex |
| France |

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Complaints to the European Ombudsman

Like all citizens of the European Union, you can make a complaint to the:

European Ombudsman

1 avenue du President Robert Schuman — BP 403

67001 Strasbourg Cedex

France

under Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (1).

Please note that complaints made to the Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period laid down in Article 90(2) and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations for lodging appeals with the Civil Service Tribunal under Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Please note also that, under Article 2(4) of the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties referred to above, any complaint lodged with the Ombudsman must be preceded by the appropriate administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies concerned.

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(1)  OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15.

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