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GENERALBUDGETFOR1982
SECTIONIII-COiS-IISSIOK-PARTA
TRANSFEROFAPPROPRIATIONS No9/82
(Non-compulsory expenditure )
PROVISIONALAPPROPRIATIONS
ALLOWANCES ANDEXPENSES ONENTERING
ANDLIVINGTHESERVICEANDONTRANSFER
Kiscellr.neous e:rnenditure onstafirecruitmen o
V
355000ECU
TheFinancialControllerapprovedthisproposalon28April1982
inaccordancewithArticle21(4)oftheFinancialRegulationand
certifiedthattheappropriations areavailable.FROi:CHAPTER100-
TOCHAPTER12
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GROUNDS
IntheGourdeofthe19©2"budgetprocedure,theCouncilreducedthe
appropriation requestedbytheCoramisBionunderArtiele120
(Miscellaneous expenditure onstaffrecruitment )from740000ECU
to710000ECUandplacedhalftheappropriation granted
(355000ECU)inChapter100.Itinsertedthefollowingstatement
intheminutes:
"TheCouncil,echoingawishexpressedonseveraloccasionsin
thepastbytheEuropeanParliament ,herebydeclaresthatin
principleitisinfavouroftheestablishment ofajoint
recruitmentserviceforofficialsofalltheinstitutions ?oftheEuropeanCommunities .< s[
ItwouldpointoutthataproposaltorevisetheStaffRegulations
tothiseffectwassubmittedtoitbytheCommissioninDecember1980
andthattheOpinionsoftheotherInstitutions areawaitedbefore
iit'canbegintoexamineit. -•*
Theappropriations enteredfor1982inChapter100tocover
expenditure onrecruitment canbetransferredtotherelevantbudget
heading(Article120)ipviewofprogressmadeonthismatter.
TheCouncilnowaskstheinstitutions todrawupcommonrecruiting
standards,inparticular,arecruitingstandardfor"tjihebasic
gradeineachcategory." 'i
Thefollowingprogress -onthismatterhasbeenmade:
Representatives oftheinstitutions haveconsideredthismatterfor
almosttwoyearsand,mainlybecausetheirrecruitmentpractices
differinmanyimportantrespects,particularly agelimits,th<-
classification ofofficialsrecruitedandthequestionofwhether
competitions shouldbelimitedtospecificlanguagesornot,donot
considerthatthetimeisrighttosetupajointrecruitment agency.
However,inviewofthebudgetaryauthority'swishes,th^yhave
decidedtotakeafirststeptowardsjointrecruitment ofofficials
forthevariousinstitutions withouttherebysettingupaspecial
agency.

_2-
TheCommissionhasalreadytabledanamendmenttotheStaff
Regulations whichv.ouldprovideforasingleJointCommittee
foralltheinstitutions .Thisproposaliscurrently "before
Parliament.
Nevertheless theinstitutions havedecidedthat,eventhough
thepresentregulations aremorecumbersome,theyshouldinthe
meantimeorganizeajointcompetition fortypists.Testswill
heheldthisyearandthelistofsuccessfulcandidateswillhe
publishedearlyin1983.
Inconjunction withthisinitialeffort,theinstitutions will
continuetheireffortstoorganizeotherjointcompetitions of
thesamekindinpursuanceoftheclearaimofholdingjoint
competitions forallcategories.
Nevertheless ,theCommission'simmediaterecruitment requirements
insectorsotherthanthosecovered "bythejointcompetition are
becomingincreasingly pressing.Parliamentitselfhasdrawn
attentiontothenumberofpostsremainingunfilledand,while
notweakeninginitsresolvetoparticipateinjointcompetitions ,
theCommissionhastorecognizethatitcannotsetthemups-Hby
itselfandsomusttakeshort-term measurestomeetthemost
urgentneeds.IthasthereforeorganizedsomeAcompetitions
andalsosomeBandCcompetitions tomeetspecificneeds.These
willrequirethefundsatpresententeredinChapter100.
FinallytheCommissionreaffirmsitscommitmenttothegoalof
jointcompetitions inaccordancewiththewishesofthebudgetary
authorityandundertakestodoitsbesttobringthemintobeing.
Atableshowingtheutilizationofappropriations in1982is
annexed.

1982BUDGETFORECASTS-ITEM1200
ECU
•General
expenses1981oral
comps.
"A"-I98Ioral
comps.
"B"LAcomps.
(7langs.)3typiets
comps."C"comp,
clerksRecruitment
otherthan
"bycompetitionContingencies TOTAL
Advertising
(competitions )
Advertising (yearbooks)
Advertising (other
thancompetitions ).S
20000
40000- -900006000050000 50000 30000280000
20000
40000
Travelling expenses:
Competition candidates -3000030000400002500020000 20000 15000180000
Interviewees -1500015000150001500015000 15000 10000 ]00000
Pre-recruitment
medicalexaminations 300030005000 30002000 2000 2000 20000
Hireofrooms - 200020004000 20002000 1000 2000 15000
Assessore *fees -5000 -25000 - - - 5000 35000
Miscellaneous
forexaflinle:
purchaseof
psychological test 5ooomm_ 5000
interpreters' teBts
(Brusselsandelsewhere)15000mm■■"· 15000
Total 80000550005000017900010500089000 88000 64000710000
-
Corrroe.«competitions *