Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) allocating, for 1996, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Icelandic waters
Date: 1995-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Iceland, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

COM(94)  671  final 

Brussels,  04.01.1995 

COMMUNICATION  FROM  THE  COMMISSION  TO  THE  COUNCIL 
AND  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT 

Rebalancing  of the Research  personnel  structure 

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I.  Introduction 

On  the basis  of  an  agreement  of  1973,  the  Commission  made  a political  commitment 
before  the  Council  to  recruit  only  temporary  staff  for  jobs  concerning  the  research 
budget,  although  these  jobs  are  really  of  a  permanent  nature  from  a  budgetary 
standpoint. 

This  commitment  was the result of  a process  which  had  started  at the beginning  of  the 
1970's,  and  which  had  allowed  inter  alia  the  integration  of  personnel  in  the  local 
statute  in  the  capacity  of  temporary  Research  staff. 

The  number  of  officials  financed  from  the  Research  budget,  recruited  before  1973  or 
transferred  since  from  other  sectors  of  the  Commission  or  of  other  Institutions,  has 
decreased  continuously,  since  there  has  been  no  new  recruitment  of  officials  on  the 
Research  budget  for  about  twenty  years. 

This  situation  puts  Research  activities  at  a  disadvantage  with  respect  to  the  other 
policies of the Commission  whereas, from  its treatment  in the Single Act,  strengthened 
further  by  the  Maastricht  treaty,  Research  acquired  the  permanence  of  a basic  policy 
of  the  Community. 

The  development  of  the  successive  Framework  programmes,  as  well  as  the 
implementation  of  the  specific  programmes  envisaged  in  the  4th  RTD  Framework 
programme,  require  an  adjustment  of  the  policy  as  regards  Research  personnel,  and 
in  particular: 

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the  introduction  of  a principle  of  flexibility  in the  management  of  staff  connected 
with  the  Research  budget,  in  view  of  the  new  policies  and  tasks  entrusted  to  the 
research  sector,  and  competitiveness  to  the  JRC. 

the introduction  of a policy  of partial  establishment of temporary  agents  connected 
with  the  Research  budget  so  as,  on  the  one  hand,  to  maintain  the  excellence  and 
competence  of  personnel  in  the  research  sector  and,  on  the other  hand, to  preserve 
a  technical  and  scientific  memory, 

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II.  The  implementation  of  flexibility 

Flexibility  will  be  ensured  by  personnel  whose  number  is  limited  to  25%  of  the 
manpower  authorised  for  the  research  budget. 

Increased  recourse  will  be  made, in  accordance  with  the  applicable  rules,  to  external 
personnel  such as visiting scientists, holders of grants, national  experts on  secondment, 
trainees, as well  as to auxiliary  staff,  and temporary  staff  within  the meaning  of  article 
2d of  the RAA,  working  under  limited-duration  contracts, whose  cumulative  duration 
will not be  able to exceed  3 years. These temporary  staff  will  be recruited  on the basis 
of  a shortened  procedure  of specific  selections  mainly  for  scientific  or technical  tasks. 
This  type  of  selection  excludes  any  possibility  of  extension  or  renewal  of  contracts 
beyond  the  maximum  3-year  duration.  The  criteria  of  classification  will  be  applicable 
to  them. 

111.  Rebalancing  of  the  structure  of  Research  personnel 

1.  Proposed  structure 

The  constant  reduction  in  the  number  of  officials  financed  from  the  Research 
budget,  as well  as systematic  recourse since  1973 to temporary  contracts to fill  the 
permanent posts of the Research budget, has contributed to a gradual  compromising 
of  the  balance  between  the  various  Research  personnel. 

The  Commission  considers  that  at the  present  time,  a  suitable  Research  personnel 
structure  could  be  as  follows: 

a) 
b) 
c) 

25% personnel  ensuring  flexibility 
35%  temporary  staff  within  the  meaning  of  the  2d  article  of  the  RAA; 
40%  officials; 

These percentages  have to  apply  separately  both  to the  scientific  or technical  staff 
as  well  as  to  the  administrative  staff,  as  set  out  in  the  lists  of  the  posts  paid  for 
from  Research  appropriations  appearing in the budget, with the exception  of  grades 
Al  and  A2. 

2. 

Implementation  of  the  rebalancing  of  the  structure  of  Research  personnel 

Establishment  will  be  carried  out  according  to  existing  availability  and  in  view  of 
the  plans  for  increasing  staff  numbers. 

While  taking  care,  during  a transition  period,  to  guarantee  an  equitable  treatment 
to  all  temporary  agents  concerned,  coming  from  the  various  personnel  lists,  and 
categories  of  the  research  budget,  the  objective  is  gradually  to  reach  a  suitable 
rebalancing  of  the  structure  of  Research  personnel,  which  should  in  the  long  term 
be  composed,  up  to  the  total  of  the  lists  of  the  posts  concerning  the  Research 
budget,  and  divided  proportionally  according  to  the  table  of  manpower,  by 
(administrative  or  scientific/technical)  and  by  category,  of  25% 
framework 

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personnel  ensuring  flexibility,  35%  temporary  staff  within  the  meaning  of  the 
art.2d.  of  the  RAA,  and  40%  of  officials. 

3.  Establishment 

On the basis of the objectives  defined  above, and in view of the forecast  population 
the  number  of 
development, 
establishments  planned  during  the  year,  broken  down  by  posts,  framework 
(administrative  or  scientific/technical)  and  category. 

the  Commission  will  decide  annually  on 

The  internal  establishment  competitions  will  be  organized  annually  based  on 
qualifications  and  tests,  after  consulting  the  Joint  Committee  (COPAR). 

They  will  be open  to agents having  in principle  a minimum  often  years'  seniority; 
the practicalities of which can however  be adapted  by the COPAR for  each  specific 
category  of  personnel  according  to  the  establishments  planned. 

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