Decision 9/2006/GB of the Governing Board of the European Police college concerning the rules regarding the selection of the candidates for the post of Director (Adopted by the Governing Board on  24 February 2006 )
Date: 2006-02-24
Institutions: Europol
Subjects: CEPOL, appointment of staff, board of directors, personnel administration

6.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 107/1

(Acts adopted under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union)

of the Governing Board of the European Police college concerning the rules regarding the selection
of the candidates for the post of Director

DECISION 9/2006/GB

(Adopted by the Governing Board on 24 February 2006)

(2006/C 107/01)

THE GOVERNING BOARD OF CEPOL,

Having regard to Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20
September 2005 establishing the European Police College
(CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA (1), and in par-
ticular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas it is for the Governing Board of the European Police
College to lay down rules regarding the selection of the candi-
dates for the post of Director,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The selection of candidates for the post of Director of the Euro-
pean Police College (hereinafter referred to as ‘CEPOL’) shall
take place in accordance with the provisions of this Decision.

Article 2

1.
The post of Director of CEPOL shall be deemed to be
vacant for the purpose of the application of the provisions of
this Decision:

— as from 9 months before the end of the term of office of

the Director;

— upon receipt by the Governing Board of a letter of resigna-

tion of the Director;

— upon a decision by the Governing Board on compulsory
the service or

in the interest of

resignation, retirement
dismissal;

— as from 9 months before the date on which the Director

reaches the age of 65;

— upon the death of the Director.

2.
For the vacant post an advertisement shall be drawn up
by the Governing Board describing in detail the nature of the
post, including remuneration, the duties to be performed, and
the qualifications, skills and experience required.

The advertisement shall indicate that applicants must submit
their applications in writing, accompanied by a curriculum

(1) OJ L 256, 1.10.2005, p. 63.

vitae, to the Chairman of the Governing Board within 60 days
of the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union of
referred to in the first sub-
paragraph, as specified in the advertisement.

the advertisement,

Article 3

The Governing Board shall ensure that the advertisement
1.
referred to in Article 2(2) shall be published in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

2.
CEPOL shall inform the Contact Points and the European
Commission of a vacancy for a post of Director. The Contact
Points shall inform the relevant agencies within their Member
State of the vacancy. The competent national authorities shall
be responsible for ensuring that the vacancy is brought to the
attention of the agencies and all the personnel concerned.

Both internal and external applications shall be consid-

3.
ered.

CEPOL shall send an acknowledgement of receipt to the

4.
applicants.

Article 4

The Governing Board shall set up a Selection Committee
to prepare the

1.
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’)
Governing Board's decision.

2.
Four Member States indicated to that end by drawing lots
by the Governing Board and the Commission shall assign a
representative to serve as a member of the Committee.

The members of

3.
pursuant
Committee until the selection procedure has been completed.

the Committee assigned to serve
the

to paragraphs 2 shall serve as members of

4. Where there is reason to believe that a member of the
Committee has a personal relationship with one of the appli-
cants for the post, he/she shall not participate in the selection
process. In such cases, the Member State which presented the
member shall propose to the Governing Board that he/she be
replaced and shall assign another representative to serve as a
member of the Committee.

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The secretariat of CEPOL shall provide the secretariat of

5.
the Committee.

Article 5

At the first meeting of the Committee, the members shall

1.
indicate one of its members as Chairman.

The Committee may request

2.
the assistance of one or
more assessors for the performance of its tasks. Such request
shall be addressed to the Chairman of the Governing Board
who shall decide on the matter. Assessors shall not have the
status of members of the Committee.

3.

The tasks of the Committee shall include:

(a) making an initial assessment of the applicants, taking into
account their professional qualifications, skills and experi-
ence;

(b) interviewing applicants;

(c) reporting to the Governing Board.

Article 6

1. Where it is deemed necessary, the Governing Board may
decide to organise a specific post-related assessment procedure.
The Governing Board shall decide on the specific necessities.

In that case, the assessment procedure shall be conducted by
the Committee in order to appraise the specific qualifications
and expertise of the applicants for the post concerned.

The Committee shall interview all applicants whose appli-
2.
cation is admissible and who meet the requirements set out in
the advertisement, with a view to assessing their qualifications,
skills and experience required and their ability to perform the
duties inherent to the post to be filled. The interviews shall also
the official
be used to test
languages of the institutions of the European Union.

the applicants' knowledge of

Article 8

Once the interviews have been completed, the Committee shall
draw up a duly reasoned report on the applications received
and the procedure followed by it. The decision of
the
Committee establishing the report shall be taken by simple
majority. The said report shall be forwarded to the Governing
Board as soon as possible after the interviews have been held,
together with the Curriculum Vitae of the applicants whose
application is admissible and who meet the requirements set
out in the advertisement.

Article 9

1.
On the basis of the report of the Committee and any
further information it may wish to obtain from the Committee,
the Governing Board shall decide on the appointment of the
Director of CEPOL (1).

The Governing Board may,

2.
if it deems this necessary,
hear some or all of the applicants before taking a decision. If it
so happens that a member of the Governing Board is also on
the list of applicants, he/she shall not be present when the deci-
sion of the Governing Board is taken.

Article 10

Members of the Committee, assessors, as well as members of
the Governing Board and CEPOL officials involved, shall main-
tain the strictest confidentiality with regard to the applicants
and the results of the selection procedure.

Article 11

Where the term of office of the Director can be renewed in
accordance with Article
Council Decision
2005/681/JHA, the Governing Board may decide, by deroga-
tion from the procedure established in this Decision, to renew
the appointment.

11(2)

of

The decision to renew the appointment shall be taken at the
latest 9 months before the end of the term of office of the
Director.

Article 12

3. Where considered necessary by the Committee, a second
round of interviews for all or some of the applicants may be
held.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day after it has been
approved by the Council (2). It shall be published in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

Article 7

Done at Vienna, 24 February 2006

The tests and interviews shall be held in the United Kingdom.
Travel expenses and any subsistence and hotel accommodation
expenses shall be reimbursed to the applicants, the members of
the Committee and the assessors.

For the Governing Board

János FEHÉRVÁRY

Chair of the Governing Board

(1) Article 10(7) of Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September

2005 reads as follows:
‘Except where otherwise indicated in this Decision, the Governing
Board shall act by a two-thirds majority of its members’.

(2) Approved by the Council on 27 April 2006.