Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1760/2006 of 28 November 2006 introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities
Date: 2006-11-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, European official, Romania, accession to the European Union, recruitment, regulations for civil servants

1.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 335/5

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 1760/2006

of 28 November 2006

introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,
special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 283 thereof,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (3),

Notwithstanding the second and third paragraphs of
1.
Article 4, Article 7(1),
the second paragraph of Article 27
and points (a) and (b) of Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations,
vacant posts may be filled after the actual date of accession of
the countries concerned, and until 31 December 2011, by the
appointment of Bulgarian and Romanian nationals, within the
limit of the number of posts allotted and taking into account
the budgetary discussions.

Whereas:

2.

Appointments to posts shall be made:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On the occasion of the forthcoming accession of Bulgaria
and Romania to the European Union, special temporary
measures should be adopted that depart from the Staff
Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
(hereafter referred to as Staff Regulations).

Given the relative sizes of the countries acceding and the
these, albeit
number of persons potentially involved,
temporary, measures
should remain in force for a
substantial period. 31 December 2011 appears to be
the most suitable expiry date in this regard.

(a)

for all grades, after the actual date of accession;

(b) except

for

senior officials,

(Directors-General or

their
equivalent in grade AD 16 or AD 15 and Directors or
their equivalent
following
competitions on the basis of both qualifications and tests
organised as specified in Annex III to the Staff Regulations.

in grade AD 15 or AD 14),

Given the need to enable the planned recruitments to
take place as soon as possible after accession, this Regu-
lation should be adopted before the actual accession date,

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2006.

For the Council
The President

E. HEINÄLUOMA

(1) Opinion delivered on 24 October 2006 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) Opinion delivered on 11 July 2006.
(3) Opinion delivered on 14 September 2006.