Public call for applications for the appointment of judges to the European Civil Service Tribunal
Date: 2013-12-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Civil Service Tribunal, invitation to tender, judge








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3.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 353/11





Public call for applications for the appointment of judges to the European Civil Service Tribunal
2013/C 353/06






1.


The Council decided, by Decision 2004/752/EC, Euratom (1), to establish the European Union Civil Service Tribunal. The Tribunal, which is attached to the General Court of the European Union and has its headquarters at the General Court, has jurisdiction at first instance in disputes between the Union and its servants referred to in Article 270 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including disputes between all bodies or agencies and their servants in respect of which jurisdiction is conferred on the Court of Justice of the European Union.










2.


The Civil Service Tribunal consists of seven judges, from among whom the President is chosen. The judges are appointed for a period of six years which may be renewed. The judges are appointed by the Council acting unanimously, after consulting a committee of seven persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union and lawyers of recognised competence. The committee gives its opinion on candidates' suitability to perform the duties of judge at the Civil Service Tribunal. The committee appends to its opinion a list of the candidates having the most suitable high-level experience. The list contains the names of at least twice as many candidates as there are judges to be appointed.










3.


The terms of employment and the general conditions for the performance of the duties of judge are determined by Article 5 of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The judges' remuneration, pensions and allowances are determined by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 202/2005 of 18 January 2005 amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance (2).










4.


As there are two judges whose term of office is due to expire on 30 September 2014, a call is made for applications with a view to the appointment of two new judges for a period of six years from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2020.










5.


It is apparent from Article 257 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, that candidates for the position of judge must satisfy the following conditions:






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they must be persons whose independence is beyond doubt,










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they must possess the ability required for appointment to judicial office,










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they must be citizens of the Union.




Candidates' attention is drawn to the fact that, in addition to those minimum conditions, the abovementioned committee will be required to take into particular consideration candidates' ability to work within a collegiate structure in a multinational, multilingual environment, and also the nature, extent and duration of their experience relevant to the duties to be performed.










6.


Applications must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and a letter supporting the application, setting out the candidate's reasons for applying, together with photocopies of supporting documents.
Applications are to be sent to the following address:





General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union




Call for applications for the Civil Service Tribunal




Office 20 40 LM 15




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Applications are to be sent by registered letter only, by 17 January 2014 at the latest (the postmark serving as proof).
To make it easier to process applications, applicants are kindly requested to send their curriculum vitae and supporting letter by e-mail as well, preferably in Word format (not in PDF format), to the following address:
cdstfp@consilium.europa.eu
Submission by e-mail does not, however, replace submission by registered letter and has no impact on the admissibility of applications.










7.


Protection of personal data — information to be given to data subjects — processing in relation to the appointment of members of the Civil Service Tribunal.
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information, provided in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001:






(a)



Identity of the controller and the department entrusted with the processing operation

Director of Directorate 4 (Institutional Questions, Budget and Staff Regulations) of the Legal Service of the Council of the European Union — e-mail: sj.fop-coj@consilium.europa.eu










(b)



Purposes of the processing operation

The purpose of the processing operation is to enable the Council to appoint members of the Civil Service Tribunal, while safeguarding confidentiality and ensuring the smooth running of procedures.










(c)



Categories of data concerned and origin of the data

Various personal data disclosed to the Council by the candidate.










(d)



Recipients or categories of recipients of the data

The Secretary-General of the Council and his private office; Directorate 4 and the Director-General of the Council Legal Service; the Permanent Representatives of the Member States and their staff; and the members of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Some information, notably candidates' CVs, may be distributed to the Council and its preparatory bodies.










(e)



Procedures safeguarding the data subjects' rights

The procedures for safeguarding the data subjects' rights are those provided for in Section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC.










(f)



Legal basis of the processing operation

Article 257 TFEU and Article 3 of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Article 240(2) TFEU and Article 23 of the Council's Rules of Procedure.










(g)



Time limits for storing the data

Data concerning the persons appointed judges will be kept for six years from the date on which the decision appointing them enters into force. Data on candidates who are not appointed as a result of the selection procedure will be kept for three months from the date on which the Council decision appointing judges to the European Civil Service Tribunal is published in the Official Journal.










(h)



Right to have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor

Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.










(1)  OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 7.

(2)  OJ L 33, 5.2.2005, p. 1.