Article 1 Recruitment of officials
1. Notwithstanding the second and third paragraphs of Article 4, Article 7(1), Article 27 and points (a) and (b) of Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations, vacant posts may be filled, as from the actual date of Croatia’s accession and until 30 June 2018, by the appointment as officials of Croatian nationals, within the limit of the number of posts allotted and taking into account the budgetary discussions. 2. Such officials shall be appointed from the actual accession date and, except for senior officials (Directors-General or their equivalent in grade AD 16 or AD 15 and Directors or their equivalent in grade AD 15 or AD 14), following competitions based on either qualifications or tests, or both qualifications and tests, organised in accordance with Annex III to the Staff Regulations.
Article 2 Recruitment of temporary staff
1. Article 1(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the recruitment of Croatian nationals as temporary staff. 2. Such temporary staff shall be engaged from the actual accession date.
Article 3 Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .