Article 1 
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 4, Article 7(1), the third paragraph of Article 27 and points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations, until 31 December 2010 vacant posts may be filled, within the limit of the number allotted, taking into account budgetary discussions, by appointment of nationals of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia after the actual date of accession of the countries concerned. 2. Appointments shall be made: (a) for all grades, after the actual date of accession; (b) except for grades A1 and A2, following competitions on the basis of both qualifications and tests organised as specified in Annex III to the Staff Regulations. Article 2 Until 31 December 2010, general competitions shall also be held for the recruitment of officials having one of the existing 11 official languages as their main language; such competitions shall simultaneously cover all these languages. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 February 2004. For the Council The President B. Cowen (1) Opinion delivered on 18 November 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) Opinion delivered on 18 July 2003. (3) Opinion delivered on 29 July 2003 (OJ C 224, 19.9.2003, p. 11).
Article 2 
Until 31 December 2010, general competitions shall also be held for the recruitment of officials having one of the existing 11 official languages as their main language; such competitions shall simultaneously cover all these languages. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 February 2004. For the Council The President B. Cowen (1) Opinion delivered on 18 November 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) Opinion delivered on 18 July 2003. (3) Opinion delivered on 29 July 2003 (OJ C 224, 19.9.2003, p. 11).
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 February 2004