Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2006)271 - Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the EC - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2006)271 - Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary ... |
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| source | COM(2006)271  |
| date | 06-06-2006 |
In previous enlargements specific measures were adopted to recruit nationals of the countries that were joining the Union. This required a Council Regulation temporarily derogating from the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations i concerning recruitment.
The current enlargement process follows the largest enlargement that the Union has ever undertaken, when, on 1 May 2004 ten new member states joined the Union.
The main features of the proposal are:
1. The derogation from the Staff Regulations is proposed to last until 31 December 2011.
2. The Regulation foresees the organisation of competitions for the selection of officials from Bulgaria and Romania on a national basis.
3. Competitions for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals may be held, and lists of successful candidates drawn up, before the accession of these countries to the Union. A country must have joined the Union before its nationals may be appointed as officials to a post with the Institutions.
4. There is a possibility for Institutions to derogate from the requirement to advertise vacant posts within the Institutions. The Institutions may, however, give publicity to vacant posts if they so wish.
Each Institution will determine the number of officials from the candidate countries to be recruited under the provisions of this derogation Regulation.