Decision 2002/620 - 2002/620/EC: Decision of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Ombudsman of 25 July 2002 establishing a European Communities Personnel Selection Office - Declaration by the Bureau of the European Parliament - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 2002/620
Original proposal	COM(2002)126
CELEX number i	32002D0620

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2002/620/EC: Decision of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Ombudsman of 25 July 2002 establishing a European Communities Personnel Selection Office - Declaration by the Bureau of the European Parliament

Official Journal L 197 , 26/07/2002 P. 0053 - 0055

Decision of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Ombudsman

of 25 July 2002

establishing a European Communities Personnel Selection Office

(2002/620/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THE COURT OF JUSTICE, THE COURT OF AUDITORS, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS AND THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 490/2002(2), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 2 of the said Staff Regulations,

Having regard to the opinion of the Staff Regulations Committee,

Whereas:

• (1) 

  In the interests of making efficient and economic use of resources, a common interinstitutional body should be entrusted with the means of selecting officials and other servants to serve the European Communities.

• (2) 

  The interinstitutional body so established should have the task of drawing up reserve lists from among candidates in open competitions in line with the needs indicated by each institution and in compliance with the Staff Regulations, the decisions to appoint successful candidates being taken by each appointing authority.

• (3) 

  On the same terms, the interinstitutional body should also be able to assist the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies established by or in accordance with the Treaties with their internal competitions and the selection of other servants,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Establishment

A European Communities Personnel Selection Office (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") is hereby established.

Article 2

Powers

• 1. 

  The Office shall exercise the powers of selection conferred under the first paragraph of Article 30 of the Staff Regulations and under Annex III thereto on the appointing authorities of the institutions signing this Decision. In exceptional cases only and with the agreement of the Office, the institutions may hold their own open competitions to meet specific needs for highly specialised staff.

• 2. 

  Where the powers referred to in paragraph 1 are conferred on the appointing authority of a body, office or agency established by or in accordance with the Treaties, the Office may exercise such powers at the request of the latter.

• 3. 

  The decisions to appoint successful candidates shall be taken by the appointing authorities of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Ombudsman and by any body, office or agency established by or in accordance with the Treaties which has delegated its powers to, or called on the services of, the Office.

Article 3

Duties

• 1. 

  In response to requests made to it by the appointing authorities referred to in Article 2, the Office shall draw up reserve lists from among candidates in open competitions as referred to in the first paragraph of Article 30 of the Staff Regulations and in accordance with Annex III thereto.

• 2. 

  The Office may assist the institutions, bodies, offices and...

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