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Official Journal C 180 Aof the European Union

English edition Information and NoticesVolume 55

21 June 2012

Notice No Contents Page

V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

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European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

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Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/233/12 Croatian-language (HR) translators (AD 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/234/12 Interpreters (AD 5/AD 7) for Croatian language (HR)

Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/235/12 Croation-language (HR) lawyer-linguists (AD 7)

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(Announcements)

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

EUROPEAN PERSONNEL SELECTION OFFICE (EPSO)

NOTICE TO READERS

(2012/C 180 A/01)

(EPSO) :

EPSO/AD/233/12 (AD 5) (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 (AD 5/AD 7) (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12-(AD 7) (HR)

EPSO www.eu-careers.info.

La Oficina Europea de Seleccin de Personal (EPSO) convoca las siguientes oposiciones generales:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TRADUCTORES (AD 5) DE LENGUA CROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTRPRETES (AD 5/AD 7) DE LENGUA CROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12JURISTAS LINGISTAS (AD 7) DE LENGUA CROATA (HR)

Para ms informacin, consltese la pgina web de EPSO: www.eu-careers.info

Evropsk ad pro vbr personlu (EPSO) pod nsledujc vbrov zen:

EPSO/AD/233/12 PEKLADATEL (AD 5) DO CHORVATSKHO JAZYKA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 TLUMONCI (AD 5/AD 7) CHORVATSKHO JAZYKA (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 PRVNCI LIGVIST (AD 7) DO CHORVATSKHO JAZYKA (HR)

Veker informace jsou k dispozici na internetov strnce adu EPSO www.eu-careers.info.

Det Europiske Personaleudvlgelseskontor (EPSO) afholder flgende almindelige udvlgelsesprver:

EPSO/AD/233/12 KROATISKSPROGEDE OVERSTTERE (AD 5) (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 TOLKE I KROATISK (AD 5/AD 7) (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 KROATISKSPROGEDE JURISTLINGVISTER (AD 7) (HR)

Yderligere oplysninger findes p EPSO's hjemmeside www.eu-careers.info/

Das Europische Amt fr Personalauswahl (EPSO) fhrt folgende allgemeine Auswahlverfahren durch:

EPSO/AD/233/12 BERSETZER (AD 5) KROATISCHER SPRACHE (HR)

EPSO/AD/234/12 DOLMETSCHER (AD 5/AD 7) FR DIE KROATISCHE SPRACHE (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 RECHTS- UND SPRACHSACHVERSTNDIGE (AD 7) KROATISCHERSPRACHE (HR)

Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der EPSO-Website: www.eu-careers.info.
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Euroopa Personalivaliku Amet (EPSO) korraldab jrgmised avalikud konkursid:

EPSO/AD/233/12 HORVAADI KEELE (HR) TLKIJAD (AD 5)EPSO/AD/234/12 HORVAADI KEELEST VI HORVAADI KEELDE (HR) TLGID (AD 5/AD 7)EPSO/AD/235/12 HORVAADI (HR) IGUSKEELE EKSPERDID (AD 7)

Lisateave on esitatud EPSO veebilehel www.eu-careers.info.

(EPSO) :

EPSO/AD/233/12 (AD 5) (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 (AD 5/AD 7) (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 (AD 7) (HR)

EPSO www.eu-careers.info.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

EPSO/AD/233/12 CROATIAN-LANGUAGE (HR) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTERPRETERS (AD 5/AD 7) FOR CROATIAN LANGUAGE (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 CROATIAN-LANGUAGE (HR) LAWYER-LINGUISTS (AD 7)

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: www.eu-careers.info

L'Office europen de slection du personnel (EPSO) organise les concours gnraux:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TRADUCTEURS (AD 5) DE LANGUE CROATE (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTERPRTES (AD 5/AD 7) POUR LA LANGUE CROATE (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12JURISTES LINGUISTES (AD 7) DE LANGUE CROATE (HR)

Des informations complmentaires se trouvent sur le site de l'EPSO (www.eu-careers.info).

T an Oifig Eorpach um Roghn Foirne (EPSO) ag eagr na gcomrtas oscailte seo a leanas:

EPSO/AD/233/12 AISTRITHEOIR (AD 5) ARB AN CHRITIS A bPROMHTHEANGA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 ATEANGAIR (AD 5/AD 7) ARB AN CHRITIS A bPROMHTHEANGA(HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 DLTHEANGEOLAITHE (AD 7) ARB AN CHRITIS A bPROMHTHEANGA(HR)

T tuilleadh eolais ar fil ar shuomh grasin EPSO: www.eu-careers.info

L'Ufficio europeo di selezione del personale (EPSO) organizza i seguenti concorsi generali:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TRADUTTORI (AD 5) DI LINGUA CROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTERPRETI (AD 5/AD 7) PER LA LINGUA CROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 GIURISTI LINGUISTI (AD 7) DI LINGUA CROATA (HR)

Ulteriori informazioni sono disponibili sul sito dell'EPSO all'indirizzo www.eu-careers.info.

Eiropas Personla atlases birojs (EPSO) rko atkltus konkursus:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TULKOTJI (AD 5), KURU GALVENVALODA IR HORVTU VALODA (HR)

EPSO/AD/234/12 TULKI (AD 5/AD 7) DARBAM AR HORVTU VALODU (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 JURISTI LINGVISTI (AD 7), KURU GALVENVALODA IR HORVTUVALODA (HR)

Skka informcija atrodama EPSO tmeka vietn www.eu-careers.info.
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Europos personalo atrankos tarnyba (EPSO) rengia vieus konkursus:

EPSO/AD/233/12 KROATKALBOS (HR) VERTJAI RATU (AD 5)EPSO/AD/234/12 IKROATKALBOS IR KROATKALB(HR) VERTJAI ODIU (AD 5/AD 7)EPSO/AD/235/12 KROATKALBOS (HR) TEISININKAI-LINGVISTAI (AD 7)

Papildomos informacijos galima rasti EPSO interneto svetainje www.eu-careers.info.

Az Eurpai Szemlyzeti Felvteli Hivatal (EPSO) az albbi nylt versenyvizsgkat szervezi:

EPSO/AD/233/12 HORVT (HR) NYELVFORDT (AD 5)EPSO/AD/234/12 HORVT (HR) NYELVRE TOLMCS (AD 5/AD 7)EPSO/AD/235/12 HORVT (HR) NYELVJOGSZ-NYELVSZ (AD 7)

Tovbbi informcik az EPSO honlapjn tallhatk: www.eu-careers.info

L-Uffiju Ewropew gas-Selezzjoni tal-Persunal (EPSO) qed jorganizza dawn il-kompetizzjonijiet enerali:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TRADUTTURI (AD 5) TAL-LINGWA KROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTERPRETI (AD 5/AD 7) GAL-LINGWA KROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 URISTI LINGWISTI (AD 7) TAL-LINGWA KROATA (HR)

Gal aktar informazzjoni kkonsulta l-websajt tal-EPSO www.eu-careers.info.

Het Europees Bureau voor personeelsselectie (EPSO) organiseert de volgende algemene vergelijkende onderzoeken:

EPSO/AD/233/12 VERTALERS (AD 5) VOOR HET KROAATS (HR)

EPSO/AD/234/12 TOLKEN (AD 5/AD 7) VOOR HET KROAATS (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12JURISTEN-LINGUSTEN (AD 7) VOOR HET KROAATS (HR)

Aanvullende informatie is beschikbaar op de website van EPSO: www.eu-careers.info

Europejski Urzd Doboru Kadr (EPSO) organizuje nastpujce konkursy otwarte:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TUMACZE PISEMNI (AD 5) JZYKA CHORWACKIEGO (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 TUMACZE KONFERENCYJNI (AD 5/AD 7) JZYKA CHORWACKIEGO (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 PRAWNICY LINGWICI (AD 7) JZYKA CHORWACKIEGO (HR)

Szczegowe informacje mona znale na stronie internetowej EPSO: www.eu-careers.info.

O Servio Europeu de Seleo do Pessoal (EPSO) organiza os concursos gerais seguintes:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TRADUTORES (AD 5) DE LNGUA CROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTRPRETES (AD 5/AD 7) PARA A LNGUA CROATA (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12JURISTAS LINGUISTAS (AD 7) DE LNGUA CROATA (HR)

Podem ser obtidas informaes complementares no stio do EPSO www.eu-careers.info

Oficiul European pentru Selecia Personalului (EPSO) organizeaz concursurile generale:

EPSO/AD/233/12 TRADUCTORI (AD 5) DE LIMBA CROAT(HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 INTERPREI (AD 5/AD 7) PENTRU LIMBA CROAT(HR)EPSO/AD/235/12JURITI LINGVITI (AD 7) DE LIMBA CROAT(HR)

Putei obine informaii suplimentare pe site-ul EPSO: www.eu-careers.info
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Eurpsky rad pre vber pracovnkov (EPSO) organizuje verejn vberov konania:

EPSO/AD/233/12 PREKLADATELIA (AD 5) Z CHORVTSKEHO JAZYKA (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 TLMONCI (AD 5/AD 7) PRE CHORVTSKY JAZYK (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 PRVNICI LINGVISTI (AD 7) Z CHORVTSKEHO JAZYKA (HR)

pln informcie s k dispozcii na webovej strnke radu EPSO: www.eu-careers.info.

Evropski urad za izbor osebja (EPSO) organizira naslednje javne nateaje:

EPSO/AD/233/12 PREVAJALCI (AD 5) ZA HRVAKI JEZIK (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 TOLMAI (AD 5/AD 7) ZA HRVAKI JEZIK (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 PRAVNIKI LINGVISTI (AD 7) ZA HRVAKI JEZIK (HR)

Dodatne informacije so na voljo na spletiu urada EPSO: www.eu-careers.info.

Euroopan unionin henkilstvalintatoimisto (EPSO) jrjest seuraavat avoimet kilpailut:

EPSO/AD/233/12 KROAATINKIELISET (HR) KNTJT (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/234/12 KROAATISTA TAI KROAATIKSI (HR) TULKKAAVAT TULKIT (AD 5/AD 7)EPSO/AD/235/12 KROAATINKIELISET (HR) LINGVISTIJURISTIT (AD 7)

Listietoja EPSOn verkkosivulla: www.eu-careers.info

Europeiska rekryteringsbyrn (Epso) anordnar fljande allmnna uttagningsprov:

EPSO/AD/233/12 KROATISKSPRKIGA VERSTTARE (AD 5) (HR)EPSO/AD/234/12 TOLKAR FR KROATISKA (AD 5/AD 7) (HR)EPSO/AD/235/12 KROATISKSPRKIGA (AD 7) JURISTLINGVISTER (HR)

Nrmare upplysningar finns p Epsos webbplats www.eu-careers.info
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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/233/12 CROATIAN-LANGUAGE (HR) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)

(2012/C 180 A/02)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competition, based ontests, to constitute a reserve from which to recruit translators (*) (AD 5).

EPSO/AD/233/12 Croation-language (HR) translators (AD 5)

The purpose of this competition is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the institutionsof the European Union.

Before applying, you should carefully read the guide to open competitions published in OfficialJournal C 315 A of 28 October 2011 and on the EPSO website.

This guide is an integral part of the competition notice and will help you to understand the rules

governing the procedure and how to apply.

CONTENTS

I. GENERAL BACKGROUND

II. DUTIES

III. ELIGIBILITY

IV. ADMISSION TESTS

V. ASSESSMENT CENTRE

VI. RESERVE LISTS

VII. HOW TO APPLY


1. Number of successful candidates

2. Remarks

Option 1 Option 2

45 25

Successful candidates on these lists wil l be recruited in both Brussels andLuxembourg.

This competition includes two options. You may apply for only one of theseoptions.You must make your choice when you apply online and you will not be ableto change it after you have confirmed and validated your online applicationform.This competition is intended for candidates who have a perfect command (1),both written and spoken, of the language of the competition (mother tongueor equivalent knowledge). If you do not have such a command, we would strongly advise that you do not apply.

(*) Any reference in this notice to a person of the male sex must be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of thefemale sex.

(1) Please consult the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/hornav/Downloads/CEF/LanguageSelfAssessmentGrid.csp) level required: language 1 = C2,languages 2 and 3 = C1.
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Option 1:

Language 1:

Language 2:

Language 3:

Option 2:

Language 1:

Language 2:

Language 3:

main languageperfect command of Croatian

first source languagea thorough knowledge of one of the following languages:DE (German), EN (English) or FR (French)

second source language, must be different from language 2a thorough knowledge of one of the following languages:DE (German), EN (English) or FR (French)

main languageperfect command of Croatian

first source languagea thorough knowledge of one of the following languages:DE (German), EN (English) or FR (French)

second source language, must be different from language 2thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union

IV. ADMISSION TESTS

The admission tests are organised by EPSO and you will do them on a computer. The selection boarddecides on the difficulty of the tests and approves their subject matter on the basis of proposals made byEPSO.

1. Invitation You will be invited to sit the tests if you have validated your application on time (see Section VII).

NB:

(1) by validating your application you declare that you meet the general and specific conditions listed in Section III;

(2) you must reserve a date to s it the tests; this must be done by the deadline notified toyou via your EPSO account.

2. Nature and markingof tests

A series of tests comprising multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability asregards:

Test (a) verbal reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 20.

Test (b) abstract reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 10.

Aggregate pass mark for tests (a) and (b): 15

Test (c) numerical reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 10.Pass mark: 4

Test (d) language test marking: this test will be marked out of 10.Pass mark: 5

Test (e) language test marking: this test will be marked out of 10.

Pass mark: 5

3. Language of the tests Language 2: tests (a), (b) and (c).Language 1: test (d).Language 3: test (e).


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1. Invitation

2. Assessment centre

You will be invited to the assessment centre

if you have obtained the pass mark in the admission tests (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e),

if you (2) have obtained one of the highest aggregate marks for the admission tests (a),

(b), (d) and (e), and

if the assessment made on the basis of the information given in your online application (3) shows that you fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in Section III.

Test (c) is eliminatory however the points scored on this test will not be added to the scoresof the other tests used to identify the candidates invited to the assessment centres.

The number of candidates invited to the assessment centre will be approximately threetimes the number of successful candidates indicated in the competition notice and it will bepublished on EPSO's website (www.eu-careers.info).

The role of the assessment centre is to assess the following competencies:

Specific competencies

The specific competencies will be tested by means of (4):

(a) a translation test from language 2 to language 1 (with a dictionary)

(b) a translation test from language 3 to language 1 (with a dictionary)

and

General competencies (5)

Analysis and problem solving

Communication

Delivering quality and results

Learning and development

Prioritising and organising

Resilience

Working with others

Leadership

The general competencies wil l be tested in your f irst source language ( language 2), i .e.English (EN), French (FR) or German (DE), by means of:

(c) a structured interview

(d) a group exercise

(e) an oral presentation

You will be invited to sit the translation tests (6) and to participate in the other elements ofthe assessment centre, probably in Brussels, over one or two days.

Each general competency will be tested twice, as follows:

Structured interview Group exercise Oral presentation

Analysis and problem-solving x x

Communicating x x

Delivering quality and results x x

Learning and development x x

Prioritising and organising x x

(2

) Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be invited to the assessment centre.(3) This information will be verified against the supporting documents before the reserve list is drawn up (see Section VI.1and Section VII.2).

(4) The content of these exercises is approved by the selection board.(5) More information on these competencies can be found in point 1.2 of the guide to open competitions.(6) Depending on logistical constraints, the translation tests may be organised in test centres in the Member States and/orin Brussels, separately from the other assessment centre tests.
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Resilience x x

Working with others x x

Leadership x x

3. Marking and breakdown of marks A. Specific competencies ((a) and (b))Each translation test will be marked out of 80

Pass mark: 40

Weighting: 65 % of the overall mark

B. General competencies ((c), (d )and (e))

Marks: a total of 80 for all general competencies (10 per competency)

Pass mark: an aggregate of 40 for all eight general competencies

Weighting: 35 % of the overall mark

1. Candidates placed onthe reserve lists

2. Classification

VI. RESERVE LISTS

The selection board will place your name on the reserve list if you (7) have obtained the specified pass marks and are one of the candidates with the

highest aggregate marks in your assessment tests, and

if your supporting documents show that you meet all the eligibility requirements.

The supporting documents will be verified in descending order until the number of candidates who can be placed on the reserve list and who actually fulfil al l the conditions foradmission reaches the threshold.The files of candidates below this threshold will not be examined. If verification shows thatthe information (8) given by any candidate in their online application form is not borne outby appropriate supporting documents, they will be disqualified from the competition.

Lists will be drawn up for each option and names will be listed in alphabetical order.

1. Online application

2. Submission of application files

VII. HOW TO APPLY

You must apply online by following the instructions on the EPSO website and particularlyin the online application manual.

Deadline (including validation): 24 July 2012 at 12.00 (noon), Brussels time.

If you are one of the candidates invited to the assessment centre, you will have to bringwith you (9) your full application file (signed online application form and supporting documents) when you come to the assessment centre.

Procedure: see point 6.1 of the guide to open competitions.

(7) Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be placed on the reserve list. (8) Information concerning the general conditions is verified by EPSO and information concerning the specific conditionsby the selection board.

(9) You will be notified in good time via your EPSO account of the date when you have to attend the assessment centre.


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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/234/12 INTERPRETERS (AD 5/AD 7) FOR CROA-TIAN LANGUAGE (HR)

(2012/C 180 A/03)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising an open competition, based on tests, to constitute a reserve from which to recruit conference interpreters (*).

EPSO/AD/234/12 (grades AD 5 and AD 7) Interpreters for Croatian language (HR)

The purpose of this competition is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the institutionsof the European Union, in particular the Parliament, the Commission and the Court of Justice.


This guide is an integral part of the competition notice and will help you to understand the rulesgoverning the procedure and how to apply.

CONTENTS


II. DUTIES

III. ELIGIBILITY

IV. ADMISSION TESTS


VI. RESERVE LISTS

VII. HOW TO APPLY

(*) Any reference in this notice to a person of the male sex should be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of thefemale sex.


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1. Number of successfulcandidates by grade

2. Remarks

AD 5 AD 7

15 20

This competition covers two grades and several options. You may apply for only one grade and only one option. You must make your choice when you apply online and youwill not be able to change it after your online application form has been confirmed andvalidated.

However,

if you have applied for grade AD 7, and

you have passed the admission tests,

but you do not meet the conditions for admission to grade AD 7 and while you domeet the conditions for admission to grade AD 5,

the selection board may, with your consent (1), reassign your application to grade AD 5.

Any reassignment will take place only after it has been established that you meet theconditions for admission based on the information given in your online application form.

This process takes place before you are invited to take the preliminary interpreting test inthe case of grade AD 5 or to attend the assessment centre in the case of grade AD 7.

Also, after the assessment centre session:


you have failed one of the interpreting tests, but your results qualify as a pass in thetests for grade AD5,

OR


you have passed all the assessment tests,

but you do not meet the conditions for admission to grade AD 7 while you do meetthe conditions for admission to grade AD 5 and your results qualify as a pass,

the selection board, may with your consent (1) , place your name on the reserve list for

grade AD 5.Such reassignment will be by order of merit. It will apply after it has been established thatyou meet the conditions for admission based on the supporting documents providedwhen you come to the assessment centre and before the reserve list is drawn up.

In any event, the number of successful candidates on the AD-5 list after reassignmentshall not exceed one and a half t imes the number of successful candidates sought for grade AD 5.

This competition is intended for candidates who have a perfect command (2), bothwritten and spoken, of the Croatian language (mother tongue or equivalent knowl-edge). If you do not have such a command, we would strongly advise that you donot apply.

II. DUTIES

The main duty of a conference interpreter is to ensure that the discussions held at various meetings are correctly interpreted into an official language of the European Union. This can entail either simultaneous orconsecutive interpreting. Interpreters will be expected to study both the subject matter of meetings andterminology lists in advance.

The job of interpreter calls for exceptional adaptability (frequent meetings and irregular hours) and the ability to grasp varied and often complex issues, to react swiftly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You must be able to work frequently under pressure, both independently and as part of a team, and to adjust to a multicultural working environment. You will be expected to upgrade your professional skills including technology throughout your career. You may also be asked to expand your language combination to meet the needs of the service (3).

(1) You will be asked to give this consent when registering online.(2) See the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/hornav/Downloads/CEF/LanguageSelfAssessmentGrid.csp) required levels: A, A* or B language = C2, other languages = C1.

(3) For successful candidates recruited by the Parliament, this will be considered a duty of service.
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Interpreters may in addition be required to evaluate the work of auxiliary conference interpreters (ACI) andto carry out administrative duties associated with interpreting.

Working as a conference interpreter can involve frequent travel, except in the case of interpreters at the Court of Justice, who work primarily in Luxembourg.

For recruitment to the Court of Justice, an understanding of written French is required.

More information on the interpreting services can be found on the websites of the three institutionsconcerned:

http://europa.eu/interpretation/index_en.htm

III. ELIGIBILITY

On the closing date for online applications, you must fulfil all the following general and specific conditions:

1. General conditions

(a) You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union or, under the terms of Article 28(a) of theStaff Regulations, a citizen of Croatia, the acceding country.

(b) You must enjoy your full rights as a citizen.

(c) You must have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service.

(d) You must meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

2. Specific conditions

NB: experience as a court interpreter, liaison interpreter, company interpreter or interpreter for social or other publicservices will not be considered experience as a conference interpreter.

2.1 Diplomas/Qualifications

Either (a) You must have successfully completed a full course of training as a conference interpreterequivalent to four years of studies at university level and obtained the relevant qualification.

or (b) You must have a level of education which corresponds to full university studies of at leastthree years attested by a diploma AND completed training as a conference interpreterattested by a certificate or other proof of success.

or (c) You must have a level of education which corresponds to full university studies of at leastthree years attested by a diploma AND one year's professional experience as a conferenceinterpreter, evidenced by documents clearly indicating the number of days worked as a conference interpreter.

2.2 Professional experience

Grade AD 5

No professional experience is required unless you are applying under III.2.1(c), in whichcase the experience must have been gained since you obtained the first qualification requiredunder that heading.

Grade AD 7

You must have at least four years' graduate-level professional experience gained sinceobtaining your first degree or diploma.

Such professional experience must include at least 100 days of conference interpreting sincethe date when the condition set out in III.2.1 (a), (b) or (c) was fulfilled.

These four years must be additional to both the training as a conference interpreterevidenced by the relevant qualification and the one year of experience working as a conference interpreter required under III.2.1 (b) or (c) above.
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2.3 Knowledge of languages

The official languages of the European Union are:

BG (Bulgarian)CS (Czech)DA (Danish)DE (German)EL (Greek)EN (English)ES (Spanish)ET (Estonian)

FI (Finnish)FR (French)GA (Irish)HU (Hungarian)IT (Italian)LT (Lithuanian)LV (Latvian)MT (Maltese)

NL (Dutch)PL (Polish)PT (Portuguese)RO (Romanian)SK (Slovak)SL (Slovenian)SV (Swedish)

The language of Croatia, the acceding country:HR (Croatian)

Language combination means the languages used by conference interpreters in their work.

Working languages are eitheractive

or

passive

languages, and are defined below as

A,B

or C languages.

Active languages A or A* languageYour main language (mother tongue or an exact equivalent), of which you have a perfect command and into which you work from all your working languages, both simultaneouslyand consecutively.

B languageAlthough not your main language, a language of which you have a full command and intowhich you interpret from language A, both simultaneously and consecutively.

Passive language: C languageLanguage from which you interpret and which you understand fully.

NB: please note that your general competencies will be tested at the assessment centre inEnglish (EN), French (FR) or German (DE); the language chosen must be different fromactive language A*.

Grade AD 5

Option 1(a)

(A + CC)

Active A language: Croatian

Passive C languages:

C1: DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian) C2: an EU language (must be different from languages A and C1)

Option 2(a)

(A + B)


Active B language:DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian)

Option 3(a)

(A*+CC)

Active A* language:DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian)

Passive C languages:

C1: Croatian C2: DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT ( Italian) (must be

different from language A*)

English is compulsory as the C2 language if the active A* language is German.


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Option 1(b)

(A + CCC)

Option 2(b)

(A + B+C)

Option 3(b)(A*+CCC)

Grade AD 7


Passive C languages: C1: DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian) C2: an EU language (must be different from languages A and C1)

C3: an EU language (must be different from languages A, C1 and C2)


Active B language:DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian)

Passive C language:an EU language (must be different from languages A and B)

Active A* language:DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian)

Passive C languages: C1: Croatian

C2: DE (German), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French) or IT (Italian) (must be different from language A*)

C3: an EU language (must be different from languages A*, C1 and C2)

NB: A thorough knowledge of other languages would be an advantage.

IV. ADMISSION TESTS

The admission tests are organised by EPSO and you will do them on a computer. The selection boarddecides on the difficulty of the tests and approves their subject matter on the basis of proposals made byEPSO.

1. Invitation to the tests You will be invited to sit the tests if you have validated your application on time (see Section VII).

NB:

(1) by validating your application you are declaring that you meet the general and specificconditions listed in Section III;

(2) you must reserve a date to sit the tests; this must be completed by the deadline notifiedto you via your EPSO account.

2. Nature and markingof tests

A series of tests comprising multiple-choice questions to assess your general aptitudes andcompetencies as regards:

Test (a) verbal reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 20.Pass mark: 10


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Test (b) numerical reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 10.

Test (c) abstract reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 10.

Aggregate pass mark for tests (b) and (c) : 8

Test (d) verbal reasoning marking: this test will be marked out of 10.Pass mark: 5

Language of the tests tests (a), (b) and (c): English, French or German; must be different from the activeA*language

test (d): an official language of the EU; must be different from the active A* language andthe language chosen for tests (a), (b) and (c)

1. Invitation

2. Preliminary inter-preting test (if applic-able)

Nature, marking andduration


You will be invited to the assessment centre if you have obtained the minimum pass mark in the admission tests, and

for grade AD 5 only, if you have obtained the minimum pass mark in the preliminaryinterpreting test (see point 2 below), and

if the assessment made on the basis of the information given in your online application (4) shows that you fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in Section III.

The number of candidates invited to the assessment centre will be approximately threetimes the number of successful candidates indicated in the competition notice and it will bepublished on EPSO's website (www.eu-careers.info).

For grade AD 5 only, a preliminary interpreting test will be held.

This test consists in the simultaneous interpretation of a recorded speech. It may involve theuse of audiovisual material at a test centre.

Choice of language for this test:C1 for option 1(a)

B for option 2(a)

C2 for option 3(a)

Duration: approximately 12 minutes

This test will be marked out of 20Pass mark: 10

The marks obtained in this test will not be added to those obtained in the assessment centre

session.

(4) This information will be verified against the supporting documents before the reserve list is drawn up (see Section VI.1and Section VII.2).
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3. Assessment centre The role of the assessment centre is to assess the following competencies:

A. Specific competencies

These competencies will be tested by means (5) of:

a consecutive interpretation test and a simultaneous interpretation test for each languagechosen by the candidate.

Consecutive tests wil l be based on a speech no more than six minutes long and simultaneous tests on a speech no more than 12 minutes long.

and

B. General competencies (6):

Analysis and problem-solving

Communicating




Resilience

Working with others

Leadership

These general competencies are tested by means (6) of:

(a) a structured interview

(b) a group exercise

(c) an oral presentation

You will be assessed in Brussels, normally during a two-day session.

Each general competency will be tested twice, as follows:

Structured interview Group exercise Oral presentation

Analysis and problem-solving x x

Communicating x x

Delivering quality and results x x


Prioritising and organising x x

Resilience x x

Working with others x x

Leadership x x

4. Language for the

assessment centre

English, French or German; must be different from active language A*

(5) The content of these exercises is approved by the selection board.(6) Details of these competencies are set out in point 1.2 of the guide to open competitions.


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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/235/12 CROATION-LANGUAGE (HR) LAWYER-LINGUISTS (AD 7)

(2012/C 180 A/04)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competitions, based on qualificationsand tests, to establish a reserve pool from which to recruit lawyer-linguists (*) (AD 7).

EPSO/AD/235/12 Croatian-language (HR) lawyer-linguists (AD 7)

The purpose of these competitions is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the institutions of the European Union.


This guide is an integral part of the competition notice and will help you to understand the rules

governing the procedure and how to apply.

CONTENTS


II. DUTIES

III. ELIGIBILITY

IV. ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION AND SELECTION BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS

V. COMPUTER-BASED PRELIMINARY TESTS

VI. OPEN COMPETITION

VII. RESERVE LISTS

VIII. HOW TO APPLY


1. Number of successful candidatesby channel

2. Remarks

Court of Justice channel Parliament/Council channel

35 12

This competition includes two channels. You may apply for only one of thesechannels.

You must make your choice when you apply online and you will not be ableto change it after you have confirmed and validated your online applicationform.

These competitions are intended for candidates who have a perfect command,both written and spoken, of the language of the competition (mother tongue

or equivalent knowledge). If you do not have such a command, we would strongly advise that you do not apply.

(*) Any reference in this notice to a person of the male sex should be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of thefemale sex.


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II. DUTIES

The European institutions recruit highly qualified lawyers, who must be able to translate often complex legal/legislativetexts into the language of the competition from at least two other languages and check such texts. The work of a lawyerlinguist involves the use of standard IT and other office-technology tools.

Court of Justice channel

Translating legal texts (judgments of the Court of Justice,Court of First Instance, and Civil Service Tribunal, opinionsof the Advocates-General, written pleadings of the parties,etc.) into Croatian from at least two official languages ofthe European Union; providing legal analysis in cooperationwith the Registries and the other departments of the Courtof Justice.

Parliament/Council channel

Follow-up of the legislative procedure and checking legislative texts in Croatian which have already been translatedand revised for both linguistic and legal consistency withother language versions of the texts; checking the quality ofthe drafting and compliance with the formal rules onlayout. Frequent contact with the various participants in thelegislative procedure.

Occasionally translating short legal texts, particularly fromEnglish or French.

III. ELIGIBILITY

On the closing date for online applications, you must fulfil all the following general and specific conditions:

1. General conditions

(a) You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union or, under the terms of Article 28(a) of theStaff Regulations for Officials of the European Union, of Croatia, an acceding country.

(b) You must enjoy your full rights as a citizen.

(c) You must have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service.

(d) You must meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

2. Specific conditions

2.1 Qualifications

You must have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a degree in Croatian law.

To determine whether a candidate has reached a level corresponding to completed universitystudies, the selection board will take into account the rules in force at the time when thedegree was awarded.

2.2 Knowledge of languages

The official languages of the European Union are:

BG (Bulgarian)CS (Czech)DA (Danish)DE (German)EL (Greek)EN (English)ES (Spanish)ET (Estonian)

FI (Finnish)FR (French)GA (Irish)HU (Hungarian)IT (Italian)LT (Lithuanian)LV (Latvian)MT (Maltese)

NL (Dutch)PL (Polish)PT (Portuguese)RO (Romanian)SK (Slovak)SL (Slovenian)SV (Swedish)

Language 1: main languageperfect command of Croatian

Language 2: first source languagethorough knowledge of language 2

Language 3: second source language (must be different from language 2)thorough knowledge of language 3


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(a) Language 1

perfect command of Croatian

(b) Language 2

thorough knowledge of English, French, German,Italian or Spanish

(c) Language 3 (must be different from language 2)

thorough knowledge of English, French, German, Italianor Spanish

Language 2 or language 3 must be French


(a) Language 1

perfect command of Croatian

(b) Language 2

thorough knowledge of English or French

(c) Language 3 (must be different from language 2)

thorough knowledge of English, French, German, Italianor Spanish

Language 2 or language 3 must be English

NB: please note that tests (e) and (f) on your general competencies will be carried out in English, French, or German.

IV. ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION AND SELECTION BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS

1. Admission to the competition

Your responses to the questions concerning the general and specific conditions will be processed to determine whether you can be included in the list of candidates who fulfil all the conditions for admission to the competition. Initially, compliance will be checked on the basis of the information you provided in the onlineapplication form.

2. Selection based on qualifications

Where the number of candidates admitted is equal to or higher than 15 times the number of successful candidates sought per channel for each competition, the selection board will carry out a selection based onqualifications with a view to identifying, among the candidates admitted, those with the profile (for instance,diplomas and professional experience) most relevant to the duties and the selection criteria set out in thisnotice of competition. This selection is carried out solely on the basis of the information you provided inthe Talent Screener tab and takes place in two stages:

A first selection based on qualifications will be made solely on the basis of the responses ticked underthe Talent Screener tab of the online application form and the weighting assigned to each of the questions. The selection board will set the weighting (1 to 3) according to the importance attached to eachcriterion set out in point 4 below. The online applications of the candidates who obtain the highestnumber of points will then go through to a second selection stage.

The number of files to be examined during the second stage will be approximately six times the numberof candidates who will be invited to the assessment centre for each channel. The selection board willexamine the candidates' responses and will award 0 to 4 points for each response; the points are thenmultiplied by the weighting for each question.

The selection board will then draw up a list (1) of candidates in the order of the points awarded. The candidates who obtained the highest number of points (2) in the selection based on qualifications (a maximum of15 times the number of successful candidates sought, for each channel, as indicated in this notice of competition) will be invited to take the preliminary tests. This number will be published on EPSO's website (www.

eu-careers.info).

(1) Candidates who are not invited to the computer-based preliminary tests will receive the results of their assessment and theweighting assigned to each question by the selection board.

(2) Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be invited to the computer-based preliminarytests.


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If the number of candidates admitted is less than 15 times the number of successful candidates sought, a selection based on qualifications will not be required and the selection board will invite all the candidates who satisfy the eligibility conditions to take the preliminary tests.

3. Verification of information given by candidates

Following the tests held at the assessment centre, and in the light of the results, EPSO will verify the information given by candidates in their online application for compliance with the general conditions, while theselection board will do the same as regards the specific conditions and the criteria for selection based onqualifications (where applicable). In assessing qualifications, supporting documents will be taken into account only to confirm the information already given under the Talent Screener tab. If verification showsthat the information given is not borne out by the appropriate supporting documents, candidates will bedisqualified.

Applications will be verified, in descending order of merit, for candidates with pass marks who obtained thebest aggregate marks in the preliminary tests and the tests held at the assessment centre (see Sections V etVI). Verification will continue until the number of candidates who can be placed on the reserve list and whoactually fulfil all the conditions for admission reaches the threshold. The files of candidates below thisthreshold will not be examined.

4. Selection criteria

For the selection based on qualifications, the following criteria will be taken into consideration by the selection board:


Proven experience in the field of legal translation

Professional experience in drafting legal texts

Experience in the field of law acquired:

in a law firm

as an in-house lawyer in a company

in a national administration or an international organisation

Relevance of the candidate's linguistic profile in relation to the language coverage requirements of the competition

Knowledge of additional official languages of the European Union (possibly attested by a certificate)


Experience in drafting legal texts acquired in a national administration

Experience in drafting court judgments acquired in a national court

Experience in the field of law acquired:

in a law firm

as an in-house lawyer in a company

in a national administration or an international organisation

Experience in transposing and implementing EU law

Post-graduate studies in a legal field relevant to the nature of the duties

Diploma attesting language training

Translation and/or revision experience


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V. COMPUTER-BASED PRELIMINARY TESTS

(a) Translation into Croatian (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in language 2.

This test will be marked out of 80 (pass mark: 40).

Time allowed: approximately two hours.

(b) Translation into Croatian (language 1), without a dictionary, of a legal text in language 3.

This test will be marked out of 80 (pass mark: 40).

Time allowed: approximately two hours.

If you fail test (a), test (b) will not be marked.

The marks obtained in this test will count towards the final result together with the marks obtained in the tests held at the assessment centre.

VI. OPEN COMPETITION

1. Invitation

2. Assessment centre

You will be invited to the assessment centre if you have obtained the pass mark and one ofthe highest (3) marks in the computer-based preliminary tests (a) and (b).

The role of the assessment centre is to assess the following competencies:

A. Reasoning (4) by means of:

(a) a verbal reasoning test

(b) a numerical reasoning test

(c) an abstract reasoning test

B. Specific competencies

(d) an interview to assess your specialist knowledge and language skills in the f ield ofnational law and European Union law; during the interview you will be asked to make

an oral presentation.and

C. General competencies (5) Analysis and problem-solving

Communicating




Resilience

Working with others

Leadership

These competencies will be tested by means of (6):

(e) a structured interview

(f) a group exercise.

You will be assessed, probably in Luxembourg, during a one and a half-day session.

Each general competency will be tested, as follows:

Structured interview Group exercise

Analysis and problem-solving x

(3) The number of candidates invited to the assessment centre will be approximately four times the number of successfulcandidates (per channel) indicated in the competition notice and it will be published on EPSO's website (www.eucareers.info). Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be admitted to the assessment

centre session.(4) Depending on logistical constraints, the reasoning tests may be organised in test centres in the Member States and/orin Brussels, separately from the other assessment centre tests. The admission tests are organised by EPSO and you willdo them on a computer. The selection board decides on the difficulty of the tests and approves their subject matter onthe basis of proposals made by EPSO.

(5) Details of these competencies can be found in point 1.2 of the guide to open competitions.(6) The content of these exercises is approved by the selection board.


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Communicating x

Delivering quality and results x


Prioritising and organising x xResilience x x

Working with others x

Leadership x

3. Language of tests tests (a), (b), (c), (e) and (f): (English, French or German)test (d): Croatian

4. Marking A. Reasoning skills

(a) verbal: marked out of 20

(b) numerical: marked out of 10

(c) abstract: marked out of 10

Tests (a), (b) and (c) are not eliminatory, and the marks will be added to those obtained inthe assessment centre tests.

B. Specific competencies

(d) marked out of 20Pass mark: 10

C. General competencies

Marked out of 80 for all competencies (10 per competency)

Pass mark:

3 per competency andan aggregate of 40 for all eight general competencies

VII. RESERVE LISTS

1. Candidates placedthe reserve lists

on The selection board will place your name on the reserve list (7) (see the number of successful candidates, Section I.1) if you are among the candidates who satisfy all the conditions set out in Section IV.

2. Classification Lists will be drawn up for each channel and names will be listed in alphabetical order.

1. Online application

2. Submission of application files

VIII. HOW TO APPLY

You must apply online by following the instructions on the EPSO website and particularlyin the online application manual.

Deadline (including validation): 24 July 2012 at 12.00 (noon), Brussels time.

If you are one of the candidates invited to the assessment centre, you will have to bringwith you (8) your full application file (signed online application form and supporting documents) when you come to the assessment centre.

Procedure: see point 6.1 of the guide to open competitions.

(7) Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be placed on the reserve list. (8) You will be notified in good time via your EPSO account of the date when you have to attend the assessment centre.


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REVIEW OF COMPETITION C A OJs

Please find below the list of C A published during the present year.

Unless otherwise indicated, OJs are published in all language versions.

8 (DA/EL/HU/IT/MT/PL)

10

17 (LT)

20 (EN)

22 (DE/EN/FR)

27

30 (FR)

31 (ES)

37

44

46

53

55

59

69 (DE/EN/FR)

70 (EL)

71 (ES)

74 (HU)

75 (NL)

76

77 (RO)

84 (DE/EN/FR)

86

90 (EN)

101

110 (DE/EN/FR)

114

121 (BG)

122

134

136 (PT)

140

144 (DE/EN/FR)

146 (CS/DA)

160

161

169 (DE/EN/FR)

180 (DE/EN/FR)


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