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20.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
351/33
REGULATION (EU) No 1216/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 12 December 2012
introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, special temporary
measures for the recruitment of Union officials and temporary staff
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
EUROPEAN UNION,
Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 336 thereof,
Recruitment of officials
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
1. Notwithstanding
the
second
and
third
paragraphs
of
submitted following consultations with the Staff Regulations
Article 4, Article 7(1), Article 27 and points (a) and (b) of
Committee,
Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations, vacant posts may be
filled, as from the actual date of Croatia’s accession and until
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national
30 June 2018, by the appointment as officials of Croatian
parliaments,
nationals, within the limit of the number of posts allotted
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (
and taking into account the budgetary discussions.

1 ),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (
2. Such
officials
shall
be
appointed
from
the
actual
accession

2 ),
date and, except for senior officials (Directors-General or their
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure ( 3 ),
equivalent in grade AD 16 or AD 15 and Directors or their
equivalent in grade AD 15 or AD 14), following competitions
Whereas:
based on either qualifications or tests, or both qualifications and
(1)
On the occasion of the accession of Croatia to the
tests, organised in accordance with Annex III to the Staff Regu
European Union on 1 July 2013, special temporary
lations.
measures should be adopted to derogate from the Staff
Article 2
Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff
Regulations’) and the Conditions of Employment of
Recruitment of temporary staff
Other Servants of the European Union, laid down in
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (
1. Article
1(1)
shall
apply mutatis mutandis to the recruitment

4 ).
of Croatian nationals as temporary staff.
(2)
Given the size of Croatia and the number of persons
potentially involved, the special temporary measures
2. Such
temporary
staff
shall
be
engaged
from
the
actual
should remain in force for a substantial period. The
accession date.
date of 30 June 2018 appears to be the most suitable
Article 3
expiry date in that regard.
Entry into force
(3) Given
the
need
for
the
planned
recruitments
to
take
place as soon as possible after accession, this Regulation
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
should be adopted before the actual accession date,
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 Strasbourg, 12 December 2012.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
M. SCHULZ
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
( 1 ) Opinion of 12 November 2012 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
( 2 ) OJ C 364, 23.11.2012, p. 1.
( 3 ) Position of the European Parliament of 20 November 2012 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of
12 December 2012.
( 4 ) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

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