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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-747/attachment-1/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/747",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2009/747/CFSP of 14 September 2009 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Union Satellite Centre",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-747",
  "path": "attachment/1/article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Recruitment",
  "text": "1. Offers of employment shall be made by the Director, except in respect of the post of Director. The Centre shall be responsible for publishing vacant posts.\n2. When a post is vacant and cannot be filled internally, the vacancy notice shall be advertised stating the duties to be performed and the qualifications for the post.\n3. Staff members shall be appointed by the Director on the basis of merit and through fair and transparent competition procedures.\n4. Candidates must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties.\n5. Recruitment of staff members shall be limited to nationals of the Member States of the European Union.\n6. The staff members governed by these Staff Regulations shall be classified in accordance with the categories and grades of the Coordinated Organisations.\n7. Staff members shall be recruited at the lowest step of the grade of the post for which they are selected. However, the Director may grant a higher step where this is justified.\n8. The Director shall determine which posts are to be filled by examination or competition, and shall lay down the tests which candidates for such posts will be required to take. Examining or selection boards shall be chosen by the Director from among the staff members of the Centre, to which he may add an external examiner.\n9. Candidates invited to the Centre for interview or examination shall be entitled to a flat-rate contribution towards travel and accommodation costs.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/747/attachment/1/article/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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