# Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC), laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, Article 28


An official may be appointed only on condition that:
(a)he is a national of one of the Member States of the Union, unless an exception is authorized by the appointing authority, and enjoys his full rights as a citizen;
(b)he has fulfilled any obligations imposed on him by the laws concerning military service;
(c)he produces the appropriate character references as to his suitability for the performance of his duties;
(d)he has, subject to Article 29 (2), passed a competition based on either qualifications or tests, or both qualifications and tests, as provided in Annex III;
(e)he is physically fit to perform his duties; and
(f)he produces evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Union and of a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union to the extent necessary for the performance of his duties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1962/31/article/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1962-31/article-28
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