# 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 31


1. Candidates selected shall be appointed to the grade of the function group set out in the notice of the competition they have passed.
2. Without prejudice to Article 29(2), officials shall be recruited only at grades SC 1 to SC 2, AST 1 to AST 4 or AD 5 to AD 8. The grade of the competition notice shall be determined by the institution in accordance with the following criteria:
(a) the objective of recruiting officials of the highest standard as defined in Article 27;
(b) the quality of the professional experience required.
To address specific needs of the institutions, labour market conditions prevailing in the Union may also be taken into account when recruiting officials.
3. Not withstanding paragraph (2), the institution may, where appropriate, authorise the organisation of a competition at grade AD 9, AD 10, AD 11 or, on an exceptional basis, at grade AD 12. The total number of candidates appointed to vacant posts at these grades shall not exceed 20 % of the total number of appointments to the function group AD made per year in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 30.

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