Article 32

An official shall be recruited at the first step in his grade.

F1The Appointing Authority may allow additional seniority up to a maximum of 24 months to take account of his professional experience. General implementing provisions shall be adopted to give effect to this Article.

F2Members of the temporary staff graded in accordance with the grading criteria adopted by the F3appointing authority of each institution shall retain the X1seniority in the step acquired in that capacity if they are appointed officials in the same grade immediately following the period of temporary service.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities.
F2: Inserted by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3947/92 of 21 December 1992 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities.
F3: Substituted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

Editorial notes

X1: Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3947/92 of 21 December 1992 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 404 of 31 December 1992).

Notes on Attachment

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1080/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of those Communities.