ECJ 1. The purpose of the specifications set out in article 1(1) of annex iii to the staff regulations of officials is to ensure that in every case where a post is to be filled by means of a competition the conditions of recruitment are adapted as closely as possible to the requirements of the post to be filled. When they laid down the obligation to state those conditions in the notice of competition the authors of the staff regulations intended to preclude the appointing authority from justifying the exclusion of certain candidates by relying on conditions of recruitment which were not properly notified in advance to all the persons concerned.
2. Amongst the conditions of recruitment of officials age may well constitute an important factor regarding the quality and efficienty of the official to be recruited. Although the age of an official may be of no matter where certain posts are concerned this possibility must be regarded as exceptional by reason of the special nature of such posts. In such a case the notice of competition must indicate that there is no age-limit.
Citations:
C-78/71, [1972] EUECJ C-78/71
Links:
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Updated: 21 May 2022; Ref: scu.132053