Attestation - Economic and Social Committee

Opinion of 25 November 2008 on a notification for prior checking on the attestation procedure (Case 2008-476)

The Economic and Social Committee is organising a selection procedure for officials authorised to follow the attestation exercise. The attestation procedure comprises three stages: publication of a call for applications; establishment of a list of applicants admitted to the attestation procedure; attestation in posts recognised as being of "Qualified Assistant" level.

The EDPS has examined the processing of personal data in the attestation procedure and has concluded that it does not appear to involve any infringement of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, if certain recommendations are followed, in particular if the responsible department changes the period for which data are stored, establishes a procedure to be followed in the event of a request for access or rectification, and provides information to data subjects in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of the Regulation.