Spontaneous job applications in BEPA - Commission

Opinion of 29 October 2009 on a notification for prior checking regarding spontaneous job applications in the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) (Case 2009-013)

The mission of the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) is to provide policy and political advice to the President and Commission services on issues relevant to the President's agenda and future of policies in the Union. The EDPS examined the processing operations related to the collection of spontaneous CVs in order to constitute a reserve of potentially suitable candidates for future job openings at BEPA.

The EDPS found that there was no reason to believe that there is a breach of the provisions of Regulation 45/2001 providing the Commission remind the members of the BEPA management team that they only use the CVs submitted to them for the selection of job openings at BEPA and establish the possibility for candidates to have access to all data in their file taking into account possible restrictions in accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) 45/2001 and inform candidates of this right accordingly.