Specifically, I am referring to the so-called change in the definition of merit, from ``best qualified'' to ``individual merit'. ' I say ``so-called'' because rather than definitions we are really talking about a change in approach from comparative assessments towards individual assessments — or, to put it another way, appointments as a result of competition versus appointments without competition.
Il ne s'agit pas réellement d'une modification de la définition mais plutôt d'un changement d'approche: on s'écarte des évaluations comparatives pour adopter les évaluations individuelles — ou, en d'autres termes, on passe de la nomination sur concours à la nomination sans concours.
