Translation of "Personnel service " (English → French) :

15. Calls on the European Ombudsman to exercise ex officio his powers of scrutiny with a view to ensuring transparency and the proper functioning of all recruitment procedures, whether carried out through the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) or directly through a European body, including the Ombudsman's own personnel service;

272. Regrets that, as stated by the Court, the imprecise allocation of roles and responsibilities between the parties involved - the department in which the official or other servant works and the medical and personnel services - has led to a situation where only the most mechanical and bureaucratic aspects of the management of absence actually function – reporting absence and maintaining records – whilst it is not clear who is responsible for essential functions and activities of an effective and forward-looking policy on the management of sick leave, such as:

1. Member States shall establish training and certification/accreditation programmes for the personnel/servicing company handling fluorinated greenhouse gases including those involved in putting into service, servicing and maintenance as well as the recovery and inspection activities provided for in Article 4(2) to (7) and Article 5, based on a set of criteria that guarantee professional standards or bring already existing schemes into line with the requirements of this Regulation .

The owner of the equipment/system shall be responsible for ensuring that the personnel/servicing company involved has the required certification/accreditation.

With regard to the personnel involved in safety related tasks including personnel of subcontracted operating organisations, the provider of air traffic services shall document the adequacy of the competence of the personnel; the rostering arrangements in place to ensure sufficient capacity and continuity of service; the personnel qualification schemes and policy, the personnel training policy, training plans and records as well as arrangements for the supervision of non-qualified personnel.

A provider of air traffic services shall ensure that technical and engineering personnel including personnel of subcontracted operating organisations who operate and maintain ATM equipment approved for its operational use have and maintain sufficient knowledge and understanding of the services they are supporting, of the actual and potential effects of their work on the safety of those services, and of the appropriate working limits to be applied.