Regulation on careers, training and audit for the Central External Action Service

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LAP-mDAAV 2004

Date of completion: 28.07.2004

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" Regulation on careers, training and audit for the Central External Action Service of 28 July 2004 (BGBl. I p. 1939), as last amended by Article 3 (10) of the Regulation of 12 February 2009 (BGBl. I p. 320) "

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Last amended by Art. 3 (10) V v. 12.2.2009 I 320

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Pursuant to Section 15 (1) (2) of the Federal Civil Service Act (Bundesbeamtengesetz), as amended by the March 31, 1999 Notice (BGBl. 675) in conjunction with Section 2 (4) of the Federal Railways Regulation, as amended by the Notice of 2 July 2002 (BGBl. I p. 2459, 2671), the Federal Foreign Office, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of the Interior, is responsible for: Unofficial table of contents

Content Summary

Chapter 1
	Career and training
§ 1		Career offices
§ 2		The aim and content of training
§ 3		Recruitment authority
§ 4		Setting requirements
§ 5		Invitation to tender, application
§ 6		Selection procedure
§ 7		Recruitment to the Preparatory Service
§ 8		Legal status during the preparatory service
§ 9		Duration of the preparatory service
§ 10		Breakdown of the preparatory service
§ 11		Technical theoretical training
§ 12		Foreign language training
§ 13		Practical training
§ 14		Training management, trainers and trainers during internships
§ 15		Proof of performance during the technical training and evaluations in the internships
Chapter 2
	Runway Review
§ 16		General
§ 17		Implementation
§ 18		Audit Commission
§ 19		Language Check
§ 20		Review
Section 21		Prevention, resignation, sabre
Section 22		Deception, order violation
Section 23		Evaluation of prepayments and exams
§ 24		Nodes, Rank Points
Section 25		Total Result
Section 26		Certificate
§ 27		Examination files, inspection
§ 28		Retry
Chapter 3
	Rise
§ 29		General promotion schemes
§ 30		Training ascent
Section 31		Practice ascent
Chapter 4
	Other provisions
Section 32		Severely disabled people
§ 33		Transitional arrangements
Section 34		Entry into force, external force

Chapter 1
Career and training

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§ 1 Careers Offices

(1) The career of the Central External Action Service shall include the preparatory service, the probaal period and all the posts of this career. (2) The officials shall, in the course of their careers, give the following names of service and office:

-	in the preparatory service	Government secretaries/government secretaries,
-	in the trial period up to the date	Secretary of State for Ancreation (e.g. A.)/Government Secretary for the preparation (e.g. A.),
-	in the Receivment Office (grades A 6)	Government Secretary/Government Secretary,
-	in the transport offices of
	Grade A 7	Government Secretary-General/Government Secretary
	Grade A 8	Government Secretary/Government Main Secretary
	Grade A 9	Office inspector/office inspector.

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§ 2 Objective and content of training

(1) Officials shall be prepared for their responsibilities in the democratic and social state in the performance of their duties and shall be aware of the importance of a stable, law-abient administration for the liberal democratic rule of law. Basic order. Your training leads to professional qualifications. It provides them with the theoretical and professional skills, knowledge and skills they need to carry out the tasks in their careers. The importance and impact of the European integration process will be taken into account and knowledge of the European Union will be communicated. The general professional skills, especially for communication and cooperation, for critical examination of their own actions, for independent and economic activities as well as for social and intercultural competence are to be promoted. Special emphasis should be placed on the practical relevance of the training. (2) Officials will be able to develop their own skills. You are committed to self-study. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Settings authority

Recruitment authority is the Federal Foreign Office. It is responsible for the tendering procedure, the implementation of the selection procedure, the recruitment and monitoring, and the support of the candidates; the decisions on the reduction and extension of the preparatory service are taken and the the promotion training. The Federal Foreign Office is the service authority responsible for the decisions on civil servants ' decisions. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Conditions of recruitment

In the preparatory service can be hired who

1.

the legal requirements for the appointment to the federal civil service relationship are fulfilled;

2.

is appropriate for the tasks of the Central External Action Service;

3.

the conclusion of a real school or the successful attendance of a secondary school and a completed vocational training or an educational qualification recognised as equivalent in the general education sector (e.g. B. Fachoberschulreife (Fachoberschulreife));

4.

has a broad general education and is familiar with the essential political, economic, social and cultural issues of the present;

5.

have sufficient knowledge of the English language, and

6.

has a resilient health and is fully suitable for use in all fields of application of the Federal Foreign Service, where also the spouse, spouse, life partner or life partner and children are Prerequisite must be fulfilled.

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§ 5 Request for tender, application

(1) Applicants will be determined by job vacancy. (2) Applications should be sent to the Federal Foreign Office. The application must be accompanied by:

1.

a completed and signed application form,

2.

a curriculum vitae in tabular form,

3.

a written curriculum vitae in the German language, which also contains information about special interests, skills and the motives of the application,

4.

a photograph that is not to be older than six months,

5.

The last school certificate and, where appropriate, the certificates of the activity since the school leaving certificate and, where appropriate, the acquisition of additional professional, language and professional knowledge,

6.

a statement by the applicant, whether or not he or she is accused in an investigation or other criminal proceedings; and

7.

where appropriate

a)

a declaration of consent of the legal representative or of the legal representative,

b)

a clearing of the disability card or the atrocity on equality as a severely disabled person and

c)

a clearing of the admission or inclusion certificate or the confirmation in accordance with § 10 (4) of the SoldatenSupply Act.

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§ 6 Selection procedure

(1) Prior to the decision on the recruitment to the preparatory service, a selection procedure shall determine whether the candidates, on the basis of their knowledge, skills and personal characteristics, are in favour of the acquisition in the (2) The selection procedure comprises a written and an oral part and may also include psychological aptitude tests and language tests. The selection procedure shall be carried out by an independent committee, which may be accompanied by external advisers, as well as technical and linguistic experts. The Federal Foreign Office can carry out a preliminary procedure. The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for details. (3) For the written selection procedure, all applicants who fulfil the conditions of recruitment in accordance with § 4 according to the documents filed shall be admitted, unless a preliminary procedure has been submitted. is carried out. Severely disabled persons as well as former soldiers on time with an admission or registration certificate, if they meet the conditions set out in the call for tenders, are admitted in principle to the selection procedure. Women and men shall be considered in a balanced relationship. (4) On the basis of the results of the written procedure and, where appropriate, the psychological aptitude tests, the selection committee shall decide who shall be the oral part of the (5) Applicants who are not admitted to the written or oral selection procedure or who have not participated in the process will receive a written rejection. (6) The selection committee shall consist of: as a rule from five officials from the External Action Service. A number of selection committees may be set up if the number of candidates to be examined and the scheduling of candidates so require; the uniform application of the evaluation criteria must be ensured. The members shall be independent and shall not be bound by instructions. Members are

1.

the Head of the Federal Foreign Office's Training and Training Centre,

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the Head of the Personnel Unit for the Central External Action Service,

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the Head of Training or Training Director for the Central External Action Service,

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an official or an official who is responsible for the employment of the middle service at home and abroad in the Staff Unit of the Federal Foreign Office, and

5.

one or one official appointed by the Head of the Central Department of the Federal Foreign Office or appointed official of the Central External Action Service.

(7) The Head, the Head, the Deputy Head of the Federal Foreign Office or the Deputy Head of the Central Department of the Federal Foreign Office may participate in the selection procedure as other voting members. As a rule, the head of the Federal Foreign Office's training and training centre will be chaired by the head of the Federal Foreign Office. In the event of the participation of the Head of the Central Division or of the Head of the Central Division, this shall be chaired by the latter. The chairman of the selection committee shall be represented by:

1.

the Deputy Head or Deputy Head of the Central Department of the Federal Foreign Office,

2.

the Head of the Personnel Unit for the Central External Action Service, and

3.

the training manager or the training manager for the middle foreign service.

The representatives of the other members of the Committee are appointed by the Head of the Central Department of the Federal Foreign Office for a period of three years. The selection committee shall have a quorum if the chairman or the chairman and at least two members are present. It shall decide by a majority of votes; in the event of a tie, the vote shall be given by the chairman or the chairman. Voting is not allowed. (8) A member of the Staff Council and the Office for the Disabled as well as the Equal Opportunity Officer of the Federal Foreign Office shall act within the scope of their legal duties. (9) The Selection Committee shall evaluate the Results and a ranking of suitable candidates for each selection process. If a number of committees are set up, a ranking of all applicants will be established. Unofficial table of contents

Section 7 Setting in the preparatory service

(1) The Secretary of State or the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office shall decide on the outcome of the selection procedure and taking into account the needs for the recruitment of the applicants. (2) Before the recruitment, the Applicants should be provided with the following additional documents:

1.

a copy of the birth certificate,

2.

proof of nationality,

3.

where appropriate, a copy of the marriage certificate and the copies of the birth certificates of the children,

4.

where appropriate, a service-time certificate for the delivery of defence, civil or development services.

The Federal Foreign Office may request the provision of further documents which are relevant to the decision on the recruitment. (3) The applicants and, where appropriate, their spouses, spouses, life partners, or Life partners and children have to prove their health suitability in accordance with § 4 (6) by a health certificate issued by the Federal Foreign Office's health service, by which or on whose behalf the investigation is carried out. The Federal Foreign Office is responsible for the costs of the investigation. Unofficial table of contents

Section 8 Legal status during the preparatory service

(1) With their cessation, they are appointed to government secretaries of government for government secretaries, on the basis of the relationship of civil servants to revocation candidates. They are subject to the official supervision of the Federal Foreign Office. (2) Training concerns must be taken into account in the granting of holidays. Holidays will be counted on the preparatory service. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Duration of the preparatory service

(1) The preparatory service lasts 24 months. (2) A shortening of the preparatory service in accordance with § 16 (1) of the Federal Railways Ordinance is only permissible if the attainment of the training target does not appear at risk. (3) If the training is due to an illness or for other compelling reasons, training sections may be shortened or extended, and deviations from the training plan may be permitted in order to enable the preparation service to be continued in a targeted way. (4) The preparatory service shall be extended on a case-by-case basis if the Training

1.

because of a disease,

2.

in the event of a ban on employment for the period before or after maternity leave, or on grounds of parental leave,

3.

by the performance of the basic service or a replacement service, or

4.

for other compelling reasons

(5) The preparatory service may, after hearing the contender or the candidate, in the cases of the preparatory service, have been suspended. , paragraph 4 (1) and (4) shall not be extended for more than 12 months at most. The extension should be calculated in such a way that the runway test can be taken together with the candidates who have been hired at a later date. (6) If the runway test does not exist, the test is to be carried out. Extension of the preparatory service pursuant to section 28 (2). Unofficial table of contents

Section 10 Outline of the preparatory service

The preparatory service consists of a specialist theoretical and a practical training (internships) and is carried out in the following sections:

1.	Introductory course including introductory internship and training in information technology (including information technology-basic course)	5 to 6 months,
2.	Domestic internship	2 to 3 months,
3.	Internship abroad	8 to 10 months,
4.	Final course	6 to 7 months.

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§ 11 Technical theoretical training

(1) In the introductory course, the candidates are introduced into priority areas of the career tasks and familiarized with the structure and tasks of the Federal Foreign Office and other authorities. (2) The final course conveys, Building on the training content of the introductory course and the knowledge and skills acquired during practical training, career-related training. (3) The training is intended to promote the ability to behave in a citizen-friendly manner. Unofficial table of contents

§ 12 Foreign Language Training

(1) In the framework of the subject-theoretical training, the candidates receive instruction in the English language as the main language and in a side language. The choice of secondary language depends on existing knowledge and the requirements of the service. (2) If you have a test of English language skills at the level of the career examination, you can apply for the instruction in other languages. Languages will be released. Unofficial table of contents

§ 13 Practical training

(1) In practical training, the candidates should acquire knowledge and experience on the basis of the theoretical training, deepen the knowledge acquired there and learn to apply them in practice. The main tasks of the Federal Foreign Service are the main tasks of the Federal Foreign Office, the working processes and the interaction within the Office and with other services in the priority areas of the career of the Federal Foreign Service. familiary. Depending on the level of training and the organizational possibilities, they should independently process individual business operations, which are typical of their careers, and at the service events that are conducive to their training, (2) Practical training at a diplomatic mission abroad (internship abroad) focuses on the following areas of activity:

1.

administration, in particular paying agent, information technology and registry,

2.

Legal and consular services, in particular passport and visa factions, assistance for Germans, certificates and certifications.

(3) During the internship abroad, the candidates shall be given the opportunity to take classes in the national language, in the English language or in the chosen language. (4) Activities which do not correspond to the objective of the training, may not be transferred to the candidates. (5) The candidates have to submit a report on the status of the training in the internship abroad to the dates to be submitted by the training management. To send a training centre. Unofficial table of contents

§ 14 Training management, trainers and trainers during internships

(1) Any unit of work or foreign representation assigned to candidates for training shall appoint a civil servant or an official as a training manager responsible for the proper conduct of the traineeship; In addition, it appoints trainers and trainers and determines the representation of the training management. (2) The training management directs and supervises the training of the contenders; it ensures a careful training. It regularly conducts meetings with the contenders and the trainers and advises them on questions of training. (3) The trainers are not allowed to be assigned to the candidates any more. when they are able to train with care. To the extent necessary, they shall be discharged from other service operations. The contenders are taught and directed at the workplace. The trainers regularly inform the training management of the level of training achieved. (4) Before the start of the internship abroad, the training management will draw up a training plan for each candidate and each candidate. where the areas in which they are or are trained are obtained, and the candidates shall be given a copy. Unofficial table of contents

§ 15 Performance certificates during the course of the theoretical training and evaluations in the internships

(1) In the introductory course and in the final course, three supervisory tasks of at least one and a half-hour duration shall be made from the subject areas mentioned in § 20 (1). (2) In addition, the introductory course shall include a supervisory work in the Main language and in the information technology-basic course as well as in the final course a supervisory work in the main language and in the secondary language to be prepared. (3) For the evaluation, § 24 applies. The evaluation is to be opened to the candidate and to discuss with him or her. (4) Those who cannot participate in a performance certificate will be given the opportunity to provide them at a later stage of the training. If the proof of performance is not provided by the candidate for a reasonable reason not later than ten days before the first day of the career examination, he is considered to be "insufficient" (standpoint 0). (5) The training management The individual assessments of the internship stations (headquarters or missions abroad) draw up an overall evaluation according to § 24 of the national and international internship. The average number of points is determined by dividing the total number of points by the number of individual evaluations. (6) The individual evaluations referred to in paragraph 5 and the overall assessments shall be open to the candidates and shall be accompanied by the following: to discuss them. The candidates receive a copy of the overall evaluation. (7) The overall evaluations are to be assigned to the initial and further training facilities.

Chapter 2
Runway Review

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§ 16 General

(1) The runway test shall determine whether the candidates are qualified for the intended career. (2) The test shall be aligned with the learning objectives; in it, the candidates shall demonstrate that they are in a more thorough way. Have acquired expertise and are able to work on this basis. In this respect, the examination is also directed at the determination of individual knowledge. (3) The examination consists of a language examination in the main language (§ 19) and a subject examination (§ 20). Both examinations consist of one written and one oral part. (4) The examination is not public. Exceptions are determined by the Examination Commission (§ 18). Section 6 (8) shall apply accordingly. Unofficial table of contents

§ 17 Implementation

(1) The Head of Training or the Head of Training for the Central External Action Service shall determine the place and time of the written and oral examinations and shall confer these appointments with the Examination Commission and the specialist examiners. (2) The oral examination is to be completed by the end of the preparatory service. The written examinations shall be completed at the latest one week before the beginning of the oral examination. (3) The place and time of the written and oral examinations shall be communicated to the candidates in good time. Unofficial table of contents

Section 18 Examination Commission

(1) The examination committee shall be composed of the members who also form the selection committee. § 6 (6) and 6 (7) shall apply. (2) The examinations shall be carried out as further members, as required, as further members of the department and language examiner; these shall be carried out by the Head of the Central Division for the duration of three years. An order is not required for the lecturers of the Federal Foreign Office's education and training centre. (3) For the oral language examination, the Examination Committee meets in a deviant occupation in accordance with section 19 (2). Unofficial table of contents

§ 19 Language Examination

(1) The written language examination consists of two written supervisory work of 30 minutes each. In the secondary language, the candidates can pass a comparable written language test, the result of which does not flow into the runway examination. § 20 (3) to (6) shall apply accordingly. (2) The oral language examination shall take place after the end of the written language examination and before the examination of the examination. It shall be filed before the Examination Commission, which shall be held in the presence of an official or an official of the higher service as chairman or chairman, as well as an official or an official of the senior service as a co-sitter or a co-sitter and two Language teachers are staffed as technical examiners. The oral language examination does not take more than 15 minutes and consists of reading and translation of a text from the foreign language and a subsequent short conversation in the foreign language. Section 20 (10) to (12) shall apply accordingly. In the secondary language, the candidates can take a comparable verbal language examination. Those who do not reach a total average score of at least five points in the written and oral language exam in English cannot be admitted to the technical examination. Unofficial table of contents

§ 20 Examination

(1) A total of four supervisory tasks with a processing time of at least three hours in each case shall be completed in the written examination. The tasks shall be selected from the following subject areas, of which the subject area number 1 is obligatory:

1.

Budgetary, treasury and accounting,

2.

Organization (agency and business processes),

3.

State and European law,

4.

administrative law,

5.

civil law,

6.

Consular law,

7.

Nationality and passport law,

8.

Foreign law,

9.

public service law,

10.

the right to be covered,

11.

Travel expenses,

12.

Foreign-cost law and

13.

Property right.

(2) The supervisory work shall be made on successive working days. After two working days a study day is to be provided. (3) Examination proposals and tasks are to be kept secret. (4) The written work is produced under supervision. The supervisors produce a transcript on each day of examination and shall record the dates of the beginning, the interruption and the delivery of the work, the examination facilitated within the meaning of § 32, and any special examinations. Events and sign the minutes. (5) The works are provided with an identical identifier for all the works instead of the name. The indicators shall be determined at random before the commencement of the written examination. A list of the indicators is produced which is to be kept secret. The list may not be disclosed to the examiners prior to the final evaluation of the written work. (6) Appearance of candidates late to a supervisory work and will not be followed in accordance with § 21, the missed time shall apply as a processing time. (7) candidates are admitted to the oral examination if at least three written supervisory work has been rated "sufficient" at least with the grade. Otherwise, the career examination has not passed. (8) Admission or non-approval will be announced to the candidates in good time before the oral examination. In doing so, approved candidates shall also be notified of the points they have achieved in the individual written supervisory work, if they so request. The non-authorisation shall require the written form; it shall be provided with an instruction for the right to appeal. (9) The oral examination shall be based on different priorities of the training contents. The examination board elects the examination subjects from four of the subjects mentioned in the second sentence of paragraph 1 on a proposal from the training manager or the training manager for the middle foreign service. No more than five test specimens are to be tested simultaneously. The duration of the examination for each examinee is not more than 40 minutes for all subjects. (10) The chairperson of the examination committee chairs the oral examination and ensures that the candidates are suitably qualified to take part in the examination. (11) The examination board shall evaluate the performance in accordance with § 24; the technical examiners shall each propose the assessments. The result of the oral examination is to be expressed in an average number of points, which results from the sum of the ranking points divided by the number of individual evaluations. (12) On the course of the oral examination, an examination shall be made of the following: A copy of which the members of the Examination Commission sign. Unofficial table of contents

§ 21 Prevention, resignation, sabre

(1) Any person who is prevented from taking the examination or part of the examination by illness or other circumstances which are not responsible for the examination has to prove this immediately in a suitable form. An illness must be proven by submitting a medical certificate. (2) For an important reason, candidates can withdraw from the examination with the approval of the Examination Board. (3) In case of prevention or resignation after the examination. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be deemed not to have started the examination or the part of the examination in question. The Examination Committee shall determine the dates at which the relevant parts of the examination are to be obtained. It decides whether and to what extent the work already delivered will be considered as examination papers. (4) If the candidates are not fully apologising, either the written or the oral examination, in whole or in part, is not sufficient. the examination board decides whether the examination performance cannot be obtained, evaluated with "insufficient" (ranking 0) or the entire examination for non-compliance is explained. The decision shall be accompanied by a right of appeal. Unofficial table of contents

§ 22 Täuschung, order violation

(1) The continuation of the examination shall be subject to the reservation of a candidate who, in the course of a written examination work or oral examination, tries to deceiving or contributes to it or otherwise violates the order of the order. Decision of the Examination Committee pursuant to paragraph 2 are permitted; in the event of a significant disturbance, they may be excluded from further participation in the relevant part of the examination. (2) The Examination Commission decides on the existence of and the consequences of a deception attempt, a contribution to such a or a other breaches of order during the written or oral examination or a deception, which is determined after the written examination work has been submitted. According to the seriousness of the misconduct, it can order the repetition of individual or multiple examination performances, assess the examination performance with "insufficient" (ranking 0) or explain the entire examination for not passed. (3) If a deception is only possible after the completion of the oral examination, or if it cannot be proved until after the examination has been completed, the examination board may, within five years from the date of the oral examination, declare the examination for a failed examination. The decision must be accompanied by a right of appeal. (4) Concerned persons shall be heard before the decision under paragraphs 2 and 3. Unofficial table of contents

Section 23 Evaluation of prepayments and exams

(1) Pre-performances are the supervisory work in the introductory and final course as well as the performances in the internships. Their results are recorded together with the examination results in a transcript. This includes the grades of the supervisory work in the introductory and final course with a total weight of 18 percent. The overall grades achieved during the practical training count as a total of 13 percent (domestic internship 3 percent, foreign internship 10 percent). (2) The results of written and oral language examination are included with (3) The results of the written and oral examination are taken into account with a total of 56 per cent; each written supervisory work is subject to 9 per cent and each oral examination subject is subject to 5 per cent into the outcome of the runway examination. Unofficial table of contents

§ 24 Notes, Rank

(1) The performance shall be evaluated by the following grades and rank:

very good (1)		a performance that meets the requirements to a particular extent,
	15 to 14 points
good (2)		a performance that is fully compliant with the requirements,
	13 to 11 points
Satisfactory (3)		a performance that generally meets the requirements,
	10 to 8 points
sufficient (4)		a performance that has shortcomings, but which still meets the requirements,
	7 to 5 points
deficient (5)		a performance that does not meet the requirements, but makes it clear that the necessary basic knowledge is available and that the deficiencies could be remedied in the foreseeable future,
	4 to 2 points
insufficient (6)		A performance that does not meet the requirements and in which even the basic knowledge is so patchy that the deficiencies could not be remedied in the foreseeable future.
	1 to 0 points

Average number of points are calculated from the points of the order; they are calculated in two decimal places after the comma without rounding. (2) In the evaluation of written services, the relevant requirements for the performance of the written services are calculated. Number, composition and difficulty allocated according to credit points. To the extent that a requirement is met, the corresponding number of points in the performance shall be attributed. In addition to the professional performance, the classification and clarity of the presentation and the adaptability of the expression, in the secondary language also the learning progress, are taken into account appropriately. (3) The grade "sufficient" presupposeth that the number of credits reached is 50 percent of the total number of points that can be reached. (4) The credit points will be equal to an even increase in the degree of requirements according to their percentage of the achievable number of points of achievement. Total score assigned to rank:
From-100% of Performance Points Rank

	100 to 93.7	15
Under	93.7 to 87.5	14
Under	87.5 to 83.4	13
Under	83.4 to 79.2	12
Under	79,2 to 75.0	11
Under	75.0 to 70.9	10
Under	70.9 to 66.7	9
Under	66.7 to 62.5	8
Under	62.5 to 58.4	7
Under	58,4 to 54,2	6
Under	54.2 to 50.0	5
Under	50.0 to 41.7	4
Under	41.7 to 33.4	3
Under	33.4 to 25.0	2
Under	25.0 to 12.5	1
Under	12.5	0.

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Section 25 Total results

(1) Following the oral examination, the Examination Commission shall determine the final grade, taking into account the preliminary achievements (§ 23). In so far as the average number of points finally calculated is 5 or more, decimal places are rounded up from 50 to 99 for the formation of the final grade; in other respects, decimal places are not taken into account for the formation of notes. (2) The examination has been passed if at least the average number of points 5 is reached in the overall result referred to in paragraph 1 and in the oral examination, and the average number of the written and the accounts in the examination subject for household, cash and accountancy oral examination at least 5. (3) Following the consultation of the The examination committee shall inform the chairperson or the chairperson of the achieved ranking points, which he or she briefly explains verbally on request. Unofficial table of contents

§ 26 Certificate

(1) The Examination Committee shall give the candidates who have passed the runway examination a certificate containing the final grade. If the examination has not been passed, the Examination Commission will inform the candidates in writing. The certificate referred to in the first sentence and the announcement in accordance with the second sentence shall be accompanied by an appeal for appeal. A certified copy of the certificate shall be taken to the personnel records. The civil servant's relationship to revocation shall end with the expiry of the day of the written announcement of the result of the examination. (2) Those who have not passed the course examination will receive a certificate from the Federal Foreign Office, which will also cover the duration of the training. and the contents of the training. (3) Errors and obvious inaccuracies in the investigation or notification of the results of the examination are corrected by the Examination Board. Incorrect certificates are to be returned. In the cases of § 22 (3) sentence 1, the examination certificate must be returned. (4) In addition to the certificate of the career examination, the candidates receive a language certificate on the result of the language test. Unofficial table of contents

Section 27 Examination files, inspection

(1) In each case a copy of the certificates shall be taken with the written supervisory work of the runway examination to the examination records. The examination files are kept at the Federal Foreign Office for at least five years. (2) After completion of the career examination, the candidates can inspect the parts of the examination files relating to them. Unofficial table of contents

§ 28 repetition

(1) The candidates who did not pass the examination or whose examination is deemed not to have been passed can repeat the examination once; the Federal Foreign Office may, in justified cases, allow a second repetition. Examinations are to be repeated in full. (2) The head of the training centre or the head of the training centre shall, on a proposal from the head of training or the training manager for the central external service, determine within which deadline the Examination can be repeated, which parts of the training are to be repeated and which certificates of performance must be provided. The repetition period shall be at least three months and shall not exceed one year. The scores and grades achieved in the repetition replace the previous one. The preparatory service shall be extended until the expiry of the repetition period.

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Rise

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Section 29 General Regulations

(1) Officials of the simple External Action Service may be proposed by superiors for admission to the career path of the Central Foreign Service or apply. Their suitability, which is measured against the requirements of the future career, will be reviewed in a selection procedure. The responsible Personnel Unit shall examine whether the formal requirements set out in this Chapter are available for participation in the selection procedure for the training or practice ascent. § 6 shall apply mutatily to the implementation of the selection procedure taking place at the Federal Foreign Office, unless other regulations are made in the following provisions. (2) In a pre-selection, the selection committee (§ 6 (6)) , in particular on the basis of the official assessments, whether the candidates can be admitted to the selection procedure, and shall submit a recommendation to the Central Division's guidance on the decision. (3) Selection procedures can only be granted to civil servants who are the case of the ascent

1.

have declared their full willingness to be disqualified in writing,

2.

have passed a language test in the English language or in another official language of the United Nations at the Federal Foreign Office; and

3.

themselves and, where appropriate, their spouses, spouses, life partners and their children and their children have a resilient health and are fully suitable for use in all fields of application of the Federal Foreign Office. Health restrictions are harmless, provided that they are based on a recognised service accident or on diseases or their consequences, which are due to conditions which are harmful to health or otherwise significantly different from the national territory, which were particularly exposed to officials at a service abroad.

(4) In order to be admitted to the ascent, § 7 para. 1 shall apply accordingly. After passing the runway examination or determining the qualifications for the higher career, an office of the middle service will be awarded to the civil servants within the framework of the staffing posts. Until then, they remain in their existing legal status. Top-of-the-line civil servants who do not acquire the qualifications for the career of the Central External Action Service will remain in their previous careers. Unofficial table of contents

§ 30 Training ascent

(1) Officials of the simple External Action Service may be admitted to the career of the Federal Foreign Service in order to enter the career path of the Federal Foreign Service, which shall:

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at the beginning of the training, the 45. have not yet completed their life year,

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has been in a simple service since the first award of a post in a service of

(2) In the event of unsuccessful participation, the selection procedure for the training ascend may be repeated once. (3) The candidates admitted to the promotion shall take part in the course of the medium-sized Federal Foreign Office's career Service is part of the preparatory service. The preparatory service concludes with the runway examination. The provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 relating to the preparatory service and the runway examination shall be applied accordingly, unless otherwise provided for in Chapter 3. Unofficial table of contents

§ 31 Practice ascent

(1) In order to ascend the career of the Central External Action Service, civil servants of the simple External Action Service can be admitted, which at the beginning of the introduction the 45. Year of life completed and the 58. (2) In the event of unsuccessful participation in the selection procedure, the selection procedure for the practical ascent may be repeated once, provided that the selection procedure for the training ascend has not already been unsuccessful twice. (3) The officials admitted to the rise shall be introduced to the tasks of the new career by carrying out the tasks of this career. The introductory period is 18 months. It is primarily carried out at the Federal Foreign Office's headquarters and at appropriate foreign missions. Details of the staff unit responsible for the middle service are provided in consultation with the training management for the middle service. (4) The introductory period comprises subject-theoretical courses within the introductory course of the Career applicants according to § 11, in which three performance certificates from the subject areas according to § 20 (1) as well as a certificate of performance in the information technology basic course must be provided, as well as further training seminars in the law and Consular services (foreign law, passport, name and nationality law) . The courses and seminars are usually carried out by the Federal Foreign Office. (5) At least two of the achievements of the introductory course in the subject areas according to § 20 (1) must be at least five points (grade sufficient). have been assessed. If a lower score is achieved in more than one of these performance certificates, the less than sufficient proof of performance must be repeated. If the repetition does not meet the minimum requirements set out in the first sentence, the entire introductory course must be repeated. In order to allow a repetition of the course, the introduction time has to be extended accordingly. In the course of the repetition of the introductory course, four performance certificates are again to be performed without the possibility of repetition. If it does not meet the minimum requirements set out in the first sentence, the applicant may not participate in the further increase in practice. (6) The determination of the qualifications for the medium-service career shall be taken by the Examination commission (§ 18 in conjunction with § 6) in a lecture date. In doing so, it shall take into account the performance evidence provided during the introductory period, including an in-depth assessment of the performance during the introductory period. If the result of the presentation date is not sufficient for a determination, the Examination Board can determine the form in which further proof of the successful completion of the introduction is to be conducted. The Examination Commission may request the preparation of any further processing. The arrest procedure may be repeated at least six months after the expiry of the period. In this case, the introduction time shall be extended accordingly.

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§ 32 severely disabled persons

(1) Suitable severely disabled persons shall be given priority in the occupation of free employment, provided that they have the same qualifications, with the exception of the suitability restricted by their handicaps. Severely disabled persons may only be required to have a minimum of physical aptitude in the case of recruitment. With regard to other aptitude, in particular the professional knowledge and skills, the principle of merit is fully applicable to competition with other non-disabled applicants. Severely disabled people must be admitted to competitions in principle, unless they appear to be unsuitable for use in accordance with the documents submitted. (2) Disabled people will be admitted to the competition as well as for the provision of proof of performance and for the participation in examinations of the facilities appropriate to their handicap. They shall be pointed out in good time. The nature and scope of the facilities to be granted shall be discussed in good time with the severely disabled persons and the representatives of the severely disabled persons, if this is possible in time. The facilitation must not lead to the requirements being reduced. Sentences 1 to 4 are also applied in the case of current disabilities, which do not fall under the protection of the ninth book of the Social Code. (3) In the selection and examination procedures, the group of severely disabled persons is not involved in the case of the (4) Decisions on the facilitation of examinations shall be taken by the Selection Committee or the Examination Commission on a proposal from the Training Board. Unofficial table of contents

Section 33 Transitional regime

Candidates who have already begun training or introduction before 1 September 2006 shall end this period after the law applicable until 31 August 2006, and shall be entitled to the end of the period of application of the programme. Unofficial table of contents

Section 34 Entry into force, external force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following the date of delivery.