Alternatively, in the light of the many irregularities in the marking of test (d), annul the marking of test (d) and re-rank the candidates in the competition on the basis of the other marks awarded, which were not vitiated by irregularities;

The particular nutritional purposes such as ‘support of liver function in the case of chronic liver insufficiency’, ‘reduction of urate stones formation’ or ‘reduction of the risk of milk fever’ can be achieved by feed.

10. Expresses concern that the Court of Auditors has reported that three out of six middle management (Head of Unit) posts at the Agency were filled on a temporary basis by ‘acting’ staff members; underlines that this situation indicates difficulties in attracting and retaining the right staff; welcomes, nevertheless, the Agency's plan to adopt a decision which will provide that the final assessment of applicants will be based on the combination of the grade given at the moment of the completion of the application form, and the result of interviews and written tests; considers that this approach is an improvement of the Agency's selection procedures as it ta ...[+++]kes into account, in an effective manner, each candidate's merits;

Appointments shall be made for all grades of the AD function group, following internal and external competitions on the basis of both qualifications and tests organised as specified in Annex III to these Staff Regulations.

7. Considers that, to obtain a licence to perform experiments on animals, the applicant must be able clearly to substantiate and justify the purpose of the experiment in terms of the criterion that the experiments will be of benefit to animals or humans. In addition, a licence may be issued only where the applicant can show that the desired outcome can only be achieved by using live animals and that there are no alternative testing methods. Before a licence is issued, an ethical and animal-welfare assessment must be carried setting limits to the level of stress to which the animals may be subjected. Even if it can be shown that certain e ...[+++]xperiments may be of benefit to animals or humans, they should not be authorised if the stress on the animals used in the experiment exceeds the maximum level;

Whereas an aptitude test may also be introduced in place of the adaptation period; whereas the effect of both will be to improve the existing situation with regard to the mutual recognition of diplomas between Member States and therefore to facilitate the free movement of persons within the Community; whereas their function is to assess the ability of the migrant, who is a person who has already received his professional training in another Member State, to adapt to this new professional environment; whereas, from the migrant's point of view, an aptitude test will have the advantage of reducing the length of the practice period; wher ...[+++]eas, in principle, the choice between the adaptation period and the aptitude test should be made by the migrant; whereas, however, the nature of certain professions is such that Member States must be allowed to prescribe, under certain conditions, either the adaptation period or the test; whereas, in particular, the differences between the legal systems of the Member States, whilst they may vary in extent from one Member State to another, warrant special provisions since, as a rule, the education or training attested by the diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications in a field of law in the Member State of origin does not cover the legal knowledge required in the host Member State with respect to the corresponding legal field;