Civil & Administrative

#2013-908Decree No. 2013-908 on Jury Composition for Public Service Recruitment

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law requires that selection panels for public service recruitment in France consist of at least 40% of each gender. Exceptions might apply due to recruitment constraints, but these need to be documented in a biennial report. It affects public authorities organizing recruitment and mandates transparency by making such compositions publicly accessible.

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Key Changes

  • Juries for public service recruitment must have at least 40% of each gender.
  • Exceptions allowed but must be reported biennially.
  • Recruitment panels must be publicly accessible.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Ensure that selection panels and juries for public service recruitment consist of at least 40% of each gender, with the requirement that panels of three persons must include at least one person of each gender.

Public authorities organizing recruitment, examinations, or selection for civil service positions under the laws of January 11, 1984, January 26, 1984, and January 9, 1986
operational
high

Document any exceptions to the 40% gender composition requirement in individual cases where recruitment constraints or specific organizational needs justify derogations.

Public authorities that apply exceptional derogations from the 40% gender composition rule
operational
high

Submit a biennial report to the specialized formation on equality, mobility, and professional development of the Common Council of the Civil Service documenting all derogations from the 40% gender composition requirement and their justifications.

Public authorities with special employment statutes that have authorized derogations
reporting
medium

Publicly display the decree fixing the composition of juries or selection committees at the examination premises throughout the duration of all proceedings and in the administrative authority's offices until results are proclaimed.

Public authorities organizing recruitment, examinations, or professional selection
disclosure
medium

Publish the decree fixing jury or selection committee composition on the internet website of the organizing administrative authority under the same conditions as physical posting.

Public authorities organizing recruitment, examinations, or professional selection
disclosure

Affected Parties

Public authorities organizing recruitmentPublic service candidates

Tags

public service,gender equality,recruitment