COM/AD/106/2026 AD6 case handlers.
Two separate training databases for the internal Commission competition: competition law and digital policies. This category is isolated from normal AD5 / AD7 practice.
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Database 1: Competition
Antitrust, mergers, State aid, FSR, DMA and case-handler enforcement.
Database 2: Digital policies
DSA, DMA, platforms, audits, systemic risks and technical evidence.
Competition Architecture
What COM/AD/106/2026 Tests
COM/AD/106/2026 is an internal Commission AD6 competition for case handlers and policy officers. It is not a general EPSO AD5 competition and not a broad A...
Eligibility, Languages and Test Sequence
The selection sequence is designed to filter internal Commission candidates first by statutory eligibility and language, then by specialist MCQ score, then...
AD6 Role, Evidence and Drafting Work
Both fields are built around the same AD6 professional posture: independent work, complex problem solving, rapid reaction under pressure, and clear communi...
Database 1: Field 1 Competition
Competition-Law Spine
Field 1 covers competition law, policy and economics across antitrust, mergers, State aid, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the Digital Markets Act. Th...
Antitrust, Cartels and Abuse
Antitrust questions test whether the candidate can classify conduct, identify the legal theory, and understand enforcement evidence. The exam can use short...
Mergers, State Aid and Foreign Subsidies
Field 1 also requires fast command of merger control, State aid and the FSR. These areas share an internal-market logic but use different jurisdictional tr...
Competition Case-Handler Method
The competition field is not only doctrinal. The notice stresses fact-finding, evidence interpretation, legal and economic analysis, enforcement documents,...
Database 2: Field 2 Digital Policies
DSA and DMA Architecture
Field 2 is built around the Commission's supervisory and enforcement role under the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. The DSA is about a safe a...
Platform Systems, Risks and Technical Evidence
Field 2 expects familiarity with platform operations: operating systems, app stores, contract terms, data safeguards, algorithmic ranking, AI practices, cl...
DSA Supervision and Enforcement
DSA work follows a supervisory logic: detect risk, request information, audit compliance, assess mitigation, coordinate with authorities and enforce propor...
DMA Compliance and Gatekeeper Enforcement
DMA enforcement requires understanding gatekeeper status, core platform services, obligations, compliance reports, technical implementation, business-user ...
Digital-Policy Case-Handler Method
Digital-policy case handlers need legal, technical and policy fluency. The notice stresses collaboration with legal, cybersecurity and IT teams, documentat...
Overlap and Training Strategy
Existing EPSO HQ Database Overlap
Some foundations already exist in EPSO HQ, but they are not sufficient for this competition. The new COM/AD/106/2026 database isolates specialist MCQ mater...
How To Train for the MCQ and Oral Test
The MCQ is the immediate gate, but the same knowledge base feeds the oral presentation and structured interview. The best preparation sequence is: field ma...
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