Distribution of responsibilities within DG HR

– Amendment –

By decision of 3 February 2010⁽¹⁾ the Director-General of the Directorate-General Human Resources and Security (DG HR) has laid down competences of services inside DG HR to exercise powers of Appointing Authority and of Authority Responsible for Concluding Contracts of Employment.

The decision published hereafter amends Article 1 of the Decision mentioned above. The Annex to the Decision of 3 February 2010 remains unchanged.

DECISION
OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND SECURITY
AMENDING HER DECISION OF 3 FEBRUARY 2010 ON
THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED ON THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONCLUDING CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Director-General for Human Resources and Security,

Having regard to Article 2(1) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union,

Having regard to Article 6 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants,

Having regard to the Commission Decision of 30 November 2007⁽²⁾, as last amended by the Decision of 19 January 2010⁽³⁾, on the exercise of the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Responsible for Concluding Contracts of Employment (“Appointing Authority Decision”), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

1. With effect from 3 February 2010 the exercise of the powers of Appointing Authority and of Authority Responsible for Concluding Contracts of Employment has been redistributed within the Directorate-General Human Resources and Security (DG HR).
    
2. In order to further improve the continuity of workflows within DG HR, it needs to be clarified that the competences delegated to an agent can be exercised at any moment by the hierarchical superiors of the agent concerned.
    
3. In accordance with standing practice, it should also be clarified that in the event of a recast of the Commission Decision delegating powers of Appointing Authority and of Authority Responsible for Concluding Contracts of Employment to Commission services the present subdelegation decision continues to apply to delegations given to the Director General of DG HR,

Has adopted this decision:

Article 1

Article 1 of the Decision of the Director-General for Human Resources and Security of 3 February 2010⁽⁴⁾ is replaced by the following:

"Article 1

1. The powers delegated to the Director-General for Personnel by Commission Decision C(2007) 5730 of 30 November 2007 as amended are hereby subdelegated to the Directors and Heads of Unit of the Directorate-General Human Resources and Security as shown in the Annex hereto.
    
2. The powers thus subdelegated to a Director or to a Head of Unit can be exercised at any time by a hierarchical superior of the agent concerned.
    
3. In the event of a recast of the Commission Decision C(2007)5730 subdelegations enacted by the present decision shall continue to apply to delegations given to the Director General for Human Resources and Security. "

Article 2

This decision shall enter into force immediately.

Done at Brussels, 2 June 2010

(signed)
Irene SOUKA
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Footnotes

⁽¹⁾ See Administrative Notice No 16-2010 of 1 March 2010; rectified by Decision of 8 April 2010, Administrative Notice 24-2010 of 21 April 2010.
⁽²⁾ C(2007)5730; Administrative Notice No 57-2007 of 6 December 2007.
⁽³⁾ C(2010)184; Administrative Notice No 13-2010 of 9 February 2010.
⁽⁴⁾ Administrative Notice No 16-2010 of 1 March 2010; rectified by Decision of 8 April 2010, Administrative Notice 24-2010 of 21 April 2010.