Distribution of responsibilities within DG HR

Commission Decision C(2010) 3680 of 15 June 2010¹ delegates powers of the Appointing Authority, i.e. competences in matters of staff management, to Members of the Commission, Directors-General and Heads of Department.

By Decision of 3 February 2010² the Director-General for Human Resources and Security has sub-delegated certain powers conferred on her to Directors and Heads of Unit within the Directorate-General Human Resources and Security (DG HR). This sub-delegation decision was based on the previous Commission Decision C(2007) 5730 on the delegation of appointing authority powers, but continues to apply to competences of the Director-General for Human Resources and Security under the new Commission Decision.

Commission Decision C(2010) 3680 has widened possibilities for Heads of Unit of DG HR to sub-delegate certain Appointing Authority powers within their respective units. Especially in units providing services in numerous cases for staff throughout Commission departments these possibilities will help to further optimise workflows. The publication below concerns Unit HR.B.4 (Career and Performance Management).

DECISION
BY THE HEAD OF UNIT HR.B.4
ON
THE EXERCISE OF POWERS CONFERRED ON THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY

The Head of Unit HR.B.4 "Career and Performance Management" of the Directorate-General Human Resources and Security of the European Commission (DG HR),

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 15 June 2010³ 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 empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 6 thereof,


Having regard to the Decision of the Director-General for Human Resources and Security of 3 February 2010⁴ sub-delegating powers of appointing authority and authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment within DG HR,

By agreement with the Director-General for Human Resources and Security,

Whereas:

1. The Commission Decision referred to above has introduced wider possibilities for Heads of Unit of DG HR to sub-delegate certain powers of the Appointing Authority and authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment within their respective units.
    
2. By her decision of 3 February 2010 the Director General for Human Resources and Security has sub-delegated some powers delegated to her by the College to the Head of Unit HR.B.4, notably in the field of staff mobility.
    
3. Since the Unit "Career and Performance Management" continually provides services for numerous members of staff throughout the institution, certain of these powers should be sub-delegated to the responsible team leader in order to further improve the efficiency and continuity of workflows,

Has adopted this decision:

Article 1

The following powers delegated to the Director General for Human Resources and Security by Commission Decision C(2010) 3680 of 15 June 2010 and sub-delegated to the Head of Unit HR.B.4 by Decision of the Director General for Human Resources and Security of 3 February 2010 are hereby further sub-delegated to the leader of the team "Mobility" in Unit HR.B.4, job no. 142825⁵ :

1. Transfers between Directorates-General of officials not appearing in an organisation chart at the official's request;
    
2. Transfers between Directorates-General of officials not appearing in an organisation chart by way of reassignment in the interest of the service;
    
3. Transfers between Directorates-General of officials not appearing in an organisation chart by way of job sharing.

Article 2

This sub-delegation is given without prejudice to the competence of the Head of Unit to exercise the sub-delegated powers personally at any time.

In the event of a recast of Commission Decision C(2010) 3680 of 15 June 2010 or of the Decision of the Director-General for Human Resources and Security of 3 February 2010 sub-delegations enacted by the present decision shall continue to apply to delegations given to the Head of Unit HR.B.4, as far as the powers listed in Article 1 are concerned.

Article 3

This decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication, in electronic version, in the Administrative Notices.


Done at Brussels, 13 September 2010

(signed)
S. COLLINS

For agreement:

Brussels, 13 September 2010

(signed)
I. SOUKA

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Footnotes

⁽¹⁾ Administrative Notice No 36-2010 of 23 June 2010.

⁽²⁾ Administrative Notice No 16-2010 of 1 March 2010. Decision rectified by decision of 8 April 2010, Administrative Notice No 24-2010 of 21 April 2010, and amended by decision of 2 June 2010, Administrative Notice No 32-2010 of 9 June 2010, and by decision of 13 July 2010, Administrative Notice No 43-2010 of 15 July 2010.

⁽³⁾ C(2010) 3680; Administrative Notice No 36-2010 of 23 June 2010.

⁽⁴⁾ Administrative Notice No 16-2010 of 1 March 2010. Decision rectified by decision of 8 April 2010, Administrative Notice No 24-2010 of 21 April 2010, and amended by decision of 2 June 2010, Administrative Notice No 32-2010 of 9 June 2010, and by decision of 13 July 2010, Administrative Notice No 43-2010 of 15 July 2010.

⁽⁵⁾ This position is currently held by Ms Francesca SALINAS.