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Article 11

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

1.

The Ombudsman shall be assisted by a secretariat, the principal officer of which he shall appoint.

2.

The officials and servants of the Ombudsman's secretariat shall be subject to the rules and regulations applicable to officials and other servants of the European Communities. Their number shall be adopted each year as part of the budgetary proceduref1.

3.

Servants of the European Communities and of the Member States appointed to the Ombudsman's secretariat shall be seconded in the interests of the service and guaranteed automatic reinstatement in their institution of origin.

4.

In matters concerning his staff, the Ombudsman shall have the same status as the institutions within the meaning of Article 1 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

A joint statement by the three institutions will set out guiding principles for the number of staff employed by the Ombudsman and the status as temporary or contract staff of those carrying out enquiries.

Notes on the whole EU Decision

Textual amendments

F1

Deleted by Decision of the European Parliament of 18 June 2008 amending Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (2008/587/EC, Euratom).

F2

Substituted by Decision of the European Parliament of 18 June 2008 amending Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (2008/587/EC, Euratom).