Article 1

Decision 2000/820/JHA is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   the following Article shall be inserted:

   ‘Article 4a

   1.

   CEPOL shall have legal personality.

   2.

   CEPOL shall enjoy in each Member State the most extensive legal and contractual capacity available to legal persons under that State's law. CEPOL may in particular acquire and dispose of movable or immovable property and be a party to legal proceedings.

   3.

   The administrative director referred to in Article 4(2) shall be CEPOL’s legal representative.’;

2. 2..

   in Article 5(4):

   1. (a)

      point (d) shall be replaced by the following:

      1. (d)

         ‘general operating costs of the secretariat, without prejudice to point (f);’

   2. (b)

      point (f) shall be replaced by the following:

      1. (f)

         ‘remuneration of members of the secretariat and/or reimbursement, in proportion to Member States' contributions, of the costs incurred by the Member State(s) paying the remuneration of members of the secretariat.’