{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-531/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-531/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2006/531",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 July 2006 appointing a Deputy Director of Europol (2006/531/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-531",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 24 July 2006\nappointing a Deputy Director of Europol\n(2006/531/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,\nActing as the authority vested with the power to appoint Deputy Directors of Europol,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Management Board,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDue to the resignation of a Deputy Director of Europol, it is necessary to appoint a Deputy Director.\n(2)\nThe Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees, and in particular their Appendix 8, establish special provisions on the procedure for the selection of the Director or a Deputy Director of Europol.\n(3)\nThe Management Board presented the Council with a short-list of suitable applicants for appointment, together with the full file of each of those applicants, as well as the full list of the applicants.\n(4)\nOn the basis of all relevant information provided by the Management Board, the Council wishes to appoint the applicant who, according to the Council, meets all the requirements of the vacant position of Deputy Director,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23) as amended by Council Act of 19 December 2002 (OJ C 24, 31.1.2003, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/531/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:32.054641+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}