Article 15

Upon request of the Management Board, the service of the Director or a Deputy Director may be terminated by the Council pursuant to Article 47(b) of the Conditions of employment subject to observing the period of notice and other conditions referred to in subpoint (ii) or in subpoint (iii) of the said Article.

The service of the Director or a Deputy Director may be terminated without notice by the Council upon request of the Management Board, where the conditions referred to in Article 48(a) or (b) of the Conditions of employment are met.

The service of the Director or a Deputy Director shall be terminated without notice by the Council where the conditions referred to in Article 50 of the Conditions of employment are met. In such cases the Council shall, after hearing the person concerned, and after the disciplinary procedure referred to in Article 16(2) of these Rules has been followed, declare that his employment is terminated.

Before their employment is terminated, the Director or the Deputy Director concerned may be suspended, the former by the Management Board and the latter by the Director, in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Conditions of employment and Articles 23 and 24 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations.