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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-1011/article-3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/1011",
  "legislation_title": "Decision of the Management Board of Europol of 4 June 2009 establishing the rules on the selection, extension of the term of office and dismissal of the Director and Deputy Directors of Europol (2009/1011/JHA)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-1011",
  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The post of the Director or of a Deputy Director is deemed vacant:\n(a) as from nine months before the end of their respective term of office,\n(b) upon receipt by the Council of a letter of resignation,\n(c) upon a decision by the Council to dismiss the Director or a Deputy Director or otherwise terminate their service in accordance with Chapter 4 of these Rules,\n(d) as from nine months before the date on which the Director or a Deputy Director reaches the age of 65, or\n(e) upon the death of the Director or a Deputy Director.\n2. For each vacant post, a vacancy notice shall be drawn up by the Management Board. For the post of a Deputy Director, the vacancy notice is drawn up by the Management Board after having consulted the Director.\nThe vacancy notice sets out in clear and detailed terms the following elements:\n(a) a general description of Europol’s tasks and mission as laid down in the Europol Decision,\n(b) a description of the main functions and duties of the Director or Deputy Director, as the case may be, with appropriate references to the relevant provisions of the Europol Decision,\n(c) the eligibility criteria that have to be fulfilled by every candidate,\n(d) the profile for the post including any attributes that are considered relevant to the function and which are subsequently used as selection criteria,\n(e) an overview of the selection and appointment procedure,\n(f) the terms and conditions of employment including the grade at recruitment, the nature of the contract offered and the duration of the term of office,\n(g) the modalities and closing date for submitting applications.\n3. The selection process shall include an assessment to test specific competencies and skills of candidates.\nThe Management Board shall specify the characteristics and modalities of the assessment for each vacant post and may decide to have recourse to an external assessment centre.\n4. The vacancy notice shall further indicate that candidates must submit their applications in writing, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation and the appropriate character references as to their suitability for the performance of the duties pertaining to the vacant post, to the Chairperson of the Management Board within six weeks of the date of publication of the vacancy notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.\nThe vacancy notice shall also provide information on the security screening to be applied to the successful candidate in compliance with the rules adopted pursuant to Article 40 of the Europol Decision.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/1011/article/3",
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  },
  "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."
}