Article 4

The Management Board shall ensure that the vacancy notice referred to in Article 3(2) is published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and in other media, including national newspapers and specialised periodicals, to achieve maximum exposure in all the Member States.

Europol shall inform the Europol national units of a vacancy for a post of Director or Deputy Director. The national units shall inform the relevant competent authorities of the Members States of the vacancy. The competent authorities shall be responsible for ensuring that the vacancy is brought to the attention of their departments and all the personnel concerned.

Europol shall send an acknowledgement of receipt to the applicants.