Article 6 Staff

The numbers and competence of EUJUST LEX-IRAQ staff shall be consistent with the Mission statement set out in Article 2 and the structure set out in Article 3.

EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall consist primarily of staff seconded by Member States or Union institutions.

Each Member State or Union institution shall bear the costs related to any of the staff seconded by it, including travel expenses to and from the place of deployment, salaries, medical coverage, and allowances other than applicable per diem allowances as well as hardship and risk allowances.

International and local staff may also be recruited by EUJUST LEX-IRAQ, as required, on a contractual basis, if the functions required are not provided by personnel seconded by the Member States.

All staff shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the Mission. All staff shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information ^f1 .