Article 5 Head of Mission

The Head of Mission shall assume day-to-day management of the mission and shall be responsible for staff and disciplinary matters.

The Head of Mission shall be the representative of the Mission. The Head of Mission may delegate management tasks in staff and financial matters to staff members of the Mission, under his/her overall responsibility.

All seconded staff shall remain under the full command of the national authorities of the sending State or the EU institution concerned. National authorities shall transfer operational control (OPCON) of their personnel to the Head of Mission.

The Head of Mission shall be responsible for disciplinary matters relating to staff. In the case of seconded staff, disciplinary action shall be exercised by the national authorities or EU institution concerned.

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The Head of Mission shall collaborate closely, in his area of competence, with the Head of the EU Delegation and the heads of Member States’ missions in Kinshasa.