{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-411/article-9",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/411",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2011/411/CFSP of 12 July 2011 defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the European Defence Agency and repealing Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-411",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Tasks and powers of the Steering Board",
  "text": "1. Within the framework of the guidelines of the Council referred to in Article 4(1), the Steering Board:\n(a) shall approve the reports to be submitted to the Council;\n(b) shall approve, on the basis of a draft submitted by the Head of the Agency, and no later than 31 December of each year, the Agency’s annual work programme for the following year;\n(c) shall adopt the Agency’s general budget no later than 31 December of each year within the limits set in the Agency’s Financial Framework as decided by the Council;\n(d) shall approve the establishment within the Agency of ad hoc projects or programmes in accordance with Article 19;\n(e) shall appoint the Chief Executive and up to two deputies;\n(f) shall decide that the Agency may be entrusted by one or more Member States with the administrative and financial management of certain activities within its remit in accordance with Article 17;\n(g) shall approve any recommendation to the Council or the Commission;\n(h) shall adopt the Agency’s rules of procedure;\n(i) may amend the financial provisions for the implementation of the Agency’s general budget;\n(j) may amend the rules and regulations applicable to contractual staff and seconded national experts;\n(k) shall determine the technical and financial arrangements regarding Member States’ participation or withdrawal referred to in Article 1(4);\n(l) shall adopt directives regarding the negotiation of administrative arrangements by the Head of the Agency;\n(m) shall approve the ad hoc arrangements referred to in Article 22(1);\n(n) shall conclude the administrative arrangement between the Agency and third parties referred to in Article 24(1);\n(o) shall approve the annual accounts and balance sheet;\n(p) shall adopt all other relevant decisions relating to the fulfilment of the Agency’s mission.\n2. Unless otherwise provided for in this Decision, the Steering Board shall take decisions by qualified majority. The votes of the participating Member States shall be weighted in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 16 TEU. Only the representatives of the participating Member States shall take part in the vote.\n3. If a representative of a participating Member State in the Steering Board declares that, for important and stated reasons of national policy, it intends to oppose the adoption of a decision to be taken by qualified majority, a vote shall not be taken. That representative may refer the matter, through the Head of the Agency, to the Council with a view to issuing guidelines to the Steering Board, as appropriate. Alternatively, the Steering Board, acting by qualified majority, may decide to refer the matter to the Council for decision. The Council shall act by unanimity.\n4. The Steering Board, on a proposal from the Chief Executive or from a participating Member State, may decide to set up:\n(a) committees for the preparation of administrative and budgetary decisions of the Steering Board, composed of delegates of the participating Member States and a representative of the Commission;\n(b) committees specialised in specific issues within the Agency’s remit. These committees shall be composed of delegates of the participating Member States and, unless the Steering Board decides otherwise, a representative of the Commission.\nThe decision to establish such committees shall specify their mandate and duration.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/411/article/9",
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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."
}