# Council Decision 2014/401/CFSP of 26 June 2014 on the European Union Satellite Centre and repealing Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre, Article 4: Secondment of experts

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Third States shall be entitled to submit candidates to SATCEN for secondment as experts for a limited time with a view to familiarising themselves with its functioning.
2. Candidatures shall be taken into consideration subject to the availability of positions.
3. The duration of the secondment shall be based on a proposal by the Director of SATCEN and shall depend on SATCEN's available capabilities. The broadest possible rotation among candidates from interested third States shall be taken into consideration.
4. Candidates shall be experienced experts possessing sufficient professional qualifications. Experts on secondment shall normally take part in those operational activities of SATCEN that use commercial imagery.
5. Experts from third States shall comply with Decision 2013/488/EU and enter into a confidentiality commitment with SATCEN.
6. Third States shall cover the salary of their seconded experts, all related costs such as allowances, social charges, installation and travel costs, as well as any additional costs to the budget of SATCEN as determined in the detailed rules referred to in paragraph 8.
7. Mission expenses inherent in the activities of the seconded image analyst from third States in SATCEN shall be met by SATCEN's budget.
8. The detailed rules for secondment shall be drawn up by the Director of SATCEN.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/401/annex/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-401/annex/article-4
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