# Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 of 4 August 2016 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/676/EC, Article 108

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

The contracts of contract staff may be concluded for a fixed period of at least three months and not more than four years. They may be renewed not more than once for a fixed period of not more than five years. The initial contract and the first renewal must be of a total duration of not less than six months for function group I and not less than nine months for the other function groups.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1351/article/108 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351/article-108
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