{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351/article-38",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1351",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 of 4 August 2016 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/676/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351",
  "path": "article/38",
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  "number": "38",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Before being engaged, a member of the temporary staff shall be medically examined by a medical officer authorised by the Agency in order that the Agency may be satisfied that he fulfils the requirements of Article 37(2)(d).\nWhere a negative medical opinion is given as a result of the medical examination provided for in the first subparagraph, the candidate may, within 20 days of being notified of this opinion by the Agency, request that his case be submitted for the opinion of a medical committee composed of three doctors chosen by the AACC from among the Agency's medical officers. The medical officer responsible for the initial negative opinion shall be heard by the medical committee. The candidate may refer the opinion of a doctor of his choice to the medical committee. Where the opinion of the medical committee confirms the conclusions of the medical examination provided for in the first paragraph, the candidate shall pay 50 % of the fees and of the incidental costs.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1351/article/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:51.742354+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}