# 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 4

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

With the exception of the Chief Executive and the Deputy Chief Executive of the Agency who are subject to the provisions of Article 10(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835, temporary staff shall not be engaged for more than four years, but their engagement may be limited to any shorter duration.
Their contracts may only be renewed once for a maximum period of four years. The Steering Board shall adopt general provisions for giving effect to this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1351/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351/article-4
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