# Council Decision (EU) 2016/1352 of 4 August 2016 concerning the rules applicable to national experts seconded to the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/677/EC, Article 5: Period of secondment

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

1. The period of secondment shall be a minimum of two months and a maximum of three years. It may be renewed successively up to a total period not exceeding four years.
However, in exceptional cases, at the request of the relevant Director and after prior agreement of the employer, the Chief Executive of the Agency may authorise one or more extensions of the secondment beyond the four-year maximum referred to in the first subparagraph, up to an additional two years.
2. The period of secondment shall be fixed at the outset in the Exchange of Letters provided for in Article 4. The same procedure shall apply in the case of any renewal, extension of the period of secondment or change of post.
3. An SNE who has previously been seconded to the Agency may be seconded again, after consultation with the national administration of origin, provided that the SNE continues to meet the conditions for secondment referred to in Article 2 and within the overall ceiling defined in Article 11(5) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1352/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1352/article-5
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