# Commission Decision (EU) 2016/221 of 12 February 2016 amending Decision (EU) 2015/1937 establishing an independent advisory European Fiscal Board, Article Sole Article

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

Article 3, paragraph 8, of Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1937 is replaced by the following:
‘8. The Commission shall appoint the Head of Secretariat, after having consulted the Chair of the European Fiscal Board. The Head of Secretariat shall be appointed for a period of three years, renewable once. His/her tasks shall include preparing the setting up of the Board. The other members of the secretariat shall be officials, temporary agents, contract agents, and seconded national experts, selected by the Head of Secretariat in agreement with the Chair. All members of the secretariat shall be selected on the basis of high levels of qualification and experience in areas relevant for the Board's activity and be assigned or attached (mis à disposition).
9. By derogation to paragraph 8, if the Chair of the European Fiscal Board has not yet been appointed, the Commission shall directly appoint the Head of Secretariat.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/221/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-221/article-1
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