Article 5 Designation of the other Panel members and their deputies

The Director of the Central Financial Service in the Directorate-General for Budget shall be one of the two permanent members of the Panel representing the Commission, pursuant to Article 143(2)(b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. The Director-General for Budget shall designate an official of grade AD11 or above to deputise for this permanent member.

The Director-General for Budget shall designate the second permanent member representing the Commission and his/her deputy ad personam among Commission officials of at least grade AD14 and AD11 respectively.

The member representing the competent authorising officer (‘the referring authority’) and his/her deputy shall be officials or temporary staff members designated in accordance with the rules of procedure and the internal administrative rules of the institution, office, body or agency concerned, as referred to in Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. They shall perform at least the functions of head of unit or head of delegation.