Article 13 ESDC Staff

The ESDC staff shall consist of:

The ESDC may receive interns and visiting fellows.

The number of ESDC staff shall be decided by the Steering Committee together with the budget for the next year and have a clear link to the number of ESDC training and education activities and other tasks as defined in Article 4.

The Decision of the HR establishing the rules applicable to national experts seconded to the EEAS shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to national experts seconded to the ESDC by Member States. The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions for Employment of Other Servants of the European Union^f1, shall apply for personnel seconded to the ESDC by Union institutions, including for contracted staff paid from the ESDC budget.

The Steering Committee, acting on a proposal from the HR, shall define in so far as necessary the conditions applicable to interns and visiting fellows.

ESDC staff cannot conclude contracts or engage in any kind of financial obligations on behalf of the ESDC without prior written authorisation by the Head.