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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-294/annex/section-4/division-3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/294",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-294",
  "path": "annex/section/4/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The Director shall in particular:",
  "text": "(a) organise and manage the activities of the EIT;\n(b) support the Governing Board and the Executive Committee in their work, provide the secretariat for their meetings and supply all information necessary for the performance of their duties;\n(c) prepare a draft SIA, a preliminary rolling triennial work programme, the draft annual report and the draft annual budget for submission to the Governing Board;\n(d) prepare and administer the KICs selection process and ensure that the various stages of that process are carried out in a transparent and objective manner;\n(e) prepare, negotiate and conclude contractual agreements with the KICs;\n(f) organise the Stakeholder Forum, including the special configuration of Member States' representatives;\n(g) ensure the implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the EIT in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation;\n(h) be responsible for administrative and financial matters, including the implementation of the EIT budget, taking due account of advice received from the Internal Auditing Function;\n(i) be responsible for all staff matters;\n(j) submit the draft annual accounts and balance sheet to the Internal Auditing Function, and subsequently to the Governing Board, through the Executive Committee;\n(k) ensure that the obligations of the EIT with regard to the contracts and agreements it has concluded are met;\n(l) ensure effective communication with the Union's institutions;\n(m) act in the interests of the EIT, safeguarding its goals and mission, identity, autonomy and coherence, in an independent and transparent way.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/294/annex/section/4/division/3",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}