1.The Director of the Agency shall be appointed by the Governing Board on a proposal from the Commission for a term of office of thirty months. The term of office may be terminated by the same procedure.
The Director shall be responsible for:
(a)preparing the draft annual action programme referred to in Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 and its implementation;
(b)preparation and organisation of the work of the Governing Board and regularly informing the Board;
(c)informing the Governing Board of invitations to tender, procurement and contracts;
(d)day-to-day administration of the Agency;
[F1(e) preparation of the draft statement of estimates of the Agency's revenue and expenditure, and execution of the Agency's budget;]
(f)preparation and publication of the reports specified in this Regulation;
(g)all staff matters;
(h)implementation of the Governing Board's decisions and guidelines laid down for the Agency's activities.
2.The Director shall be accountable to the Governing Board for his activities and shall attend its meetings.
3.The Director shall be the legal representative of the Agency.
4.The Director shall hold the power of Appointing Authority.
5.The Director shall present a quarterly activity report to the European Parliament.
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