Article 5
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;
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.
Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1646/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction.