CHAPTER III

General provisions
Section 1

General rules

Protection of fundamental rights and a fundamental rights strategy
Article 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Codes of conduct
Article 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training
Article 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Research and innovation
Article 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acquisition or leasing of technical equipment
Article 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technical equipment pool
Article 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tasks and powers of the members of the teams
Article 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accreditation document
Article 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Civil liability
Article 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Criminal liability
Article 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 2

Information exchange and data protection

Information exchange systems
Article 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data protection
Article 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Purposes of processing personal data
Article 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Processing of personal data collected during joint operations, pilot projects and rapid border interventions and by migration management support teams
Article 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Processing of personal data in the context of return operations and return interventions
Article 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Processing of personal data in the framework of EUROSUR
Article 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Security rules on the protection of classified information and non-classified sensitive information
Article 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 3

Cooperation by the Agency

Cooperation with Ireland and the United Kingdom
Article 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooperation with Union institutions, bodies, offices, agencies, and international organisations
Article 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

European cooperation on coast guard functions
Article 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooperation with third countries
Article 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liaison officers in third countries
Article 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 4

General framework and organisation of the Agency

Legal status and location
Article 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Headquarters agreement
Article 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Staff
Article 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Privileges and immunities
Article 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liability
Article 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Administrative and management structure of the Agency
Article 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Functions of the management board
Article 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Composition of the management board
Article 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Multiannual programming and annual work programmes
Article 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chairmanship of the management board
Article 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meetings
Article 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Voting
Article 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Functions and powers of the executive director
Article 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appointment of the executive director and the deputy executive director
Article 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consultative forum
Article 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fundamental rights officer
Article 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Complaints mechanism
Article 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Language arrangements
Article 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transparency and communication
Article 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 5

Financial requirements

Budget
Article 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Implementation and control of the budget
Article 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combating fraud
Article 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prevention of conflicts of interest
Article 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial provision
Article 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624.