1. The remuneration of special advisers shall be determined by direct agreement between the adviser concerned and the AACC. The contract of a special adviser shall be for a term not exceeding two years, for a maximum number of days in the period. It shall be renewable.
2. Where the Agency intends to recruit a special adviser or renew his contract, it shall submit the proposal to the Steering Board, specifying the remuneration contemplated, the terms of reference, the reasons for the proposal and any other relevant element.
The Agency may conclude the contract unless the Steering Board decides otherwise within one month of receiving the information referred to in the first subparagraph.
3. The AACC shall adopt the specific rules to implement the provisions of this Article.
Articles 1(2), Articles 6, 11, 12, 13 and 14, the first paragraph of Article 18, Articles 19, 20, Article 21(1), Articles 22, 27 and 28, the second paragraph of Article 32, and Article 36, concerning the rights and obligations of staff members of the Agency, and Articles 168 and 169, concerning appeals, shall apply by analogy.
1. The provisions of these Staff Regulations concerning the rights and obligations (Articles 11 to 35 and 104), the conditions of recruitment (Article 37, with the exception of point (a) of paragraph 2, Article 38 to 41 and Article 105, with the exception of point (a) of Article 105(3), and Articles 106 to 110), the working conditions (Articles 42 to 58 and Article 111), the termination of employment (Article 96 to 100 and Article 137) and the disciplinary procedure (Articles 139 to 167), may be amended, to the extent necessary, by the Steering Board of the Agency, acting in accordance with Article 9(1)(j) and Article 11(3)(a) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835. Any such proposed amendments shall be transmitted to the Council. Those amendments shall be deemed approved, unless the Council, within two months and acting by qualified majority, decides to modify them.
2. Amendments to other provisions of these Staff Regulations, in particular those concerning remuneration, allowances and social security benefits, shall be adopted by the Council, acting by unanimity, upon proposal from the Steering Board.
Within three years after the entry into force of these Staff Regulations, the Council of the European Union shall evaluate and amend these Staff Regulations or take a decision on their expiration, as appropriate.
Decision 2004/676/EC is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
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