The Permanent Representations of all Member States shall be kept informed on a yearly basis about the number of SNEs in the Agency. This information shall include also:
(a)
the nationalities of SNEs seconded from an organisation or entity as set out in the second paragraph of Article 1;
(b)
any exceptions to the selection procedure in accordance with Article 3(3);
(c)
the assignment of all SNEs;
(d)
any suspension or early termination of SNEs' secondment in accordance with Articles 9 and 10;
(e)
the annual update of SNEs' allowances in accordance with Article 19.
Decision 2004/677/EC is hereby repealed. However, Articles 15 to 19 thereof shall remain applicable to the SNEs requesting so for secondments which are ongoing at the time of entry into force of this Decision, without prejudice to Article 44.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Off icial Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from the first day of the month following its entry into force to each new secondment, renewal or extension of secondment.