Decision (EU, Euratom) 2021/1271 of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 26 July 2021 appointing the Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations

Article 1

1.   Mr Pascal SCHONARD is hereby appointed as Director of the Authority on European political parties and European political foundations for the period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2026. 2.   The Director shall be appointed as a temporary agent at grade AD 12, step 1. 3.   The appointment is subject to the signing, by the Director designate, of the declaration of independence and absence of conflict of interests that is annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ABSENCE OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ABSENCE OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS I, the undersigned, ...................................., declare that I have taken note of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations and will exercise my functions as Director of the Authority on European political parties and European political foundations (‘the Authority’) fully independently and in full compliance with the rules of that Regulation. When acting on behalf of the Authority, I will neither seek nor take instructions from any institution or government, or from any other body, office or agency. I will refrain from any act which is incompatible with the nature of my duties. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, I am not in a situation of conflict of interests. A conflict of interests exists where the impartial and objective exercise of the functions of Director of the Authority is compromised for reasons involving family, personal life, political, national, philosophical or religious affinity, economic interest or any other shared interest with a recipient of funding under Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. In particular, I declare that I am not a member of the European Parliament, I do not hold any electoral mandate and I am not, and never have been, an employee of a European political party or of a European political foundation. Done at […], [DATE + SIGNATURE of the Director designate]