Article 8
Tasks of the Head of the Office; management of staff 1. The Head of the Office shall be responsible for the smooth running of the Office. Within the area of responsibility of the Management Board, he or she shall act under the authority of the latter. He or she shall provide secretarial services for the Management Board, shall report to it on the performance of his or her duties and shall submit to it any suggestion for the smooth running of the Office. 2. Administrative procedures connected with the day-to-day management of personnel, such as salaries, leave, and sickness, accident and retirement insurance, shall be carried out under the same conditions as for the officials and other servants of the Commission. That list shall not be exhaustive and the Office may extend it to cover other areas in agreement with the Commission.