Article 2
Purpose 1. The Office shall ensure that all activities associated with the housing of staff, the management of social welfare infrastructure and the logistics of the institution, as set out in Article 3, are carried out. 2. The Office shall fulfil its purpose in accordance with the administrative rules in force at the Commission. 3. Acting either on the initiative of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration or on a proposal from the Office in agreement with that Directorate-General, the Commission shall adopt new rules or, as appropriate, the amendments necessary. The Office's Management Committee shall draw up the details of that procedure jointly with the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration. 4. The Office may act at the request of and on behalf of another body or agency established under or on the basis of the Treaties and with the assent of the Management Committee.