Director
Article 16
1. The Centre shall be managed by its director, who shall be completely independent in the performance in his/her duties, without prejudice to the respective competencies of the Commission and the Management Board. 2. The director shall be the legal representative of the Centre and shall be responsible for: (a) the day-to-day administration of the Centre; (b) drawing up draft work programmes; (c) preparation of discussions within the Management Board; (d) implementing the work programmes and the decisions adopted by the Management Board; (e) ensuring the provision of appropriate scientific, technical and administrative support for the Advisory Forum; (f) ensuring that the Centre carries out its tasks in accordance with the requirements of its users, in particular with regard to the scientific excellence and independence of activities and opinions, the adequacy of the services provided and the time taken; (g) preparing the statement of revenue and expenditure and executing the budget of the Centre; (h) all staff matters, and in particular the exercise of powers laid down in Article 29(2). 3. Each year, the director shall submit to the Management Board for approval: (a) a draft general report covering all the activities of the Centre in the previous year; (b) draft work programmes; (c) the draft annual accounts for the previous year; (d) the draft budget for the coming year. 4. The director shall, following adoption by the Management Board, by 15 June at the latest forward the annual report on the Centre’s activities to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The Centre shall forward annually to the budgetary authority any information relevant to the outcome of the evaluation procedures. 5. The director shall report on the Centre’s activities to the Management Board.