Article 9
1. The Agency shall be headed by an Executive Director appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from the Commission for a period of five years, which shall be renewable. The Executive Director shall be the legal representative of the Agency. The Executive Director shall be responsible: (a) for the proper preparation and execution of the decisions and programmes adopted by the Management Board; (b) for the day-to-day administration of the Agency; (c) for the performance of the tasks defined in Articles 12 and 13; (d) for the preparation and publication of the reports specified in Article 2(h); (e) for all staff matters, for the performance of the tasks referred to in Article 8(4) and (5). He shall obtain the opinion of the scientific committee, referred to in Article 10, for the purposes of recruitment of the Agency’s scientific staff. 2. The Executive Director shall be accountable to the Management Board for his activities.