Article 1
1. These Staff Regulations shall apply to staff engaged under contract by the European Defence Agency (hereinafter referred to as ‘staff member’). Such staff shall be: — temporary staff, — contract staff, — special advisers. 2. For the purposes of these Staff Regulations, the authority authorised to conclude contracts (hereinafter referred to as ‘AACC’) shall be determined in accordance with the relevant provisions of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835. 3. Any reference in these Staff Regulations to a person of the male sex shall be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of the female sex, and vice-versa, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.