Conditions for secondment
Article 2
To qualify for secondment to the Agency, experts shall: 1. have worked for their employer on a permanent or contract basis for at least 12 months before their secondment; 2. remain in the service of their employer throughout the period of secondment and continue to be paid by that employer; 3. have at least three years' full-time experience in defence, administrative, scientific, technical, operational, advisory or supervisory functions relevant to the performance of the duties assigned to them. Before the secondment, the employer shall supply the Agency with a statement of the expert's employment covering the previous 12 months; 4. be nationals of a participating Member State or falling within the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 1; 5. have a thorough knowledge of one official language of one of the participating Member States and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these languages for the performance of their duties.