Fundamental Rights Officer
Article 41c
1. The Management Board shall, upon a proposal of the Executive Director, designate a Fundamental Rights Officer. The Fundamental Rights Officer may be a member of the existing staff of Europol who received special training in fundamental rights law and practice. 2. The Fundamental Rights Officer shall perform the following tasks: (a) advise Europol where he or she deems it necessary or where requested on any activity of Europol without impeding or delaying those activities; (b) monitor Europol’s compliance with fundamental rights; (c) provide non-binding opinions on working arrangements; (d) inform the Executive Director about possible violations of fundamental rights in the course of Europol’s activities; (e) promote Europol’s respect of fundamental rights in the performance of its tasks and activities; (f) any other tasks where provided for by this Regulation. 3. Europol shall ensure that the Fundamental Rights Officer does not receive any instructions regarding the exercise of his or her tasks. 4. The Fundamental Rights Officer shall report directly to the Executive Director and prepare annual reports on his or her activities, including the extent to which the activities of Europol respect fundamental rights. Those reports shall be made available to the Management Board.