Staff
Article 7
1. The civilian pillar shall consist primarily of staff seconded by Member States, by Union institutions or by the EEAS. Each Member State, each Union institution and the EEAS shall bear the costs related to any member of staff seconded by it, including travel expenses to and from the place of deployment, salaries, medical coverage and allowances other than applicable daily allowances. 2. The Member State, the Union institution or the EEAS, as appropriate, shall be responsible for answering any claims relating to the secondment of or concerning their members of staff seconded to the civilian pillar, and for bringing any actions against such persons. 3. International and local staff may be recruited on a contractual basis by the civilian pillar if the functions required cannot be provided by personnel seconded by Member States. Exceptionally, in duly justified cases where no qualified applicants from the Member States are available, nationals from participating third States may be recruited on a contractual basis. 4. The conditions of employment and the rights and obligations of international and local staff in the civilian pillar shall be laid down in the contracts between the civilian pillar and the staff member concerned.