Entry into force and applicability
Article 3
(1) This Procedural Act shall enter into force upon adoption. (2) The provisions of Staff Regulations, as amended by this Procedural Act, that concern the Director of the Energy Community Secretariat shall apply to the present Director upon entry into force of this Procedural Act except for Section 4.1. on appointment of the Director, the last sentence of Section 4.5.b) on defining the job description in the Employment Agreement and Section 4.10.b) on probationary period of the Director. Second sentence of Section 4.4.a) on Employment Agreement shall apply to the present Director upon entry into force of this Procedural Act by including the conditions for employment in the Act of Appointment issued by the Presidency representing the Ministerial Council. Pursuant to Section 3.3. of the Staff Regulations of the Energy Community, the Director shall, no later than 31 January 2024, submit to the Ministerial Council the first declaration of integrity laying down any interest which might be considered prejudicial to his independence. The Director shall, by end of 2024, provide a first report to Ministerial Council about his activities held outside the Energy Community. The report may be provided orally or in writing. (3) The provisions of Rules for Recruitment, Working Conditions and Geographical Equilibrium of the Secretariat’s Staff of the Energy Community, as amended by this Procedural Act, that concern the Director of the Energy Community Secretariat shall apply to the present Director upon entry into force of this Procedural Act except for Rule II.9 on recruitment of the Director and Rule III.12 on probationary period for the Director.