Appointment, dismissal and extension of the term of office
Article 241
1. The Executive Director shall be engaged as a temporary agent of the EU Customs Authority in accordance with Article 2, point (a), of the Conditions of Employment. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board on grounds of merit and documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as relevant competence and experience, from a list of at least three candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open, non-discriminatory and transparent selection procedure designed in such a way as to ensure gender balance. The selection procedure shall include the publication of a call for interest in the Official Journal of the European Union and via other appropriate channels. The Commission shall consult the Management Board on the draft call for interest. 2. The relevant committee of the European Parliament may invite the candidates for the post of Executive Director to answer questions from its members prior to the appointment of the Executive Director, without delaying the appointment procedure or constraining the decision-making of the Management Board. 3. For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Executive Director, the EU Customs Authority shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Management Board. 4. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. In due time before the end of that period, the Commission shall carry out an assessment, in consultation with the Management Board, that takes into account an evaluation of the performance of the Executive Director and the EU Customs Authority’s future tasks and challenges. 5. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 4, may extend the term of office of the Executive Director once for no more than five years. The relevant committee of the European Parliament may invite the Executive Director to answer questions from its members prior to his or her term of office being extended, without delaying the extension procedure or constraining the decision-making of the Management Board. 6. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extended shall not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the extended period of his or her term of office. 7. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission. The European Parliament and the Council shall be informed of the reasons for such a decision. 8. The decisions of the Management Board on appointment, extension of the term of office or removal from office of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights.