Regulation (EU) 2015/2219 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

SECTION 2 Executive Director

Article 14 Responsibilities of the Executive Director

1. The Executive Director shall manage CEPOL. The Executive Director shall be accountable to the Management Board.

2. Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission and of the Management Board, the Executive Director shall be independent in the performance of his or her duties and shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or any other body.

3. The Executive Director shall report to the European Parliament on the performance of his or her duties when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the performance of his or her duties.

4. The Executive Director shall be the legal representative of CEPOL.

5. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the implementation of the tasks assigned to CEPOL by this Regulation, in particular:

(a) the day-to-day administration of CEPOL;

(b) making proposals to the Management Board as regards the establishment of CEPOL's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification;

(c) implementing decisions adopted by the Management Board;

(d) preparing the draft multi-annual programming and annual work programmes and submitting them to the Management Board, after having consulted the Commission;

(e) implementing the multi-annual programming and the annual work programmes and reporting to the Management Board on their implementation;

(f) preparing appropriate draft implementing rules to give effect to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants in accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations;

(g) preparing the draft consolidated annual report on CEPOL's activities and presenting it to the Management Board for adoption;

(h) preparing an action plan following up conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as investigations by OLAF, and reporting on progress twice a year to the Commission and regularly to the Management Board;

(i) protecting the financial interests of the Union by applying preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity, without prejudice to the investigative competence of OLAF, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by recovering amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by imposing effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties;

(j) preparing a draft internal anti-fraud strategy for CEPOL and presenting it to the Management Board for adoption;

(k) preparing draft financial rules applicable to CEPOL;

(l) preparing CEPOL's draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget;

(m) supporting the Chairperson of the Management Board in preparing Management Board meetings;

(n) performing other tasks pursuant to this Regulation.