Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Article 25 Creation and powers of the Administrative Board

1. An Administrative Board is hereby set up.

2. The Administrative Board shall:

(a) appoint the Executive Director pursuant to Article 31;

(b) adopt, by 30 April each year, the general report of the Agency for the previous year and forward it to the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

(c) adopt, by 31 October each year, and taking the opinion of the Commission into account, the work programme of the Agency for the coming year and forward it to the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. This work programme shall be adopted without prejudice to the annual Community budgetary procedure. If the Commission expresses, within 15 days from the date of adoption of the work programme, its disagreement with the programme, the Administrative Board shall re-examine the programme and adopt it, possibly amended, on a second reading either with a two-thirds majority, including the Commission representatives, or by unanimity of the representatives of the Member States;

(d) exercise its functions in relation to the Agency's budget, pursuant to Chapter 6;

(e) establish procedures for decision-making by the Executive Director,

(f) define a policy for the visits to be carried out pursuant to Article 33;

(g) exercise disciplinary authority over the Executive Director and the Heads of Unit referred to in Article 30(3);

(h) establish its rules of procedure.