CHAPTER IIITHE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY

SECTION IIInternal structure

Article 33Powers of the Management Board

1

The Agency shall have a Management Board.

2

The Management Board shall:

a

appoint the Executive Director, and the Directors on a proposal from the Executive Director, in accordance with Article 39;

b

adopt the annual general report on the Agency's activities and forward it by 15 June at the latest to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors and the Member States; acting on behalf of the Agency, it shall forward annually to the European Parliament and the Council (hereinafter referred to as budgetary authority) any information relevant to the outcome of the evaluation procedures, in particular, information concerning the effects or consequences of changes in the tasks assigned to the Agency;

c

before 30 September each year, and after receiving the opinion of the Commission, adopt the Agency's programme of work for the coming year and forward it to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States; this programme of work shall be adopted without prejudice to the annual Community budgetary procedure and the Community legislative programme in relevant areas of aviation safety; the opinion of the Commission shall be attached to the programme of work;

d

adopt guidelines for the allocation of certification tasks to national aviation authorities and qualified entities in agreement with the Commission;

e

establish procedures for making decisions by the Executive Director as referred to in Articles 52 and 53;

f

carry out its functions relating to the Agency's budget pursuant to Articles 59, 60 and 63;

g

appoint the members of the Board of Appeal pursuant to Article 41;

h

exercise disciplinary authority over the Executive Director and over the Directors in agreement with the Executive Director;

i

give its opinion on the measures relating to fees and charges as referred to in Article 64(1);

j

establish its Rules of Procedure;

k

decide on the linguistic arrangements for the Agency;

l

complement, where appropriate, the list of documents referred to in Article 32(1);

m

establish the organisational structure of the Agency and adopt the Agency's staffing policy.

3

The Management Board may advise the Executive Director on any matter strictly related to the strategic development of aviation safety, including research as defined in Article 26.

4

The Management Board shall establish an advisory body of interested parties, which it shall consult prior to making decisions in the fields referred to in paragraph 2(c), (e), (f) and (i). The Management Board may also decide to consult the advisory body on other issues referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The Management Board shall not be bound by the opinion of the advisory body.

5

The Management Board may establish working bodies to assist in carrying out its functions, including the preparation of its decisions and monitoring the implementation thereof.