Article 62U.K.Executive agencies
1.The Commission may delegate powers to the executive agencies to implement all or part of a Union programme or project, on its behalf and under its responsibility, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes(1). The executive agencies shall be created by means of a Commission Decision and shall be legal persons under Union law.
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 210 concerning detailed rules on the exercise of powers delegated to the executive agencies.
2.The director of the executive agency shall implement the corresponding operational appropriations under direct management.