Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 18 Responsibilities of the Administrative Director

1. For administrative purposes, Eurojust shall be managed by its Administrative Director.

2. Without prejudice to the powers of the College or the Executive Board, the Administrative 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 Administrative Director shall be the legal representative of Eurojust.

4. The Administrative Director shall be responsible for the implementation of the administrative tasks assigned to Eurojust, in particular:

(a) the day-to-day administration of Eurojust and staff management;

(b) implementing the decisions adopted by the College and the Executive Board;

(c) preparing the programming document referred to in Article 15 and submitting it to the Executive Board for review;

(d) implementing the programming document referred to in Article 15 and reporting to the Executive Board and College on its implementation;

(e) preparing the annual report on Eurojust’s activities and presenting it to the Executive Board for review and to the College for adoption;

(f) preparing an action plan following up on conclusions of internal or external audit reports, evaluations and investigations, including those of the EDPS and OLAF and reporting on progress twice a year to the College, to the Executive Board, to the Commission and to the EDPS;

(g) preparing an anti-fraud strategy for Eurojust and presenting it to the Executive Board for adoption;

(h) preparing draft financial rules applicable to Eurojust;

(i) preparing Eurojust’s draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget;

(j) exercising, with respect to the staff of Eurojust, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment of other servants (‘the appointing authority powers’);

(k) ensuring that the necessary administrative support is provided to facilitate the operational work of Eurojust;

(l) ensuring that support is provided to the President and Vice-Presidents as they carry out their duties;

(m) preparing a draft proposal for Eurojust’s annual budget, which shall be reviewed by the Executive Board before adoption by the College.