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22.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
191/21
DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2011
determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the authority
empowered to conclude contracts of employment and repealing Decision 2006/491/EC, Euratom
(2011/444/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(b) by the Council, on a proposal from the Secretary-General,
for the application to Directors-General of Articles 1a, 30,
34, 41, 49, 50 and 51 of the Staff Regulations;
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the
European Union and the Conditions of employment of other
servants of the European Union, as laid down by Council Regu
lation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 ( 1 ), and in particular
(c) by the Secretary-General in other cases.
Article 2 of those Staff Regulations and Article 6 of those
Conditions,
The Secretary-General is authorised to delegate, in whole or
Whereas:
in part, to the Director-General of Administration any or all
of his powers as regards the application of the Conditions
of employment of other servants and the application of the
(1) Under
the
first
subparagraph
of
Article
240(2)
of
the
Staff Regulations to officials in the AST function group,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the
except for powers in respect of the appointment and termi
General Secretariat of the Council comes under the
nation of service of officials and the engagement of other
responsibility of a Secretary-General.
servants.
(2) A
new
decision
should
be
adopted,
determining
for
the
General Secretariat of the Council the appointing
Article 2
authority and the authority empowered to conclude
contracts of employment, and Decision 2006/491/EC,
Decision 2006/491/EC, Euratom is hereby repealed.
Euratom ( 2 ) should be repealed,
Article 3
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
This Decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 1
The powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials on
the appointing authority and by the Conditions of employment
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2011.
of other servants on the authority competent to conclude
contracts of employment shall, as regards the General Secre
tariat of the Council, be exercised:
For the Council
The President
(a) by the Council for the Secretary-General;
J. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI
( 1 ) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
( 2 ) Council Decision of 27 June 2006 determining for the General
Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the
authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment
(OJ L 194, 14.7.2006, p. 29).

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