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1. The Management Board shall appoint a fundamental rights officer from a selection of candidates proposed by the Executive Director. The fundamental rights officer shall have the necessary qualifications and experience in the field of fundamental rights and asylum.

2. The fundamental rights officer shall be independent in the performance of his or her duties and shall report directly to the Management Board.

3. The fundamental rights officer shall be responsible for ensuring the Agency’s compliance with fundamental rights in all of its activities and promoting respect by the Agency of fundamental rights. The fundamental rights officer shall also be responsible for implementing the complaints mechanism referred to in Article 51.

4. The fundamental rights officer shall cooperate with the Consultative Forum.

5. The fundamental rights officer shall be consulted on, inter alia, operational plans as referred to in Article 18, evaluation of the Agency’s operational and technical assistance, the code of conduct referred to in Article 58 and the European asylum curriculum referred to in Article 8(3). The fundamental rights officer shall have access to all information concerning respect for fundamental rights in relation to all the Agency’s activities, including by organising visits, with the consent of the Member State concerned, to the places where the Agency carries out operational activities.