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1. The Agency shall have an Administrative Board.

2. The Administrative Board shall:

(a) appoint and dismiss the Executive Director pursuant to Article 39;

(b) adopt, by 1 July each year ◄ , the general report of the Agency for the previous year, and submit it to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors and the Member States. The report shall be made public;

(c) adopt, by 30 November each year, the single programming document, containing, inter alia, the Agency’s multiannual programming and annual programming for the following year. The single programming document shall contain the priorities of the Agency. It shall give priority to the duties of the Agency relating to control and inspection programmes. It shall be adopted without prejudice to the annual Union budgetary procedure. The single programming document shall be adopted taking into account the opinion of the Commission and, as regards the multiannual programming, after having consulted the European Parliament and the Council. The Administrative Board shall forward the document to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the Commission without delay;

(d) adopt the final budget of the Agency before the beginning of the financial year, adjusting it, where necessary, according to the Union contribution and any other revenue of the Agency;

(e) perform its duties in relation to the Agency's budget in accordance with Articles 44, 45 and 47;

(f) exercise disciplinary authority over the Executive Director;

(g) establish its rules of procedure which may provide for the establishment of sub-committees of the Administrative Board as necessary;

(h) adopt procedures necessary for the performance by the Agency of its tasks;

(i) ensure adequate follow-up to findings and recommendations stemming from the internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as from investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).