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1. These Conditions of Employment shall apply to:

— the director and deputy director of the Foundation,

— the staff of the Foundation,

— the local staff of the Foundation.

2. For the purposes of these Conditions of Employment, staff engaged to fill a post which is included in the budget of the Foundation shall be regarded as staff of the Foundation.

3. For the purposes of these Conditions of Employment, ‘local staff’ means staff engaged according to local practice for manual or service duties, assigned to a post not included in the list of posts appended to the budget of the Foundation and paid from the total appropriations for the purpose under the budget.

4. The director, who shall be nominated by the Commission of the European Communities, shall be engaged in a post which is included in the list of posts appended to the budget of the Foundation for the purpose of exercising the duties provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75.

The deputy director, who shall be nominated by the Commission of the European Communities, shall be engaged in a post which is included in the list of posts appended to the budget of the Foundation for the purpose of assisting the director and replacing him should he be absent or otherwise prevented from performing his duties.

5. The director has the power to conclude contracts of employment with the staff referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The chairman of the Administrative Board of the Foundation shall have the power to sign the contracts of employment with the director and deputy director.