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Powers of the Governing Board The Governing Board shall have the following functions and powers:

(a) to appoint and, where necessary, dismiss the Director in accordance with Article 10(5);

(b) to exercise disciplinary authority over the Director;

(c) to adopt the Foundation's annual work programme on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered its opinion, in accordance with Article 12;

(d) to draw up an annual estimate of expenditure and revenue for the Foundation and forward it to the Commission;

(e) to adopt the Foundation's draft establishment plan and the definitive budget following completion of the annual budget procedure, in accordance with Article 16;

(f) to adopt the Foundation's annual activity report, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 and send it to the Community institutions and the Member States;

(g) to adopt the Foundation's rules of procedure on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered its opinion;

(h) to adopt the financial rules applicable to the Foundation on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered its opinion, in accordance with Article 19;

(i) to adopt the procedures for applying Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation.