Regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the European Data Protection Supervisor's duties

PURPOSE : to specify certain aspects of the general conditions governing the performance of the European Data-protection Supervisor's duties. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Decision 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the European Data-protection Supervisor's duties. CONTENT : the Council adopted a Decision on the general conditions governing the performance of the duties of the European Data Protection Supervisor, the independent supervisory authority entrusted with monitoring the processing of personal data within Community institutions and bodies. This decision stipulates that the European Data-protection Supervisor shall be on a par with a judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities as regards the determination of remuneration, allowances, retirement pension and any other benefit in lieu of remuneration. The Assistant Supervisor shall be on a par with the Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Communities as regards the determination of remuneration, allowances, retirement pension and any other benefit in lieu of remuneration. The European Data-protection Supervisor and the Assistant Supervisor shall be appointed following a public call for candidates. The call for candidates shall enable all interested parties throughout the Community to submit their applications. The list of candidates shall be public. On the basis of the list drawn up by the Commission in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation 45/2001/EC, the competent committee of the European Parliament may decide to arrange a hearing in order to enable it to express a preference. The European Data-protection Supervisor and the Assistant Supervisor shall have their seat in Brussels. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 13/07/2002.�