Council Decision

of 24 February 2005

re-appointing a Deputy Director of Europol

(2005/C 60/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) [1], and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,

Acting as the authority vested with the power to appoint the Director and Deputy Directors of Europol,

Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board,

Whereas:

(1) The term of office of a deputy Director of Europol appointed by Council Decision of 17 December 2001 [2], is due to expire by 31 December 2005.

(2) The Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees [3], and in particular their Appendix 8, establish special provisions on the procedure for the re-appointment of the Director or a Deputy Director of Europol.

(3) The Management Board presented the Council with an opinion proposing that the present Deputy Director of Europol, Mr Mariano Germán SIMANCAS CARRIÓN be re-appointed.

(4) On the basis of the opinion provided by the Management Board, the Council wishes to re-appoint Mr Mariano Germán SIMANCAS CARRIÓN as Deputy Director,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Mariano Germán SIMANCAS CARRIÓN is hereby re-appointed as Deputy Director of Europol from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2005.

For the Council

The President

N. Schmit

[1] OJ C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 2.

[2] OJ C 371 of 28.12.2001, p. 1.

[3] See Council Decision of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (OJ C 26 of 30.1.1999, p. 23) as amended by Council Decision of 19 December 2002 (OJ C 24 of 31.1.2003, p. 1).

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