Common use of The Director Clause in Contracts

The Director. General and the Staff 1. The Director-General shall be the chief executive officer and the representative of the ITER Organization in the exercise of its legal capacity. The Director-General shall act in a manner consistent with this Agreement and decisions of the Council, and shall be responsible to the Council for the execution of his/her duties. 2. The Director-General shall be assisted by the Staff. The Staff shall consist of direct employees of the ITER Organization and personnel seconded by the Members. 3. The Director-General shall be appointed for a term of five years. The appointment of the Director-General may be extended once for an additional period of up to five years. 4. The Director-General shall take all measures necessary for the management of the ITER Organization, the execution of its activities, the implementation of its policies and the fulfillment of its purpose. In particular, the Director-General shall: (a) prepare and submit to the Council: — the total budget for the various phases of the ITER Project and allowable ranges for adjustment; — the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates and their annual updates; — the annual budget within the agreed total budget, including the annual contributions, and annual accounts; — proposals on senior Staff appointments and main management structure of the ITER Organization; — the Staff Regulations; — the Project Resource Management Regulations; and — the annual reports; (b) appoint, direct and supervise the Staff; (c) be responsible for safety and undertake all organizational measures needed to observe the laws and regulations referred to in Article 14; (d) undertake, where necessary in conjunction with the Host State, to obtain the permits and licenses required for the construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities; (e) promote collaboration among the relevant domestic fusion research programmes of the Members and between such programmes and the ITER Organization; (f) ensure the quality and fitness of components and systems procured for use by the ITER Organization; (g) submit to the Council, as necessary, the supplemental technical documents referred to in Article 3(1)(a); (h) conclude, subject to prior approval of the Council, agreements or arrangements for international cooperation in accordance with Article 19 and supervise their implemen- tation; (i) make arrangements for the sessions of the Council; (j) as requested by the Council, assist subsidiary bodies of the Council in the performance of their tasks; and (k) monitor and control the execution of the annual programmes with respect to timing, results and quality, and accept the completion of the tasks. 5. The Director-General shall attend meetings of the Council unless the Council decides otherwise. 6. Without prejudice to Article 14, the responsibilities of the Director-General and the Staff in respect of the ITER Organi- zation shall be exclusively international in character. In the discharge of their duties they shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any authority external to the ITER Organization. Each Member shall respect the international character of the responsibilities of the Director- General and the Staff, and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their duties. 7. The Staff shall support the Director-General in the performance of his/her duties and shall be under his/her management authority. 8. The Director-General shall appoint the Staff in accordance with the Staff Regulations. 9. The term of the appointment of each Member of the Staff shall be up to five years. 10. The Staff of the ITER Organization shall consist of such qualified scientific, technical and administrative personnel as shall be required for the implementation of the activities of the ITER Organization. 11. The Staff shall be appointed on the basis of their quali- fications, taking into account an adequate distribution of posts among the Members in relation to their contributions. 12. In accordance with this Agreement and the relevant regulations, the Members may second personnel and send visiting researchers to the ITER Organization.

The Director. General and the Staff 1. The Director-General shall be the chief executive officer and the representative of the ITER Organization in the exercise of its legal capacity. The Director-General shall act in a manner consistent with this Agreement and decisions of the Council, and shall be responsible to the Council for the execution of his/her duties.. EN L 358/66 Official Journal of the European Union 16.12.2006 2. The Director-General shall be assisted by the Staff. The Staff shall consist of direct employees of the ITER Organization and personnel seconded by the Members. 3. The Director-General shall be appointed for a term of five years. The appointment of the Director-General may be extended once for an additional period of up to five years. 4. The Director-General shall take all measures necessary for the management of the ITER Organization, the execution of its activities, the implementation of its policies and the fulfillment of its purpose. In particular, the Director-General shall: (a) prepare and submit to the Council: — the total budget for the various phases of the ITER Project and allowable ranges for adjustment; — the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates and their annual updates; — the annual budget within the agreed total budget, including the annual contributions, and annual accounts; — proposals on senior Staff appointments and main management structure of the ITER Organization; — the Staff Regulations; — the Project Resource Management Regulations; and — the annual reports; (b) appoint, direct and supervise the Staff; (c) be responsible for safety and undertake all organizational measures needed to observe the laws and regulations referred to in Article 14; (d) undertake, where necessary in conjunction with the Host State, to obtain the permits and licenses required for the construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities; (e) promote collaboration among the relevant domestic fusion research programmes of the Members and between such programmes and the ITER Organization; (f) ensure the quality and fitness of components and systems procured for use by the ITER Organization; (g) submit to the Council, as necessary, the supplemental technical documents referred to in Article 3(1)(a); (h) conclude, subject to prior approval of the Council, agreements or arrangements for international cooperation in accordance with Article 19 and supervise their implemen- tation; (i) make arrangements for the sessions of the Council; (j) as requested by the Council, assist subsidiary bodies of the Council in the performance of their tasks; and (k) monitor and control the execution of the annual programmes with respect to timing, results and quality, and accept the completion of the tasks. 5. The Director-General shall attend meetings of the Council unless the Council decides otherwise. 6. Without prejudice to Article 14, the responsibilities of the Director-General and the Staff in respect of the ITER Organi- zation shall be exclusively international in character. In the discharge of their duties they shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any authority external to the ITER Organization. Each Member shall respect the international character of the responsibilities of the Director- General and the Staff, and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their duties. 7. The Staff shall support the Director-General in the performance of his/her duties and shall be under his/her management authority. 8. The Director-General shall appoint the Staff in accordance with the Staff Regulations. 9. The term of the appointment of each Member of the Staff shall be up to five years. 10. The Staff of the ITER Organization shall consist of such qualified scientific, technical and administrative personnel as shall be required for the implementation of the activities of the ITER Organization. 11. The Staff shall be appointed on the basis of their quali- fications, taking into account an adequate distribution of posts among the Members in relation to their contributions. 12. In accordance with this Agreement and the relevant regulations, the Members may second personnel and send visiting researchers to the ITER Organization. EN 16.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 358/67 1. The resources of the ITER Organization shall comprise: (a) contributions in kind, as referred to in the document ‘Value Estimates for ITER Phases of Construction, Operation, Deac- tivation and Decommissioning and Form of Party Contri- butions’, comprising: (i) specific components, equipment, materials and other goods and services in accordance with the agreed technical specifications and (ii) staff seconded by the Members; (b) financial contributions to the budget of the ITER Organi- zation by the Members (hereinafter ‘contributions in cash’), as referred to in the document ‘Value Estimates for ITER Phases of Construction, Operation, Deactivation and Decommissioning and Form of Party Contributions’; (c) additional resources received either in cash or in kind within limits and under terms approved by the Council. 2. The respective Members' contributions over the duration of this Agreement shall be as referred to in the documents ‘Value Estimates for ITER Phases of Construction, Operation, Deactivation and Decommissioning and Form of Party Contri- butions’ and ‘Cost Sharing for all Phases of the ITER Project’ and may be updated by unanimous decision of the Council. 3. The resources of the ITER Organization shall be solely used to promote the purpose and to exercise the functions of the ITER Organization in accordance with Articles 2 and 3. 4. Each Member shall provide its contributions to the ITER Organization through an appropriate legal entity, hereinafter ‘the Domestic Agency’ of that Member, except where otherwise agreed by the Council. The approval of the Council shall not be required for Members to provide cash contributions directly to the ITER Organization.

The Director. General and the Staff 1. The Director-General shall be the chief executive officer and the representative of the ITER Organization in the exercise of its legal capacity. The Director-General shall act in a manner consistent with this Agreement and decisions of the Council, and shall be responsible to the Council for the execution of his/her duties. 2. The Director-General shall be assisted by the Staff. The Staff shall consist of direct employees of the ITER Organization and personnel seconded by the Members. 3. The Director-General shall be appointed for a term of five years. The appointment of the Director-General may be extended once for an additional period of up to five years. 4. The Director-General shall take all measures necessary for the management of the ITER Organization, the execution of its activities, the implementation of its policies and the fulfillment of its purpose. In particular, the Director-General shall: (a) prepare and submit to the Council: — - the total budget for the various phases of the ITER Project and allowable ranges for adjustment; — - the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates and their annual updates; — - the annual budget within the agreed total budget, including the annual contributions, and annual accounts; — - proposals on senior Staff appointments and main management structure of the ITER Organization; — - the Staff Regulations; — - the Project Resource Management Regulations; and — - the annual reports; (b) appoint, direct and supervise the Staff; (c) be responsible for safety and undertake all organizational measures needed to observe the laws and regulations referred to in Article 14; (d) undertake, where necessary in conjunction with the Host State, to obtain the permits and licenses required for the construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities; (e) promote collaboration among the relevant domestic fusion research programmes of the Members and between such programmes and the ITER Organization; (f) ensure the quality and fitness of components and systems procured for use by the ITER Organization; (g) submit to the Council, as necessary, the supplemental technical documents referred to in Article 3(1)(a3 (1) (a); (h) conclude, subject to prior approval of the Council, agreements or arrangements for international cooperation in accordance with Article 19 and supervise their implemen- tationimplementation; (i) make arrangements for the sessions of the Council; (j) as requested by the Council, assist subsidiary bodies of the Council in the performance of their tasks; and (k) monitor and control the execution of the annual programmes with respect to timing, results and quality, and accept the completion of the tasks. 5. The Director-General shall attend meetings of the Council unless the Council decides otherwise. 6. Without prejudice to Article 14, the responsibilities of the Director-General and the Staff in respect of the ITER Organi- zation Organization shall be exclusively international in character. In the discharge of their duties they shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any authority external to the ITER Organization. Each Member shall respect the international character of the responsibilities of the Director- Director-General and the Staff, and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their duties. 7. The Staff shall support the Director-General in the performance of his/her duties and shall be under his/her management authority. 8. The Director-General shall appoint the Staff in accordance with the Staff Regulations. 9. The term of the appointment of each Member member of the Staff shall be up to five years. 10. The Staff of the ITER Organization shall consist of such qualified scientific, technical and administrative personnel as shall be required for the implementation of the activities of the ITER Organization. 11. The Staff shall be appointed on the basis of their quali- ficationsqualifications, taking into account an adequate distribution of posts among the Members in relation to their contributions. 12. In accordance with this Agreement and the relevant regulations, the Members may second personnel and send visiting researchers to the ITER Organization.