Article 67 Fundamental Rights Officer

The Executive Board shall, upon a proposal of the Executive Director, designate a Fundamental Rights Officer. The Fundamental Rights Officer may be a member of the existing staff of the Authority.

1. advise the staff of the Authority on any activity carried out by the Authority, where the Officer deems it necessary or where requested by the staff without impeding or delaying those activities;

2. promote and monitor the Authority’s compliance with fundamental rights;

3. provide non-binding opinions on the compliance of the Authority’s activities with fundamental rights;

4. inform the Executive Director and the Executive Board about possible violations of fundamental rights in the course of the Authority’s activities.

The Executive Board shall ensure that the Fundamental Rights Officer does not seek or take any instructions regarding the exercise of the Officer’s tasks.

The Fundamental Rights Officer shall report directly to the Executive Director and prepare regular reports on the performance of the tasks referred to in paragraph 2. Those reports shall be made available to the Executive Board.