The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, on a proposal from the Commission, for a period of five years on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission following a call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union and elsewhere.
Tegevdirektori määrab ametisse haldusnõukogu vastavalt komisjoni ettepanekule viieks aastaks kandidaatide nimekirja järgi, mille esitab komisjon pärast huvi avaldamise kutse ilmumist Euroopa Liidu Teatajas ja mujal.