EMFA Article 11. Secretariat of the Board

In order to effectively and independently fulfil its tasks, the Board should be assisted by a secretariat devoted to the activities of the Board. The Commission should provide the secretariat. The secretariat should be adequately resourced for the performance of its tasks. Without prejudice to the Commission’s institutional and budgetary autonomy, it is important that the Commission take into account the needs communicated by the Board, in particular in relation to the qualifications, expertise and profile of the secretariat’s staff for the effective performance of its tasks. The secretariat should also be able to rely on the expertise and resources of national regulatory authorities or bodies. That would be key to assisting the Board when it is preparing its deliverables. Therefore, the secretariat should include an appropriate number of staff seconded by national regulatory authorities or bodies in order to benefit from their skills and experience. In its mission of contributing to the independent execution of the tasks of the Board, the secretariat should follow only the instructions of the Board when supporting the Board in the fulfilment of its tasks under this Regulation. The secretariat should provide substantive, administrative and organisational support to the Board and assist the Board when it is carrying out its tasks, in particular by conducting relevant research or carrying out information-gathering activities.