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RULESOFTHEAUDITBOARD
Article2
TheAuditBoardshallconsistofsixauditorswho
shallbechosenasarulefromamongpersonshaving
thestatusofanofficialorservantofalegalperson
governedbynationalorinternationalpubliclaw.
Theirindependencemustbebeyonddoubtandthey
mustpossessrecognisedqualificationsandabilityin
thefieldofaccountancy ,economicandfinanceorthe
auditingofpublicaccounts.
OnlynationalsofMemberStatesmaybemembersof
theAuditBoard.THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY AND
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ATOMIC
ENERGYCOMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
206thereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanAtomicEnergyCommunity,andinparticular
Article180thereof;
HavingregardtoArticle15oftheProtocolonthe
PrivilegesandImmunitiesoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityforim­
plementingArticle15ofthatProtocol;
HavingregardtoArticle15oftheProtocolonthe
PrivilegesandImmunitiesoftheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
oftheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityforim­
plementingArticle15ofthatProtocol;Article3
TheauditorsshallbeappointedbytheCouncils,act­
ingunanimously ,foraperiodoffiveyears.
TheCouncilsshall,actingunanimously ,appointone
oftheauditorstobeChairmanoftheAuditBoard
forthesameperiod.
Article4
Theauditorsshall,intheperformanceoftheirduties,
neitherseeknortakeinstructionsfromanyGovern­
mentorfromanyotherbody.
Theyshallrefrainfromanyactionincompatiblewith
theirduties.HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Article5 ThefunctionsdefinedbothinArticle206ofthe
TreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandinArticle180oftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityshallbe
exercisedbyasingleAuditBoard.TheBoardshall
exerciseitsfunctionsinthegeneralinterestofthe
Communities ,shallhavefullautonomyandshallact
onitsownresponsibility .
TheAuditBoardshallmeetregularlyandatleast
everytwomonths.Theofficeofauditorshallbeincompatiblewithany
otherofficeintheserviceoftheCommunities .
Whenenteringupontheirdutiestheauditorsshall
giveasolemnundertakingthat,bothduringandafter
theirtermofoffice,theywillrespecttheobligations
arisingtherefrom,andinparticulartheirdutytobe­
havewithintegrityanddiscretionasregardstheac­
ceptanceofcertainappointmentsorbenefits.

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Article6 andArticle17oftheProtocolsonthePrivilegesand
ImmunitiesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andoftheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity .,
Article9Thedutiesofanauditorshallendonnon-renewal of
hisappointment ,onhisdeathoronhisresignation .
Whereanauditorresigns,hisletterofresignation
shallbeaddressedtotheChairmanoftheAudit
BoardfortransmissiontothePresidentsoftheCoun­
cils.Thislatternotificationshallconstitutenoticeof
vacancy.
Anauditorwhoceasestoperformhisdutybeforethe
endofhisnormaltermshallbereplacedforthere­
mainderofthatterm.TheCouncilsmay,acting
unanimously ,decidethatsuchavacancyneednotbe
filled.TheAuditBoardshalladoptitsownrulesofpro­
cedure.
Article10
Article7TheCouncilsshall,onaproposalfromandinagree­
mentwiththeAuditBoard,appointtheexecutive
stafftobeplacedundertheBoard'sauthority.
SaveasotherwiseagreedbytheAuditBoard,itsstaff
shallnotengageinotheremployment ,whethergain­
fulornot.
SaveasotherwiseprovidedbytheCouncils,therules
setoutintheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsandthe
ConditionsofEmploymentofOtherServantsofthe
Communitiesshallapplytosuchstaff.
Forthepurposesofcertainauditingdutiesofaspe­
cialnatureandoflimitedduration,theAuditBoard
mayenlistthehelpofexperts.Ifanauditornolongerfulfilstheconditionsrequired
fortheperformanceofhisdutiesorifhehasbeen
guiltyofseriousmisconduct,particularlyifhehasvi­
olatedoneoftheobligationssetoutinArticle5,the
CourtofJusticemaycompulsorilyretirehim,onap­
plicationbytheCouncilsortheAuditBoard.Inthe
eventofsuchseriousmisconduct,theauditormay
also,subjecttothesameconditions,bedeclaredto
haveforfeitedanypensionrightsorotherbenefitsin
theirstead.
TheCourtofJusticemayprovisionallysuspendthe
auditorfromofficeonapplicationbytheCouncilsor
theAuditBoard.
Anauditorwhohasceasedtoperformhisdutiesbe­
foretheendofhisnormaltermshallbereplacedfor
theremainderofthatterm.TheCouncilmay,acting
unanimously ,decidethatsuchavacancyneednotbe
filled.DoneatBrussels,15May1959.
FortheCouncilofthe
EuropeanEconomic
CommunityFortheCouncilofthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community Article8
ThePresident
Intheperformanceoftheirdutiesasauditors,the
auditorsshallenjoythebenefitofArticles11to14ThePresident
COUVEDEMURVILLE COUVEDEMURVILLE