Article 1 
The powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of Employment of other servants on the authority competent to conclude contracts of employment shall, as regards the General Secretariat of the Council, be exercised: (a) by the Council for the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General; (b) by the Council, on a proposal from the Secretary-General, for the application to Directors-General of Articles 1a, 30, 34, 41, 49, 50 and 51; the Secretary-General is authorised to delegate his power of proposal to the Deputy Secretary-General; (c) by the Secretary-General in other cases; the Secretary-General is authorised to delegate his powers to the Deputy Secretary-General. The Deputy Secretary-General is authorised to delegate, in whole or in part, to the Director-General of Administration any powers delegated to him by the Secretary-General as regards the application of the Conditions of Employment of other servants and the application of the Staff Regulations to officials in the AST function group. Such delegation may not extend to any powers delegated to him in respect of the appointment and termination of service of officials and the engagement of other servants.
Article 3 
This Decision shall take effect from the date of its adoption.
Article 4 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .