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The Office shall be headed by a Director, nominated by the Commission, after consulting in European Parliament and the Council, for a term of five years, which may be renewed once. With a view to nominating the Director, the Commission shall, once a favourable opinion has been given by the Surveillance Committee, draw up a list of several suitably qualified candidates, following a call for applications which shall, if appropriate, be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Director shall be responsible for the carrying out of investigations.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.