Article 31

The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Administrative Board on the grounds of merit and documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as competence and experience relevant to the railway sector. The Administrative Board shall take its decision by a four-fifths majority of all members entitled to vote. The Commission may propose a candidate or candidates. Power to dismiss the Executive Director shall lie with the Administrative Board, according to the same procedure. The Executive Director shall appoint the other members of the Agency's staff in accordance with Article 24. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. This term of office is renewable once.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.