In those circumstances, the mere possibility that the official’s immediate superiors responsible for his assessment may wrongly be informed that information has been communicated to the national authorities, and may unlawfully take that into account in his assessment, cannot be regarded as an effect of the decision to communicate information which is relevant for whether that decision is characterised as an act adversely affecting the official.

26. Calls on all bodies, institutions and offices, if they have not already done so, to accede without delay to the Interinstitutional Agreement signed on 25 May 1999 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission ; insists that internal decisions must follow the wording of the standard decision in the annex to the Interinstitutional Agreement; insists that any employee must be able to address OLAF directly, without informing their hierarchical superior; calls on the Commission to present a report by 31 December 2003 on the ways in which this Agreement must be adapted in the light of Court of Justice case-law, the decision ...[+++]s of the Ombudsman and the reform of the Staff Regulations;

All officials must define, in agreement with their line manager, the training they should participate in during the year.

21. Calls on all bodies, institutions and offices, if they have not already done so, to accede without delay to the Interinstitutional Agreement signed on 25 May 1999 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission; insists that internal decisions must follow the wording of the standard decision in the annex to the Interinstitutional Agreement; insists that any employee must be able to address OLAF directly, without informing their hierarchical superior; calls on the Commission to present a report by 31 December 2003 on the ways in which this Agreement must be adapted in the light of Court of Justice case-law, the decisions ...[+++] of the Ombudsman and the reform of the Staff Regulations;

First of all, we need to know whether we are heading towards a strengthening of independence and autonomy in European public service, and I can offer good advice to those taking the decision on this matter, or whether the discretionary nature of career progression privatises the hierarchical relationship, making a European official very similar to an official in a multinational company.

The officials and the other staff members of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the European Data Protection Supervisor; their superior shall be the European Data Protection Supervisor and they shall be subject exclusively to his or her direction.