4. Article

1. a)) the High Council,
2. b)) the Principal of the Institute,
3. c)) the Academic Council.
4. a)) draw up the rules governing the activities of the Institute and the financial rules provided for in Article 26;
5. b)) adopt the procedure for the selection of the working languages in accordance with Article 27;
6. c)) draw up the service rules of the staff of the Institute; these service rules shall lay down the procedure for settling disputes between the Institute and persons covered by them;
7. d)) decide upon the creation of permanent posts for professors assigned to the Institute;
8. e)) invite, on terms which it shall lay down, the persons specified in Article 9 (3) to take part in the activities of the Academic Council;
9. f)) conclude the headquarters agreement between the Institute and the Italian Government, and any instrument referred to in Article 3 (3);
10. g)) appoint the first Principal and the first Secretary of the Institute;
11. h)) allow, if necessary, derogation from Article 8 (3);
12. i)) alter the arrangement into departments provided for in Article 11 or create new departments;
13. j)) grant the approval referred to in Article 33;
14. k)) take the measures referred to in Article 34.
15. a)) the appointment of the Principal and the Secretary of the Institute;
16. b)) the approval of the Institute’s budget and giving a discharge to the Principal in respect of the implementation of the budget;
17. c)) the approval, on a proposal from the Academic Council, of the general teaching policy;
18. d)) the adoption of its rules of procedure.
19. a)) the Principal of the Institute;
20. b)) the Secretary of the Institute, who shall take part in the work but shall not vote;
21. c)) heads of department;
22. d)) all or some of the professors assigned to the Institute;
23. e)) representatives of the other members of the teaching staff;
24. f)) representatives of the research students.
25. a)) the number of members of the Academic Council representing the categories of persons indicated in paragraph 2 (d), (e) and (f), the procedure for their appointment and the length of their term of office;
26. b)) the rules for majority votes in the Academic Council.
27. a)) draw up study and research programmes;
28. b)) participate in the preparation of the draft annual budget and the draft triennial financial forecasts;
29. c)) take any implementing measures concerning research and teaching which do not fall within the terms of reference of any of the other authorities of the Institute;
30. d)) meeting in a session restricted to members of the teaching staff who have at least equal status with the persons concerned, nominate the heads of department, the professors and the other teachers to be engaged as members of the teaching staff of the Institute;
31. e)) determine the conditions for the award of the degree and certificate provided for in Article 14;
32. f)) draw up the list of members of the Entrance Board and the Graduation Board;
33. g)) examine the draft report on activities prepared by the Principal of the Institute and submitted to the High Council.
34. a)) the procedure for establishing and implementing the annual budget and for presenting and auditing accounts;
35. b)) the procedure for the preparation of the triennial financial forecasts;
36. c)) the methods and procedure for the payment and deployment of the Member States’ contributions;
37. d)) the rules and procedure concerning the responsibility of authorizing officers and accounting officers.
38. a)) each signature;
39. b)) the deposit of each instrument of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession, and any declaration provided for in Article 35 (2);
40. c)) the entry into force of this Convention;
41. d)) any amendment made to this Convention in accordance with Article 33.
42. a)) in respect of a civil action brought by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the Institute, or in respect of a motor traffic offence involving such a vehicle;
43. b)) in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award or a judicial decision under a provision of the Convention or of this Protocol;
44. c)) where the High Council, acting unanimously, has waived such immunity in any particular case.
45. a)) immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal luggage, except when found in the act of committing an offence;
46. b)) immunity from legal proceedings, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts performed by them in their official capacity and within the limits of their functions, including their words spoken and written;
47. c)) inviolability for official papers and documents;
48. d)) all the customary administrative facilities, particularly with regard to travel or stay.
49. a)) be immune from legal proceedings, even after they have left the service of the Institute, in respect of acts done by them in the exercise and within the limits of their functions including words written and spoken; this immunity shall not apply in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by such persons, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by such persons;
50. b)) together with those members of their families forming part of their households, benefit from such exemption from immigration restrictions or formalities for the registration of aliens as is customarily accorded to the staff of international organizations;
51. c)) in respect of currency or exchange regulations, be accorded the same privileges as are customarily accorded to the staff of international organizations;
52. d)) have the right to import free of duty their furniture, effects and a motor car for their personal use at the time of first taking up their post in the State concerned for a period of one year or more and the right to re-export free of duty their furniture, personal effects and motor car for their personal use on termination of their duties in that State, subject in either case to the conditions and restrictions imposed by the national law of the State in which this right is exercised.
53. a)) The rules of procedure of the High Council will determine the conditions under which Government representatives may enlist the assistance of experts.
54. b)) The rules of procedure make provision for the High Council to meet whenever necessary, and to meet in places within the territory of the Contracting States besides Florence.
55. c)) The High Council will take the necessary measures concerning the Institute’s official publications; for this purpose it may use the services of the Official Publications Office of the European Communities.
56. a)) The seminars and research teams will be set up for as long as is necessary to study the selected topic or to complete the particular research project.
57. b)) With regard to methods of works, teaching at the Institute shall consist essentially in participation in research work. The length of time devoted to such research may vary, but at least two years’ work and the submission of an original piece of research under the conditions laid down in Article 14 of the Convention will be required for the award of any particular degree.
58. a)) The degrees provided for in Article 14 (1) may for example be:
59. b)) The problem of the comparative status of the Institute’s doctorate will be studied in a wider context as soon as possible; the High Council may, if necessary, address recommendations on this point to the Governments of the Contracting States.
60. c)) The purpose of publishing a piece of research will be to make it available to anyone who is interested in it. The provisions to be adopted in implementation of Article 14 (3) will therefore stipulate that publication may be effected not only in a journal or book or booklet form, but also by any other suitable form, (microfilm, roneo, etc.).
61. a)) The provisions relating to the admission of ordinary students and research students must stipulate the academic standard which they must already have attained and the degree of knowledge of the official languages of the Institute required of them.
62. b)) The words ‘take account as far as possible of their place of origin’ should be interpreted as meaning that academic qualifications will be the main criterion which the Board takes into account, but that it must also take care to maintain equal representation of the various nationalities of the research students.
63. a)) The cost of the initial equipping of the newly constructed or extended buildings placed at the disposal of the European University Institute by the Italian Government will be borne by that Government.
64. b)) Furniture and teaching equipment is the type of investment which can be written off against normal budget appropriations and is thus closely tied to the functioning of the Institute; it is usual for provision to be made for such appropriations to be made in the annual budget.
65. a)) The Principal will receive the salary and allowances of a professor plus an administrative allowance (about 20 % of the salary) during his term of office.
66. b)) The salary of the Secretary should be less than that of the Principal and may be equivalent to the salary of a professor.
67. c)) The Institute’s research findings must be published and after the second or third year of its activity there should be a special budget heading for this.
68. 1)) Article 6(7) shall be replaced by the following:
69. 2)) Article 19(1) shall be replaced by the following:
70. 1)) Article 6 (7) shall be replaced by the following:
71. 2)) Article 19 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
72. 1)) Article 6 (7) shall be replaced by the following:
73. 2)) Article 19 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
74. 3)) Article 27 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
75. 4)) The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 38:
76. 1)) Article 6 (7) shall be replaced by the following:
77. 2)) Article 19 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
78. 3)) Article 27 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
79. 4)) The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 38: