Article 33. Head of the Bureau

1. The activities of the Bureau shall be organised and headed by the Director (Head of the Bureau).

2. The Director of the Bureau shall:

1) organise the work of the Bureau and take decisions necessary to ensure its activities;

2) enter into transactions on behalf of the Bureau;

3) employ and dismiss employees in accordance with the procedure established in the Labour Code and other legal acts, decide on incentives or sanctions in respect of employees;

4) give opinions and proposals to the Council of the Bureau and the general meeting of members of the Bureau on issues falling within the scope of his competence;

5) conclude agreements with the national insurers’ bureaux of other states and with the Council of Bureaux;

6) represent the Bureau in state government and administration institutions, the Council of Bureaux and other international bodies;

7) decide other issues falling within the scope of competence of the Head of the Bureau as provided in the Statutes of the Bureau.

3. The Director of the Bureau shall attend the general meetings of members of the Bureau and meetings of the Council of the Bureau in an advisory capacity.

4. The Director of the Bureau shall act in conformity with the Statutes of the Bureau and other legal acts as well as decisions of the general meeting of members of the Bureau and the Council of the Bureau.