For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Executive Director, EU-OSHA shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Management Board.

3. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. Before the end of that period, the Commission shall carry out an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Executive Director's performance and EU-OSHA's future tasks and challenges.

4. The Management Board may, taking into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, extend the Executive Director's term of office once for no more than five years.

5. Where the term of office of an Executive Director has been extended, he or she shall not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period.

6. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board. In its decision, the Management Board shall take into account the Commission's assessment of the Executive Director's performance, as referred to in paragraph 3.

7. The Management Board shall reach decisions on appointment, extension of the term of office or removal from office of the Executive Director on the basis of a two-thirds majority of members with the right to vote.

Article 20

Seconded national experts and other staff

1. EU-OSHA may make use of seconded national experts or other staff not employed by EU-OSHA.

2. The Management Board shall adopt a decision laying down rules on the secondment of national experts to EU-OSHA.

CHAPTER V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 21

Legal status

1. EU-OSHA shall be a Union agency. It shall have legal personality.

2. In each of the Member States, EU-OSHA shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under national law. It may, in particular, acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and be party to legal proceedings.

3. EU-OSHA shall have its seat in Bilbao.

4. EU-OSHA may establish a liaison office in Brussels to further its cooperation with the relevant Union institutions in accordance with Article 11(6).

Article 22

Privileges and immunities

Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union shall apply to EU-OSHA and its staff.

Article 23

Language arrangements

1. The provisions laid down in Council Regulation No 1 (10) shall apply to EU-OSHA.

2. The translation services required for EU-OSHA's functioning shall be provided by the Translation Centre.

Article 24

Transparency and data protection

1. EU-OSHA shall carry out its activities with a high level of transparency.

2. Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) shall apply to documents held by EU-OSHA.