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Art. 8 EPPO Regulation

Relevant iRoP and other annotations

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= Relevant iRoP and other annotations

Article 8      |     Structure of the EPPO

1. The EPPO shall be an indivisible Union body operating as one single Office with a decentralised structure.

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Structure of the EPPO and central and decentralized level:

2. The EPPO shall be organised at a central level and at a decentralised level.

3. The central level shall consist of a Central Office at the seat of the EPPO. The Central Office shall consist of the College, the Permanent Chambers, the European Chief Prosecutor, the Deputy European Chief Prosecutors, the European Prosecutors and the Administrative Director.

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Organisational chart of the EPPO (excerpt from EPPO document – College Decision 119/2021)

4. The decentralised level shall consist of European Delegated Prosecutors who shall be located in the Member States.

5. The Central Office and the European Delegated Prosecutors shall be assisted by the staff of the EPPO in their duties under this Regulation.

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“Staff of the EPPO” – cf. definition in Art. 2 point 4