14.7.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 194/29 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 2006 determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment (2006/491/EC, Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the Communities, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (!), and in particular Article 2 of those Staff Regulations and Article 6 of those Conditions, Whereas: (1) Under the first subparagraph of Article 207(2) of the EC Treaty and the first subparagraph of Article 121(2) of the Euratom Treaty, the General Secretariat of the Council comes under the responsibility of a Secretary-General, High Representative for the common foreign and security policy, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Secretary- General’, assisted by a Deputy Secretary-General responsible for the management of the General Secre- tariat. (2)  Under Articles 28 and 41 of the EU Treaty, Article 207 of the EC Treaty is applicable to the provisions relating to the areas referred to in Titles V and VI respectively of the EU Treaty. (3)  Following the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Commu- nities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities (3, which among other things modified the career structure of (") OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2104/2005 (O] L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 7). () O] L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1. officials and other servants of the European Commu- nities, a new Decision should be adopted, determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority (hereinafter ‘appointing authority’) and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and Council Decision 1999/692/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 20 October 1999 determining the appointing authority for the General Secretariat of the Council (%) should be repealed, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of Employment of other servants on the authority competent to conclude contracts of employment shall, as regards the General Secre- tariat of the Council, be exercised: (a) by the Council for the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General; (b) by the Council, on a proposal from the Secretary-General, for the application to Directors-General of Articles 1a, 30, 34, 41, 49, 50 and 51; the Secretary-General is authorised to delegate his power of proposal to the Deputy Secretary- General; (c) by the Secretary-General in other cases; the Secretary- General is authorised to delegate his powers to the Deputy Secretary-General. () O] L 273, 23.10.1999, p. 12.