The Staff Regulations, the Conditions of Employment and the rules adopted by agreement
between the institutions of the Union for giving effect to those Staff Regulations and
Conditions of Employment shall apply to the staff of the Office, without prejudice to the
application of Article 166 of this Regulation to the members of the Boards of Appeal.
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Office may make use of seconded national experts or
other staff not employed by the Office. The Management Board shall adopt a decision
laying down rules on the secondment to the Office of national experts.