1. Parliament shall be assisted by a Secretary-General appointed by the Bureau.
The Secretary-General shall give a solemn undertaking before the Bureau to perform his or her duties conscientiously and with absolute impartiality.
2. The Secretary-General shall head a Secretariat the composition and organisation of which shall be determined by the Bureau.
3. The Bureau shall decide on the establishment plan of Parliament’s Secretariat and lay down regulations relating to the administrative and financial situation of officials and other servants.
The President of Parliament shall inform the appropriate institutions of the European Union accordingly.