Appropriate procedures for appointing the staff of national supervisory authorities should contribute to guaranteeing the independence of those authorities. Staff of national supervisory authorities should act independently, in particular by avoiding conflicts of interest between air navigation service provision and the execution of their tasks. The rules regarding conflicts of interest for staff and persons who take decisions exercising the powers defined in this Regulation should also prevent possible conflicts of interest arising from their active assignment to a national supervisory authority in connection with a new position in a regulated entity for the time immediately following the end of their assignment to that national supervisory authority.
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