Article 24 1.

be the legal representative of ACER and shall be in charge of its day-to-day management;

prepare the work of the Administrative Board, participate, without having the right to vote, in the work of the Administrative Board and have responsibility for implementing the decisions adopted by the Administrative Board;

draft, consult upon, adopt and publish opinions, recommendations and decisions;

be responsible for implementing ACER's annual work programme under the guidance of the Board of Regulators and under the administrative control of the Administrative Board;

take the necessary measures, in particular as regards adopting internal administrative instructions and publishing notices, to ensure the functioning of ACER in accordance with this Regulation;

each year, prepare ACER's draft work programme for the following year, and shall, after the adoption of the draft by the Administrative Board submit it to the Board of Regulators, to the European Parliament and to the Commission by 31 January every year;

be responsible for implementing the programming document and reporting to the Administrative Board on its implementation;

draw up a provisional draft estimate of ACER pursuant to Article 33(1) and implement ACER's budget in accordance with Articles 34 and 35;

each year, prepare and submit to the Administrative Board a draft annual report including an independent section on ACER's regulatory activities and a section on financial and administrative matters;

prepare an action plan following up on the conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as on investigations by OLAF, and report on progress twice a year to the Commission and report regularly on progress to the Administrative Board;

be responsible for deciding whether, for the purpose of carrying out ACER's tasks in an efficient and effective manner, it is necessary to locate one or more members of staff in one or more Member States.