Status	Required Documents	Max. Contract Duration
ADMIN/TECH	HID	14 months
DOCT	Progress report + valid HID	3 years
PJAS	HID + valid agreement/addendum	3 years
TRNE STAG	HID	6 months
GRAD		3 years
STAF*		Limited Contract (8 years) Indefinite Contract

For every status (excluding Staff contracts), the BE central secretariat is responsible for launching the contract extensions or terminations.

Steps:

BE central contacts the SV (with SL, GL and GAO in CC) to ask whether the person concerned will be extended or not, based on its current duration.

• If extension: BE central collects the required documents and launches the extension in EDH/RAEF.

• If termination: BE central asks if there will be another status consecutively to the current contract. BE central launches the termination in EDH/RAEF.

• If change of status: BE central verifies that the two contacts are consecutive and informs the person concerned whether leave can be transferred or not from a contract to another contract. (Leave transfer is only possible from an MPA contract to an MPA contract, e.g., TECH to DOCT; or from an MPE contract to an MPE contract, e.g., GRAD to STAF)

The EDH/RAEF is signed by SV, GL, DH and HR. Once the document is fully signed, it is sent to the Records’ office for implementation in the database.

* STAF contract extension and/or termination is handled by HR.