1. The Decision 2014/886/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council [Decision 2014/886/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2014 appointing the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Assistant Supervisor (OJ L 351, 9.12.2014, p. 9).] and the current terms of office of the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Assistant Supervisor shall not be affected by this Regulation.

2. The Assistant Supervisor shall be considered equivalent to the Registrar of the Court of Justice as regards the determination of remuneration, allowances, retirement pension and any other benefit in lieu of remuneration.

3. Article 53(4), (5) and (7), and Articles 55 and 56 of this Regulation shall apply to the current Assistant Supervisor until the end of his term of office.

4. The Assistant Supervisor shall assist the European Data Protection Supervisor in fulfilling the latter's duties and act as a replacement when the European Data Protection Supervisor is absent or prevented from attending to those duties until the end of the current Assistant Supervisor's term of office.