The Secretary General and administration of the CEC
1. For the functioning and fulfilment of duties arising out of this Code, the CEC has its own administration composed of civil servants. The procedures for the recruitment, transfer, promotion, parallel movement and dismissal from duty are carried out in compliance with the provisions for independent institutions in Law no. 8549, dated 11 November 1999, “On the Status of the Civil Servant”.
2. The Secretary General of the CEC is the highest-ranking civil servant in the administration of the CEC and is appointed in accordance with the law on the status of the civil servant. In any case, the CEC is required to nominate one of the three successful candidates of the test for the recruitment of the Secretary General.
3. The Secretary General of the CEC should fulfil the criteria defined in article 12 of this Code and should have no fewer than 5 years of work experience in the area of law or of public administration.
4. The Secretary General of the CEC performs the following duties:
a) takes measures for the organization of CEC meetings, prepares materials for these meetings and makes relevant notifications;
b) takes measures to publish CEC acts and to make them available to the public;
c) takes measures, in compliance with this law and the secondary legislation issued by the CEC, for providing working conditions for CEC members according to their requests;
ç) is responsible for, directs and organises the work for the implementation of the CEC decisions or of the orders of the CEC Chairman, according to article 20 of this Code.
d) follows the implementation of the budget and takes the necessary measures for it;
dh) proposes for approval at the CEC the Rules for the Internal Organisation and Functioning of the CEC Administration; and
