(1) The term of office of the members of the Commission shall be five years. The election or, respectively, the appointment of new members of the Commission shall be conducted not earlier than three months and not later than one month prior to the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent members. The members of the Commission shall execute the powers thereof even after the expiry of the term of office thereof until the new members assume office.

(2) The credentials of a member of the Commission shall be terminated prior to the expiry of the term of office thereof:

1. upon tendering of resignation;
2. when a sentence whereby a penal sanction of deprivation of liberty has been imposed becomes enforceable;
3. upon interdiction;
4. upon sustained actual inability to perform the duties thereof for a period exceeding six months;
5. upon incompatibility;
6. (supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) upon failure, without a valid excuse, to attend three successive meetings or a total of five meetings during the year, which failure has been established according to a procedure established by the Commission;
7. when an act whereby a conflict of interests has been ascertained under the Conflict of Interest Prevention and Ascertainment Act becomes enforceable;
8. upon death.

(3) Upon pre-term termination of the credentials of a member of the Commission, a replacement shall be elected or, respectively, appointed for the remainder of the term of office.