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Article 17
 

In exceptional circumstances, should elections or referenda be announced and the Croatian Parliament is not in session, or has been dissolved, and the conditions in Article 15 of this Act have been fulfilled, the decision to relieve the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons or members of the Commission of their duties or to elect a new Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons or members of the Commission shall be made by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia.

 

In the case of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Constitutional Court shall appoint the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons or members of the Commission from among the ranks of Supreme Court judges of the Republic of Croatia.

 

A Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or member of the Commission appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall perform his or her duties without an employment contract in the Commission.

 

The mandate of a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or member of the Commission appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be terminated upon the taking up of duties by a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or member of the Commission elected in accordance with Articles 4 and 7 of this Act.