1. The procedure for the selection of the Director of the ECAC Secretariat is carried out by
the Judicial Council of Kosovo, which appoints the selection committee composed of five (5)
members as follows:

1.1. General Director of the Secretariat of the Judicial Council of Kosovo, chairperson;

1.2. General Director of the Secretariat of the Prosecutorial Council of Kosovo, member;

1.3. a university professor with at least ten (10) years of experience in the field of
human rights or electoral law, member;

1.4. Secretary General of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, member;

1.5. a representative from among civil society organizations, with at least five (5) years
of experience in the field of human rights or electoral law.

2. The procedure for the election of the Director of the Secretariat is based on the principles of
competitiveness, non-discrimination, transparency, integrity and objectivity.

3. The procedure for the election of the Director of the Secretariat begins six (6) months before
the expiration of the regular mandate of the Director.

4. Except from paragraph 3 of this Article, when the mandate ends before the time, as determined
by the law in force for high-level public officials, the procedure for appointing the Director of the
Secretariat begins within thirty (30) days from the day of release position.

5. The Judicial Council of Kosovo announces the competition for the election of the Director
of the Secretariat, in print and electronic media, in the official languages. The duration of the
contest cannot be shorter than fifteen (15) days, nor longer than twenty (20) days.

6. After the expiration of the period provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article, the Commission,
within a period of fifteen (15) days, evaluates whether the candidates meet the conditions for
appointment.

7. The Commission conducts an interview with each candidate who meets the conditions to be
elected Director of the Secretariat.

8. The procedure is valid only if the majority of the members of the Commission participate.
The members of the Commission that begin interviewing candidates cannot be changed during
the process. The Judicial Council of Kosovo approves a special act for the qualifications of
candidates and the components of their evaluation, including all aspects of the procedure and
its administration.

9. Candidates who pass the threshold of at least fifty percent (50%) of the points from each area
that is evaluated, are placed on the short list as a proposal for ECAC.

10.The short list from paragraph 9 of this Article cannot contain less than two (2) and not more
than five (5) candidates, in which case the candidates who are ranked with the highest points
are placed on the list.

11. The Commission’s proposal contains justification for why the Commission has given
preference to some candidates compared to other candidates.

12. ECAC, by open voting, with the majority of votes of all its members, elects the Director of
the Secretariat.