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without conducting proceedings. The veracity of those contained in the declaration of assets shall
be checked by the Conflict of Interests Committee.
(8) In the course of the proceedings related to the declaration of assets, at the invitation of the
Conflict of Interests Committee, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights or his/her Deputies
shall notify without delay and in writing the supporting data on property, income and interest
relations indicated in their own declaration of assets and in that of their family members. Such
supporting data may be accessed only by members of the Conflict of Interests Committee. The
chairman of the Conflict of Interests Committee shall inform the Speaker of Parliament of the
outcome of the check and the latter shall inform Parliament at its next sitting of the facts
established by the Conflict of Interests Committee.
(9) The supporting data submitted by the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights or his/her
Deputies shall be deleted on the thirtieth day following the termination of the proceedings related
to the declaration of assets. The Secretary General of the Office shall keep the declaration of
assets of a former Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and of his/her former Deputies, as
well as of their family members, for a period of one year following the termination of their
mandates.
5. The Legal status and remuneration of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and of
his/her Deputies
Section 10 – (1) The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his/her Deputies shall take
office upon the expiry of the mandate of their predecessors or, if they are elected after the
termination of the mandate of their predecessors, upon their election.
(2) After their election, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his/her Deputies shall
take an oath before Parliament.
Section 11 – In conducting his/her proceedings, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
shall be independent, subordinated only to Acts, and may not be given instructions regarding
his/her activities.
Section 12 – (1) The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights shall be entitled to a salary and
allowances identical to those of a Minister; the salary supplement for management duties,
however, shall be one and a half times that of a Minister.
(2) The Deputy Commissioners for Fundamental Rights shall be entitled to a salary and
allowances identical to those of a state secretary.
(3) The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his/her Deputies shall be entitled to forty
working days of leave per calendar year.
Section 13 – (1) From the point of view of entitlement to social security benefits, the
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his/her Deputies shall be considered insured persons
employed in a public service legal relationship.
(2) The term of office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and of his/her Deputies
shall be considered as time served in a public service legal relationship with an organ of public
administration.
6. Immunity
Section 14 – (1) The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his/her Deputies shall enjoy
the same immunity as Members of Parliament.
(2) To proceedings related to immunity the rules of procedure applicable to the immunity of
Members of Parliament shall apply.
7. Deputizing for the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
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