Article 27 Before accepting their office, the chairman and vice-chairman, the other full members and the substitute members shall take the following oath before the President of the House of Representatives: "I hereby swear to fulfil the duties of my office conscientiously and impartially." Article 28 The Commission for the protection of privacy shall establish its internal rules within a period of one month following its installation. They shall be communicated to the Legislative Chambers. The Commission shall only deliberate lawfully if at least the majority of its members is present. It shall take decisions by simple majority. In case of equality of votes, the vote of the chairman or, in his absence, his substitute shall be decisive. Article 29 § 1. The Commission shall give advice either on its own initiative, either upon request of the Government, the Legislative Chambers, the Community or Regional Executives11, the Community or Regional Councils, the United College or the United Assembly12 referred to in Article 60 of the Special Law of January 12, 1989 on the institutions in Brussels, or of a supervisory committee, on any matter relating to the application of the fundamental principles of privacy protection, within the scope of this law and any law containing provisions relating to the protection of the privacy with regard to the processing of personal data. § 2. Any request shall be submitted to the Commission by recorded mail. Without prejudice to different legal provisions, the Commission shall give advice within a period of sixty days following upon the communication to the Commission of all information needed therefore. § 3. In those cases where the advice of the Commission is required by or by virtue of a law, decree or ordinance, the requirement may be ignored if the advice is not delivered within the period of time referred to in paragraph 2. In those cases where the advice of the Commission is required by a provision of this law, except for Article 11, the period of time referred to in § 2 may be reduced to at least fifteen days in urgent, specially motivated cases. § 4. The advices of the Commission shall contain the grounds relied upon. § 5. The Commission shall communicate its advice to the public body concerned. A copy of the advice shall be communicated to the Minister of Justice. In those cases where the advice of the Commission is required, it shall be published in the Belgian State Gazette along with the regulatory provision to which it relates. Article 30 § 1. The Commission may make recommendations either on its own initiative, either upon request of the Government, the Legislative Chambers, the Community or Regional Governments, the Community or Regional Councils, the United College or the United 11 Executives (Executieven / Exécutifs) is the name for the governments of the Communities and Regions (See footnote 3). These institutions, the one legislative, the other executive, have competence in the Region of Brussels-Capital for community matters that are common to the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking part of the population of the Region of Brussels-Capital (See footnote 3). 12 19