Document and Electronic Signature Act.
Article 22. (1) (Amended, SG No. 17/2009, SG No. 37/2009, effective 1.07.2009, SG No.
27/2010, effective 9.04.2010) The Commission shall be a collective authority, which shall consist of
five members, including a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson.
(2) To be eligible for membership of the Commission, a person must be a Bulgarian citizen who:
1. possesses professional qualification in the sphere of communications, information technologies,
the media, economics or law;
2. have a permanent address within the territory of Bulgaria;
3. have not been sentenced to deprivation of liberty for indictable offences.
(3) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be designated and dismissed by decision of the
Council of Ministers and shall be appointed by order of the Prime Minister for a term of five years.
(4) The Deputy Chairperson and two of the members of the Commission shall be elected and
dismissed by resolution of the National Assembly for a term of five years.
(5) One of the members of the Commission shall be appointed and dismissed by decree of the
President of the Republic for a term of five years.
(6) Each of the members of the commission may not serve more than two full terms under
Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5).
(7) The members of the Commission shall enjoy all rights under an employment relationship,
except such that are contrary to or incompatible with the legal status thereof.
Article 23. (1) The following shall be ineligible for membership of the Commission: sole traders,
owners, partners, shareholders, managing directors, managerial agents, consultants or members of
management or supervisory bodies of commercial corporations, state-owned enterprises and
not-for-profit legal entities in communications and certification services within the meaning given by
the Electronic Document and Electronic Signature Act.
(2) The members of the Commission may not occupy another salaried position, nor receive
remuneration under a civil-law contract, except in the cases where they practise a research or lecturing
activity.
Article 24. (1) The credentials of a members of the Commission shall be terminated upon death or
by the relevant authorities prior to expiry of the term of office in the following cases:
1. at the written request of the members within one month after receipt of the request;
2. upon ascertainment of incompatibility with the requirements of this Act;
3. where the Member is sentenced to deprivation of liberty for a premeditated offence at public
law;
4. where the Member is unable to discharge the duties thereof for more than three consecutive
months;
5. (new, SG No. 42/2009) upon entry into effect of an act whereby a conflict of interest under the
Conflict of Interest Prevention and Ascertainment Act has been ascertained.
(2) (New, SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) The act on early termination of the credentials
of a member of the Commission shall be made publicly available on the day of adoption of the said act.
The reasoning for termination of the credentials may be published at the request of the party concerned.
(3) (Renumbered from Paragraph (2), SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) Within one month
after the date of early termination of the credentials of a member of the Commission, the competent
authority shall designate or elect and appoint, as the case may be, a new member to serve the remainder
of the respective term of office.
(4) (Renumbered from Paragraph (3), SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) Upon expiry of the
term of office of a member of the Commission, the said member shall continue to exercise the powers
thereof until entry into effect of the act on designation or election and appointment of a new member.
Article 25. The remunerations of the members of the Commission shall be established as follows:
1. of the Chairperson: at 90 per cent of the basic remuneration of a National Representative;