The term of office of the Council lasts 5 years starting. The Chairman of the Council is elected from among its members. The Council is an advisory and opinion-making body in the field of statistics. It is subordinated to the President of the Council of Ministers. The Council advises the CSO President on methods and recommends improvements.
Members are scientists and statisticians appointed by universities and research centres.
Position of the national statistical agency within the framework of public administration Central Statistical Office is the central agency of public administration. The term of office of the President of the CSO lasts 6 years from the day of the appointment. The law on official statistics of 29 June 1995 provides the legal basis. It includes provisions on confidentiality. Individual and personal data obtained trough censuses and other surveys should be used only for statistical compilations and analysis .