Source: http://www.nsi.bg/en/content/13306/basic-page/rules-structure-and-activities-scientific-expert-council-nsi
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 02:18:04+00:00

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Art. 1. These rules regulate the structure, activities and the organization of work of the Scientific-expert council (SEC) in the National Statistical Institute (NSI), hereinafter referred to as the Council.
Art. 2. The SEC is a collective consultative body to the President of NSI.
Art. 3. (1) The President of the NSI determines the members of the SEC by an ordinance.
Art. 4. The SEC assist the President of the NSI in the activities related to the adoption of methodologies and methods for all new surveys, adoption of methodologies and methods for existing surveys, adoption of good statistical practice and in organising and conducting of trainings for the experts-statisticians in the NSI.
Art. 5. While carrying out their activities, the members of the SEC shall apply the principles of professional independence, loyalty, openness, accessibility, coordination and efficiency in their work.
Art. 6. The SEC works according to an annual plan-programme approved by the President of the NSI and submits annually activity reports to the President of the NSI.
8. adopt an activity report which is to be submitted to the President of the NSI.
Art. 8. As members of the SEC shall be appointed individuals from the academic community, as well as leading experts from the NSI.
Art. 9. (1) The SEC consists of a chairman, deputy chairman, secretary and members.
(2) The maximum number of members of the council shall not exceed 17 persons. The specific number of the members of the council shall be determined by an ordinance of the President of the NSI according to art. 3.
(3) The chairman, deputy chairman and secretary of the SEC shall be elected at a meeting of the council by a qualified majority of two-thirds of its members.
4. establishes contacts and interaction with other statistical authorities, scientific institutions and organizations on matters of competence of the SEC.
(5) The functions of the chairman of the SEC in his absence shall be performed by the deputy chairman of the SEC.
4. implementing the overall coordination and communication on the educational and methodological issues with external experts, researchers, institutions and organizations.
Art. 11. (1) Mandate of the council members is four years, with no limit to the number of mandates.
6. In case of death.
(3) Upon early termination of the mandate of a member of the council, the President of the NSI may assign another person for the rest of the mandate.
Art. 12. For participation in the council meetings external experts shall receive remuneration foreseen in these Rules.
Art. 13. (1) The sessions of the SEC are regular and extraordinary.
(2) Regular sessions shall be convened by the chairman of the SEC at least once every three months.
(3) Extraordinary sessions of the SEC shall be convened by the chairman of the SEC in case of necessity or at the request of at least one third of the council members.
(4) For each session minutes are compiled. The minutes shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary of the council.
(5) the minutes shall be submitted to the members of the SEC for information, and before the signing of the minutes, they shall be cohered in advance by e-mail with the members of the council.
(6) the SEC shall meet regularly at pre-announced agenda drawn up by the secretary of the council, approved by the chairman and sent to the members of the SEC at least ten days before the meeting.
(7) materials on the agenda of regular sessions shall be sent to the members of the council by its secretary no later than two weeks before the relevant meeting.
(8) The sessions shall be considered valid only if attended by two thirds of the SEC members. Decisions are taken by simple majority, except for those under art. 9, para. 3.
(9) The decisions of the SEC shall be notified to the interested parties within three days from the date of the meeting.
Art. 14. (1) Resource provision the work of the SEC is entirely implemented by the NSI.
2. remuneration for the work of members of the SEC, who are not employees of the NSI.
4. the members of the SEC - 100 BGN a session.
§ 1. The mandate of the first members of the council begins to run from the date of the issuance of the ordinance of the President of the NSI under art. 3.
§ 2. The rules were adopted unanimously by the members of the SEC on the session held on 21.11.2014, for which was compiled Protocol № RD 18-10/26.11.2014, and were approved by Ordinance № RD 07-416/16.12.2014 of the President of the NSI.

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