§ Electoral Code art. 29Central Electoral Commission apparatus

Central Electoral Commission apparatus
(1) The Central Electoral Commission shall be assisted by an apparatus, the structure
and limits of which shall be approved by the Commission. The President of the Commission
shall approve the organisation chart.
(2) The staff of the apparatus shall consist of civil servants, subject to the regulations
of Law No 158/2008 on the civil service and the status of civil servants, and contract staff
engaged in ancillary activities, subject to labour law regulations. The President of the
Commission shall appoint or engage the staff of the apparatus in accordance with the law.
(3) The remuneration of permanent employees of the Central Electoral Commission
shall be made in accordance with the relevant legislative framework, and for the electoral
period, regardless of the type of election, they receive an allowance of 35 per cent of the
average salary.
(4) In exceptional cases, with the consent of the employee, the duration of the working
time may derogate from the extended limit laid down in Article 104 (5) of the Labour Code and
Article 19 of Law No 158/2008 on the civil service and the status of public officials.
(5) During the electoral period, regardless of the type of election, the Central Electoral
Commission may, where appropriate, by individual employment agreement, employ staff in
the Commission’s apparatus, relieving them of their duties at the permanent place of work.