Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority.
Each state regulates all of the following by law:
the establishment of each supervisory authority;
The qualifications and conditions required to be appointed as a member for each supervisory authority;
the rules and procedures for appointing the member or members of each supervisory authority;
the term of office of the member or members of each supervisory authority, which shall be at least four years, except for the first term of office after May 24, 2016, which may be shorter where necessary to protect the independence of the supervisory authority through a staggered appointment procedure;
Whether the member or members of each supervisory authority may be reappointed and, if so, how often;
the conditions relating to the duties of the member or members and staff of each supervisory authority, the prohibitions on actions, activities and benefits incompatible with those duties during and after the term of office, and the rules concerning the termination of the term of office and the employment relationship, respectively.
Confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the performance of their duties or in the exercise of their powers shall, both during and after their term of office, be subject to professional secrecy, in accordance with Union or Member State law. During their term of office, professional secrecy shall apply in particular to reports of breaches of this Regulation by natural persons.
