1. The Chair of the Council on Transparency and Good Governance shall be appointed for a non-renewable five-year term through a Royal Decree. The Minister of the Treasury and Public Administrations shall select a candidate of recognized standing and professional ability for this office, and said candidate shall appear before the pertinent Committee of the Congress of Deputies. The Congress, via the competent Committee, shall endorse the appointment of the proposed candidate with absolute majority within one calendar month of communication thereof. 2. The Chair of the Council on Transparency and Good Governance shall step down from office on completion of his or her term, and may also step down voluntarily. In the event of a serious failure to discharge his or her duties, permanent incapacity to hold office, an unforeseen conflict of interest, or a conviction for a criminal offence committed with wilful intent, the Government may decide to remove the Chair from office once the Minister of the Treasury and Public Administrations has conducted the pertinent investigatory proceedings. 3. The Chair of the Council on Transparency and Good Governance shall be remunerated pursuant to Royal Decree 451/2012, of 5 March, on the remuneration framework of the most senior officials and management in the publicly-owned business sector and other entities. Article 38. Duties. 1. To fulfil its purposes, the Council on Transparency and Good Governance shall: a) Adopt recommendations for a more effective fulfilment of the obligations set forth herein. b) Provide advice on the subject of transparency, access to public information, and good governance. c) Draw up mandatory reports on national-level draft legislation implementing this Act or relating to the subject matter hereof. d) Evaluate the extent of application hereof. To this end, the Board shall draw up an annual report including information on the fulfilment of the obligations set forth herein, which shall be presented before Parliament. e) Foster the drafting of recommendations, guidelines and rules for the implementation of best practices in transparency, access to public information, and good government. f) Promote training and awareness-raising activities to improve knowledge of the subjects regulated herein. g) Collaborate with similar bodies on matters within its scope of authority. h) Perform any other duties assigned to it by rules set forth in an Act of Parliament, Regulation, or statute of equivalent rank in the legislative hierarchy. 2. The Chair of the Council on Transparency and Good Governance shall: a) Adopt criteria for a uniform interpretation of the obligations set forth herein. 29