Article 9 Advisory Committees Related to the Board The Board of Commissioners may form temporary or permanent advisory committees. The Executive Provisions shall determine the tasks of the permanent advisory committees and their rules of procedure. Article 10 The Director General (a) The Director General shall be appointed by Decree, which shall determine his salary and compensation. (b) The Director General shall have experience in the Telecommunications and Information Technology field. Article 11 The Executive Body of the Authority (a) The Authority shall have its own Executive Body; the number of its staff members shall be determined by Decree. (b) The internal bylaws of the Authority shall be issued by resolution of the Council of Ministers, on proposal of the Minister. (c) The employment regulations for the Authority shall be issued by a resolution of the Council of Ministers, on proposal of the Minister. This resolution shall particularly determine the formalities and conditions for hiring staff of the Authority, or entering into contract with them; their rights and obligations, salaries and compensation, benefits, privileges and other incentives given to them. (d) The Authority's financial regulations shall be issued by resolution of the Council of Ministers, on proposal of the Minister, in agreement with the Minister of Finance. (e) The staff members in the Authority shall be exempted from the rules of the Public Functionaries Act No. 50 of 2004 and its amendments and they shall be subject to the provisions of the Authority’s employment regulations and its financial regulations. Article 12 Conflict of Interest (a) Any member of the Board of Commissioners, their spouse, descendants, predecessors, or relatives up to the third degree, shall not participate with or hold any direct or indirect financial interest in any of the Licensees for the duration of their tenure in the Board. (b) The Director General, or any staff member of the Authority holding a managerial position, or his spouse, predecessors, descendants or relatives up to the third degree, 17