V Appointment, Position and Authority of the Commissioner Seat of the Commissioner Article 29 The seat of the Commissioner shall be in Belgrade. Appointment Article 30 The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter: National Assembly) shall appoint the Commissioner by a majority of votes of the MPs at the proposal of the Board of the National Assembly competent for information. A person of renowned reputation and expertise in the field of protecting and promoting human rights shall be appointed Commissioner. A person, who fulfills the requirements for employment in state bodies and has a Bachelor's degree in Law and at least ten years of working experience, may be appointed Commissioner. A person holding a post in or employed by a state body or a political party may not be appointed Commissioner. The Commissioner shall be appointed to a seven-year term of office. The same person may be appointed Commissioner twice the most. End of Term of Office Article 31 The term of office of a Commissioner shall cease before the expiration of his/her term of office at his/her request, or upon turning sixty-five years of age, and upon dismissal. The National Assembly shall decide on the end of Commissioner’s term of office. A Commissioner shall be dismissed if he/she has been convicted of a crime with a sentence of imprisonment, in the event of permanent working incapacity or if he/she holds a post in or is employed by a state body or political party, if he/she looses the citizenship of the Republic of Serbia, or if he/she performs his duties unprofessionally and unconscientiously. The procedure for dismissing the Commissioner shall be launched on the initiative of one third of MPs. The Board of the National Assembly competent for information shall establish whether there are reasons for dismissal and shall inform the National Assembly thereof. The Board of the National Assembly competent for information shall also inform the National Assembly about the request of the Commissioner to have his/her duties terminated, as well as about the fulfillment of requirements for the termination of term of office due to age. If the National Assembly does not decide about the request within 60 days, it shall be deemed that with the expiration of that deadline the Commissioner’s duties terminate. In other events, the Commissioner’s duties cease on the day the National Assembly states so in its decision.