Strasbourg, 26 June 2015
T-PD(2015)09rev_en
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTE OF THE CONVENTION
FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH REGARD TO AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
(T-PD)
Memorandum by the Secretariat concerning elections
Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law
I- rules of procedures of the consultative committee of the convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data (t-pd)
The rules of procedures stipulate:
“Article 10: Chair and Vice-Chairs
1. The Chair, the first Vice-Chair and the second Vice-Chair shall be elected by a majority of the members present from among the representatives for a period of two years. The elections shall not, by default, be held by secret ballot unless specifically requested.
2. The Chair and Vice-Chairs shall be eligible for re-election for a second consecutive term of office. In exceptional cases, the Chair and Vice-Chairs shall be eligible for a third consecutive term of office*. However, the term shall end if they cease to be a member of the Committee. (IX)
Article 10 bis: Membership, functions and competences of the Bureau
1. The Bureau shall be composed of the Chair and two Vice-Chairs of the Committee, together with four elected members and the outgoing Chair who may remain a member de iure of the Bureau during the mandate(s) of the new Chair. The other members shall be elected from among the representatives on the Committee for a period of two years. The members shall be eligible for re-election.
2. If a member of the Bureau ceases to be a member of the Committee or resigns his/her office before its normal expiry, the Committee may elect a successor for the remainder of the term of that office.
II- Present situation
The Bureau of the Committee comprises eight members and its current membership is as follows:
- Mr Jean-Philippe Walter (Switzerland, elected Chair in June 2014 for a third term of two years)
- Ms Alessandra Pierucci (Italy, elected 1st Vice-Chair in June 2014 for a second term of two years)
- Ms Nevena Ružić (Serbia, elected 2nd Vice-Chair in June 2014 for a second term of two years)
- Mr Gérard Lommel (Luxembourg, elected in June 2014 for two years)
- Mr Agustin Puente Escobar (Spain, elected in June 2014 for two years)
- Ms Nino Sarishvili (Georgia, elected in June 2014 for two years)
- M. João Pedro Cabral (Portugal, President 2008/2010), member de iure of the Bureau during the mandate of the chair of Mr Jean-Philippe Walter.
III- elections for the t-pd
During its 32nd Plenary meeting, from 1 to 3 July 2015, the T-PD is invited to hold elections for the following post, further to the departure of Ms Joëlle Jouret (Belgium) elected in June 2014 and ceased to be a member of the Committee in October 2014:
1. One T-PD Bureau member for one year
APPENDIX
The Delegations represented on the Bureau of the T-PD as from 2004 are as follows:
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2004 |
Chair: France Bureau: Czech Republic, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom |
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2005 |
Chair: Czech Republic (ad interim) Bureau:, Austria, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
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2006 |
Chair: Portugal Bureau: Austria, Lithuania, Poland The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
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2007 |
Chair: Portugal Bureau: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Lithania, Switzerland |
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2008 |
Chair: Portugal Bureau: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland |
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2009 |
Chair: Portugal Bureau: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
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2010 |
Chair: Switzerland Bureau: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, |
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2011 |
Chair: Switzerland Bureau: Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden |
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2012 |
Chair: Switzerland Bureau: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Serbia, Spain |
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2013 |
Chair: Switzerland Bureau: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Serbia, Spain |
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2014 |
Chair: Switzerland Bureau: Belgium, Georgia, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Serbia, Spain |