Unofficial translation 12.2.1. high legal qualification; 12.2.2 experience in human rights protection. 12.3. The Standing Committee of Legal Affairs shall announce about the competitive selection of Commissioners at least 60 (sixty) days before end of the tenure of Commissioner through public media organizations. 12.4. A citizen who fulfils requirements for Commissioner as provided in Article 12.2 of this Law shall submit his/her request to the Standing Committee of Legal Affairs within 30 (thirty) days after the date of announcement. 12.5. The Standing Committee of Legal Affairs shall establish working group to conduct the competitive selection within 60 (sixty) days. Working group shall nominate citizens with the highest scores in the competitive selection by numbers of empty seats of Commissioners and the Standing Committee of Legal Affairs shall discuss the nomination. 12.6. The Standing Committee of Legal Affairs shall discuss the nomination within a week and decide whether to submit its proposal to plenary session of State Great Khural to appoint him/her as Commissioner. 12.7. If majority of members of the State Great Khural was not voting for a candidate, then the competitive selection shall be conducted again within 14 (fourteen) days in accordance with procedure as provided in this Law and nominate another person’s name who have highest scores among competed citizens. 12.8. If majority of members of State Great Khural was not voting for a candidate, then that citizen shall not be nominated again. 12.9. Appointment of the Commissioners shall consider gender equality and forty percent of the Commissioners provided in Article 12.1 of this Law shall be representation from one of sexes. 12.10. In case any of Commissioners has been released, resigned from his/her official position or deceased before the expiry of the term of his/her office, the Great State Khural shall appoint replacement for that Commissioner within 60 (sixty) days from that date in accordance with this Law. 12.11. If any of Commissioners has been holding another job or office before his/her appointment, then he/she shall be released from that job or office from the day on which he/she has taken an oath of office. 12.12. The Standing Committee of Legal Affairs shall approve the procedure on the competitive selection of Commissioners. Article 13. Term of Office of Commissioners 13.1. A single term of office for Commissioners shall be 6 (six) years. 13.2. Power of Commissioner shall start by appointing by the State Great Khural and shall end by appointing the new Commissioner. 13.3. Commissioners may be re-appointed only once. 13.4. The Chief Commissioner shall be appointed once for a term of six years from among Commissioners by the State Great Khural, based on the proposal by the Speaker of the State Great Khural. 4