1. The Commissioner General shall be deemed to have lost his/her membership of the Board of Commissioners in any of the following situations: a) Death. b) Resignation which shall take effect three months after its submission to the Board of Commissioners. c) Loss of legal capacity by a judicial decision. d) If a member is absent for two consecutive meetings without a written excuse, a decision shall be issued with a majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners. e) If he/she loses one of the membership conditions set forth in these bylaws by a decision of the Board of Commissioners with a two-thirds majority. 2. The membership of any of the Commissioners shall be suspended if he/she occupies a position or a job in any of the official or semi-official Palestinian Authority departments or agencies or institutions, by a decision from the Board of Commissioners. 3. A Commissioner shall release an official statement to the Board of Commissioners if there is any conflict of interests. 4. A Commissioner who loses his/her membership in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1/d and 1/e of this article may object to the decision of the Board of Commissioners within two weeks of being notified. In this case, the Board of Commissioners shall refer the objection to a committee of no less than three former Commissioners Generals of the Commission to consider the objection, and the committee should submit its opinion to the Council within a month from referral the objection to it, to take what it deems appropriate. If it is not possible to form a committee of three former Commissioners General, the Board can seek the assistance of former commissioners to form this committee. Procedures Regarding New Election of Members Article (7) 1. In case of a vacancy or more in the membership of Board of Commissioners, the Commission will announce for membership applications in two local newspapers (at least) and on ICHR’s webpage. The period of receiving membership applications should not be less than 30 days.