In the draft competition ddl of 32 articles, there is a new mechanism for appointing the Authority

Among the 32 articles that make up the draft of the ddl on Competition there is also a new procedure for selecting the presidents and members of the independent Authorities, while according to what has been learned, street vendors and bathing concessions remain outside the provision, two of the most discussed chapters of the so-called Bolkestein directive, and also that on notaries would not be included in the bill. The objective of the new procedure for selecting the chairman and members of the administrative Authorities is, according to the draft, “to strengthen the independence of the Antitrust Authority, of the National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange, of the ” Transport Regulatory Authority, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment, the Authority for Communications Guarantees, the Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data, the National Anti-Corruption Authority, the Supervisory Commission on Pension Funds and of the Commission guaranteeing the implementation of the law on strikes in essential public services “. Each person responsible for the appointment, according to article 32 of the draft of the provision, establishes a” Technical Committee for the selection of nominations for president and member of Independent administrative authorities “: each Committee is composed of five members chosen from among personalities of” undisputed indep endurance and internationally renowned in their respective areas of competence “. The Committee, also on the basis of the manifestations of availability received, following a public notice, from the persons competent for the appointment “verifies the existence of the requisites provided for by the law” and transmits to the persons competent for the appointment “a list of at least four candidates for each member to be appointed, with proven competence and experience in the sector in which the Authority operates, as well as well-known independence and undisputed morality, in compliance with the principle of gender equality “. Participation in the committee is free of charge.