(1) The Central Electoral Bureau is made up of 5 judges of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the president and the vice-presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority and of maximum 10 representatives of the political parties, the organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, of the political or electoral alliances thereof taking part in the elections.

(2) The 5 judges shall be appointed by the president of the High Court ofCassation and Justice, in open meeting, within 5 days of bringing the reference date to public knowledge, by drawing of lots, from among the sitting judges of the Court. The date of the open meeting for the drawing of lots shall be communicated in writing, by the president of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, two days before the meeting, to the political parties, and to the organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities that have members in the European Parliament, and it shall be brought to public knowledge, through the media.

(3) In the organisation and the conduct of the drawing of lots onerepresentative is allowed to participate, appointed as such, of each political party, and of each organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities that have members in the European Parliament. The result of the drawing of lots shall be recorded in a minutes signed by the president and the first assistant magistrate of the High Court of Cassation and Justice.

(4) Within 24 hours of the nomination, the appointed judges shall elect fromamong them, by secret ballot, the president of the Central Electoral Bureau and his deputy. Within 24 hours of the appointment of the president of the Central Electoral Bureau, in the composition of the Central Electoral Bureau shall enter the president and the vice-presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority, as well as one representative of each political party, and of each organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities that have members in the European Parliament. The Permanent Electoral Authority shall communicate to the president of the Central Electoral Bureau, as soon as he/she is appointed, the list of political parties and organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities that have members in the European Parliament*.

(5) The setting up of the Central Electoral Bureau shall be recorded in aminutes, which represents the appointment document. In this composition, the Central Electoral Bureau shall carry out all the duties that are incumbent upon it, according to this law.

(6) Within two days of the date up to which candidatures become final, eachpolitical party, organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities, political or electoral alliance thereof participating in the elections and having no members in the European Parliament shall communicate, in writing, to the Central Electoral Bureau the full name of their representative. The notifications transmitted after this time limit shall not be taken into account. The completion of the Central Electoral Bureau with the nominated representatives shall be done by drawing of lots, within 24 hours of the expiry of the time limit allowed for the notifications, by the president of the Central Electoral Bureau, in the presence of the bureau members and of the persons delegated by the political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political and electoral alliances thereof, that communicated the representatives.

* According to the Decision of the Central Electoral Bureau No. 3H/2014, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, No. 236 of 2 April 2014, “political party with members in the European Parliament shall refer to that political party with at least one member in the European Parliament, on the date of communicating by the Permanent Electoral Authority of the list of political parties and of the organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities with members in the European Parliament, according to Article 24 (4), final sentence of Law No. 33/2007 on the organisation and conduct of the elections to the European Parliament, republished, with the subsequent amendments”.