Chairperson

The Chairperson of SCIS:

• Represents SCIS;
• Convenes and chairs the working sessions of SCIS;
• Presents in the Council of Ministers Annual report on the overall activity on the status of the protection of the classified information;
• Provides information, equal in amount and contents, on the activities of SCIS to the Chair of the National Assembly, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Prime Minister;
• Appoints and dismisses the civil servants and signs and terminates the labour contracts of the employees under the Labour Code in the administration of SCIS;
• Approves the staff list of the administration of SCIS;
• Represents SCIS before the other state authorities and third parties and signs contracts necessary for its activity;
• Sends to business trips and authorizes the leaves of the other Members of the Commission;
• Sends to business trips, authorizes the leaves and awards the employees from the administration;
• Issues orders and approves internal rules for the organization of the work of the Commission by fulfilling his legal responsibilities
• Fulfils other functions assigned by law, act of the Council of Ministers or Decision of SCIS

For the fulfilment of different activities the Chairperson may authorize other Members of the Commission or employees of the administration.

In the absence of the Chair his functions are fulfilled by the Deputy-Chairperson or appointed by an order of the Chairperson other Member of SCIS for every specific case.