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Title VIII: Of the High Council of
Communication of the Transition
• Media commission
Article 90
A High Council of Communication of the Transition will be established.
The High Council of Communication of the Transition is independent of all political
power, of all political parties, of all associations or of all pressure groups.
The High Council of Communication of the Transition is in charge of ensuring the
practice of freedom of expression and equal access for all to the media, in full
conformity with the legislation in force.
The High Council of Communication of the Transition has regulatory and
decision-making powers.
Article 91
The High Council of Communication of the Transition is composed of nine (9)
members of which at least four (4) are women.
The members of the High Council of Communication of the Transition are appointed
among people with at least ten (10) years of professional experience.
Their appointment is approved by decree of the Head of State of the Transition and
countersigned by the Prime Minister.
Article 92
Members of the High Council of Communication of the Transition elect within their
number a President from those members that are media or communications
professionals, and a Vice-President.
They can be neither prosecuted nor arrested without the authorisation of the
Constitutional Court.
Article 93
The role of member of the High Council of Communication is incompatible with the
practice of any political or administrative role or any role within a political party, any
lucrative activity, any position of professional representation or any salaried
employment, except teaching and the practice of medicine.
Members of the High Council of Communication of the Transition are appointed for
the full length of the Transition. They are irrevocable. In the event of the death,
voluntary resignation or permanent impeachment of a member of the High Council
of Communication, their replacement will be provided for following the designation
procedure to this effect. The new member of the High Council of Communication will
finish their predecessor’s mandate.
A law will determine the organization and functioning of the High Council of
Communication of the Transition and the immunity of its members.
Central African Republic 2013
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