1. The Board of Regulators shall appoint, acting by a two-thirds majority of its members, a Chair and at least two Vice-Chairs from among its members.
2. One of the Vice-Chairs shall automatically assume the duties of the Chair if the latter is not in a position to perform those duties.
3. The term of office of the Chair shall be one year, renewable once. In order to ensure continuity of BEREC’s work, the incoming Chair shall serve, where possible, one year as Vice-Chair before his or her term of office as Chair. The rules of procedure shall provide for a shorter term where it is not possible for the incoming Chair to serve as Vice-Chair one year before his or her term of office as Chair.
4. Without prejudice to the role of the Board of Regulators in relation to the Chair’s tasks, the Chair shall neither seek nor take instruction from any government, institution, person or body.
5. The Chair shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the performance of BEREC’s tasks when invited to do so.