At its plenary meeting this Tuesday, the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) agreed on the rotation of its director, Josep María Salas Prat, to the Regulatory Oversight Chamber, following the death of the organization’s vice president, Ángel Torres. , last August.
The CNMC reported that this “exceptional” measure and the new layout of the rooms will be published in the Official State Gazette and on its website.
The CNMC Council consists of two chambers, one devoted to competition matters and the other to regulatory oversight. After the death of CNMC vice president Ángel Torres Torres on 19 August, dismissals due to expiration of directors María Ortiz Aguilar and María Pilar Canedo Arrillaga on August 23 and July 26, the Regulatory Oversight Chamber consisted of only two members.
CNMC confirms that this situation has been avoided. “valid constitution” Consists of five representatives to the Chamber of Regulatory Oversight of the chamber now held in accordance with Articles 18.4 of Law No. 3/2013 of 4 June and Article 6 of the Internal Operations Regulation of the body which compels the CNMC to accept the rotation of a member of the Competition Chamber. .
Extraordinary Measure
Here’s how director Josep María Salas Prat rotates into the Auditing Room: “extraordinary measure” to ensure the functioning of the chambers, as specified both in the general rules on rotation of directors between chambers and in the law establishing the CNMC.
The General Assembly approved the appointment of one of the two directors with the longest seniority in the Competition Chamber and the person drawn from among them on a rotating basis, in accordance with the provisions of the general rotation mechanism.
In addition, CNMC states that the requirement to be an executive who has served in the chamber for more than two years and has not previously participated in rotation is met.
This is the third rotation created by applying the current general rotation rules, following the rules of October 6, 2022 and December 20, 2022.
Thus, from Tuesday, September 5th, the Competition Chamber will consist of Carlos Aguilar Paredes, María Jesús Martín Martínez and Bernardo Lorenzo Almendros. the presidency will correspond to Cani FernándezChairman of CNMC.
On his side, the Regulatory Oversight Chamber will consist of Xabier Ormaetxea Garai, Pilar Sánchez Núñez, and Josep María Salas Prat, and the Presidency will correspond on an interim basis to the chamber’s most senior director, in this case Xabier Ormaetxea Garai.