1The Ad Hoc Commission member shall be obliged to recuse himself from the participation in the process of the preliminary verification of the legal conditions, preliminary evaluation of the professional criteria and the ranking of candidates for members of the High Judicial Council, in the following instances, where:
aHe, his spouse/cohabitant or his children are debtors or creditors to the candidate or they have represented his interests in the past;
bDisputes exist between him, his spouse/cohabitant or any of his relatives and the candidate.
2The decision to accept the recusal of the member shall be made by the Chairperson of the Commission. Where the conflict of interest or the incompatibility affects the Chairperson of the Commission, the decision to accept the recusal shall be made by the deputy Chairperson.
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