1The status as magistrate shall end upon:

ahis or her resignation;

bestablishment of circumstances of his/her inelectibility and incompatibility with the exercising the functions;

creaching the retirement age;

çdismissal as a result of a disciplinary liability, in accordance with this Law, and

destablishing circumstances of incapacity to exercise the function.

2Judges of the High Court shall retire at the age of 70. The mandate of a High Court judge shall end upon reaching the age of 70, regardless of the years of assuming the function in the position.

3The General Prosecutor shall retire at the age of 70. The mandate of the General Prosecutor shall end upon reaching the age of 70, regardless of the years of assuming the function in the position.

4Where the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office reaches the pension age, his/her mandate ends, despite the number of years exercising the function in this position.

5Where a magistrate reaches the retirement age as set out by law, the status of the magistrate ends automatically at the end of month in which the magistrate reaches the pension age. The end of status shall be declared by a decision of the Council no later than two weeks before the end of the respective month.

6The end of the mandate of the judge of the High Court shall be declared by a decision of the High Court no later than two weeks before the end of the respective month. The end of the mandate of the General Prosecutor and the prosecutors of the Special Prosecution Office shall be declared by a decision of the High Prosecutorial Council no later than two weeks before the end of the respective month.