 National Committee on Equal Access to the State Media 50. The National Committee on Equal Access to the State Media was established by Law No. 93-001/AN-RM of 06 January, 1993, pursuant to Article 7 of the Constitution which provides that “equal access by all to the State media shall be ensured by an independent organ whose status shall be determined by a framework law.” 51. According to Article 3 of this law, the Committee ensures the balance and pluralism of information and takes account of the various political, economic, socio-cultural sensitivities of the country as well as the management of air time and editorial space for candidates and political parties during election campaigns. 52. Today, practitioners are calling for the establishment of a sole regulatory organ which will play the role of the High Communications Council and the National Committee on Equal Access to the State Media.  Auditor General: 53. The Auditor General is appointed by Law No. 03-030 of 25 August, 2003 which assigns him the following missions: - Evaluate public policies through the monitoring of the performance and quality of public services and bodies as well as development programmes and projects in particular; - Monitor the frequency and sincerity of income and expenditure operations carried out by the Institutions of the Republic, the departments of the State, local authorities, public establishments or any other financial organ receiving financial assistance from the State, and - Make proposals to the public authorities on appropriate measures and actions for more balance between the costs and performance of public services, a more relevant use of public resources and the assurance of the regular running of public bodies and structures in general. 54. The Auditor General is appointed by the President of the Republic for a non-renewable term of seven (7) years on the basis of a competitive procedure. He enjoys administrative and financial autonomy. A decree issued by the President of the Republic determines the modalities of the selection procedure, professional competence and moral qualities required of an Auditor General.  Democratic Discussion Forum: 20