The Commission shall submit on a yearly basis a report on its activities to the Legislative Chambers. This report, which has a public nature, shall contain, in addition to the general information on the application of this law and on the activities of the Commission, specific information on the application of the Articles 3 § 3 and 6, 13, 17 and 18. § 3. Without prejudice to the competence of the regular courts and tribunals in respect to the application of the general principles concerning the protection of the privacy, the chairman of the Commission may submit to the tribunal of first instance any dispute relating to the application of this law and its implementing measures. Article 32bis § 1. In view of the application of international agreements the King may appoint in a decree agreed upon in the Council of Ministers the Commission for the protection of privacy to fulfil in pursuance of these treaties duties identical to those that are assigned to the Commission by this law. § 2. In view of the application of international agreements the Commission shall be authorised to appoint certain of its members or staff members as representatives to international authorities that are in charge of duties identical to those that are assigned to the Commission by this law. The King shall lay down specific rules relating to the representation after advice of the Commission for the protection of privacy. Article 33 Without prejudice to Article 32 § 2 the members and staff members of the Commission and the experts of whom the assistance is requested for, are obliged to maintain the confidential nature of the facts, actions or information of which they have knowledge because of their function. Article 34 Every year, the House of Representatives draws up an estimate, on the proposal of the Commission, which is to be included in the estimate of the state grants. The Commission attaches a concise management strategy to the proposal of estimate of which it, notwithstanding any remarks of the House of Representatives, determines the content and form; the annual report on its activities, as referred to in article 32, § 2, section two, contains a subdivision in which the compliance with this plan is described. The contributions referred to in the Articles 17 § 9 and 20, second section, shall be paid by the person appointed as accountable by the Commission on a special item of the ways and means budget. Article 35 § 1. The Commission shall have a secretariat at its disposal of which the establishment, the statute and the method of recruitment are prescribed by the House of Representatives, on the proposal of the Commission. The establishment can, to a restricted and reasonably justified extent, provide for the possibility to employ employees with an employment contract for a definite period. 22

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