18. “Monitoring of personal data” shall mean the continuous, comprehensive, effective and planned work of the institutions in the following aspects: leadership, management, organisation, assistance, cooperation, awareness and familiarity meetings, guidance, reporting to the Parliament, publication, various explanations, replying to complaints, activities, seminars and lectures, documentation, drafting of rules, agreements, contracts, instructions, decisions, recommendations, control of execution of fines, creation and opening of records, as well as other issues related to regular exercising of activity. 19. “Communication” means communication of personal data to one or more subjects different from the interested person, representative of the head of the institution in the territory of the country, competent persons and persons in charge, in any form, even by making it available or providing consultation. 20. “Disclosure” shall mean the communication of information on personal data to undefined parties, in any form, even by making it available or accessible. 21. “Blocking” means the retention of personal data while suspending any other processing operation. 22. “International transfer” shall mean the transfer of personal data to recipients in a foreign state. 23. “Automated decision making” shall mean a kind of assessment of individuals, carried out entirely automatically, without an individual’s intervention. 24. “Data subjects consent” shall mean any indication in writing, freely given and fully informed on the reason for which his data will be processed, which signifies the data subject agreement that personal data relating to him to be processed. 25. “Historical purposes” shall mean processing for study, investigation, research and documentation of persons, facts and past circumstances. 26. “Statistical purposes” shall mean processing for statistical investigation or statistical results, including through statistical information systems. 27. “Scientific purposes” shall mean processing for systematic study and investigation in order to develop scientific knowledge in a particular area. 8 9 Article 4 Scope 1. This law shall apply to the processing of personal data, wholly or partly by automatic means and to the processing by other means of a personal data stored in a filing system, or are intended to form part of a filing system. 2. This law shall apply to the processing of personal data by: a) Controllers established in the Republic of Albania; b) Diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Albanian state; c) Controllers who are not established in the Republic of Albania, making use of any equipment situated in the Republic of Albania; 3. In circumstances stipulated in point 2 (c) of this article, the controller designates a representative established in the territory of Albania. Stipulations of this law applying to controllers are also applicable to their representatives. 3/1. This law applies also to the public authorities that process personal data in the areas stipulated under article 6, paragraph 2 of this law