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.
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