Section 43

There shall be an Office of the Personal Data Protection

Committee, whose objectives are to protect Personal Data, encourage and support
the country’s development regarding Personal Data protection.

The Office shall act as a government agency, with the status of a juristic person.

The Office shall not be deemed a public sector under the law on administrative
organization of the state, or a state enterprise under the law on budget
procedures or other laws.

The Office’s operation shall not be governed by the laws on labor protection,

labor relations, state enterprise labor relations, social security, and workmen’s
compensation. However, the staff and employees of the Office shall be entitled
to compensation at the rate not less than the rate stipulated by the laws on
labor protection, social security, and workmen’s compensation.

The Office shall be deemed a government agency under the law

on tort liability of government official.