The Legislative Content Act was promulgated this evening with urgent provisions to strengthen the integrity of the National Intelligence Service.

It provides, among other things, that the appointment of the Governor of the EYP is subject to the opinion of the competent committee of the Parliament in accordance with the provisions of its Standing Orders, and that the obligation to provide an opinion in accordance with paragraph 1 also occupies the worker at the time of publication of this Governor, Mr. T. Demiri.

It also provides for the final approval by the Appellate Prosecutor of companies that monitor messages, letters, etc.

Pay attention to:

1. Article 19, paragraph 1 of article 44 and article 65 of the Constitution.

2. An extremely urgent and unforeseen need to establish rules to strengthen the integrity of the activities of the National Intelligence Service.

3. The relevant proposal of the Council of Ministers, we decide:

Procedure for appointing the commander of the National Intelligence Service

1. Paragraph 2 of Article 9 of Law 3649/2008 (A’39) updates the second paragraph with regard to the competent authority, adds a third paragraph and paragraph 2 reads as follows:

“2. The Governor is a transferable employee of the category of special posts with 1 category. Appointed and dismissed by decision of a competent member of the Government. Appointment is carried out after the conclusion of the competent committee of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of its Rules of Procedure.”

2. The obligation to submit an opinion in accordance with paragraph 1 also applies to the employee when this Order is published. In the case of the first paragraph, the opinion is granted within forty-five (45) days of the publication of this notice, otherwise the appointment will automatically vacate.

National Intelligence Service declassification order

At the end of paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Law 3649/2008 (A’39), two paragraphs are added and paragraph (b) is worded as follows:

“b. Actions at the order of the prosecutor in paragraph 3 of this Law and in accordance with the provisions of Law 3115/2003 on the declassification of letters and telephone or other communications, as well as on the registration of the actions of persons with special technical means and, in particular, with audio and video equipment outside the house.

This provision shall be submitted for approval within twenty-four (24) hours to the competent appellate prosecutor. The operation of the provision begins with the approval of the Prosecutor of Appeal.

The beginning of strength

The validity of the present, approved by law in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 44 of the Constitution, begins from the moment of its publication in the Government Gazette, unless otherwise provided by its separate provisions.