All data users have equal access to the data. The budget is approved by the Parliament in a regular procedure for passing of a law. Legal provisions relevant to the work of the national statistical agency Statistical Office performs its duties according to the regulations governing the public administration in the Republic. The new Act on state statistics will determine the principles of statistical work, organisation of the statistical system, means and activities for the implementation of the Programme of statistical surveys, data protection measures as well as standards for international exchange of statistical data and international cooperation. Simultaneously with the preparation of the legal regulations covering economy, wage and social policies and the tax system, The Statistical Office is empowered to prepare necessary data on the basis of its regular statistical surveys which may be used as parameters in these fields.
Special attention is given to personal data protection.
Privacy of data is guaranteed by the Law on personal data protection, new Act on state statistics, Law on population register and Law on business register. The last census of population was conducted in the period 20 June - 5 July 1994. The Law on the census of population, households, dwellings and agricultural holdings of 1994 had incorporated the recommendations of international organisations for censuses, experiences of several statistical offices and took into account specific constitutional solutions on these issues in the country. Special attention in this law was given to personal data protection. With the adoption of market economy principles, the country has begun the process of the transformation of its statistical system.