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The Commission
As of 1 January 2004, the Commission has been an independent supervisory authority under the auspices of the Belgian House of Representatives.
The Commission consists of sixteen members:
- a president;
- a vice-president;
- six permanent members;
- eight substitute members.
The President and Vice-President are the only members occupying a full-time position. The President's position is occupied by a magistrate.
The Vice-President's mother tongue always has to be French when the President is a native speaker of Dutch, and vice versa. Commission members must include at least one legal counsellor, one IT specialist and two individuals with experience in personal data management, in the public and private sector respectively.
The sixteen Commission members are all designated for a renewable six-year term. Every one of them, in his or her own way, is an expert in the protection of privacy and personal data management.
The Commission's mission is to ensure that privacy is respected when personal data are processed.
Within the Commission, sector committees have been established, which are in charge of supervising a specific sector.
