§  3 Authorities Constituting the State Statistical Service

 
(1) The State Statistical Service is carried out by the Czech Statistical Office.
 
(2) The Czech Statistical Office is headed by its President who is appointed and recalled by the President of the Republic at the suggestion of Cabinet. The position of the President of the Czech Statistical Office is incompatible with membership of political party or political movement. The President of the Czech Statistical Office receives salary and other indemnities associated with the execution of the office at the same level as the President of the Supreme Audit Office under a special Act^2h.
 
3) Ministries and other central administrative authorities (hereinafter referred to as "Ministries") may carry out the State Statistical Service under the conditions and in the scope laid down by this Act. In doing so, they use methodology determined by the Czech Statistical Office and negotiated with Ministries.
 
(4) Authorities carrying out the State Statistical Service are bound to protect confidential statistical data in the manner stipulated by this Act. In case confidential statistical data contain also personal data, these personal data are subject to the protection laid down by a special Act^2a.

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^2a Act No 101/2000 Sb. on personal data protection and on amendments to some other Acts, as amended by Act No 227/2000 Sb.
^2h § 1(e) of Act No 236/1995 Sb. on the salary and other indemnities associated with the execution of the office of representatives of state power and some state bodies and judges and members of the European parliament, as amended.

• §  4 Terms of Reference of the Czech Statistical Office