The Authority for Information on State Security Documents is a legal entity responsible for the collection, management, processing and use of the documents of Former state security service. The Authority is composed of 5 members, all elected by the Parliament.

Status of the Authority

1. The Authority for Giving Information about the Documents of Former State Security is a

public, independent legal person, responsible for implementation of this law related to the collection, administration, processing, use of the documents of Former State Security and giving information in connection with it.

2. The Authority has its headquarters in Tirana and is financed from the State Budget and other

lawful sources.

3. The Authority is organized and functions according to the rules defined in this law and in the

rules of its functioning, which are approved by it.

4. The Authority performs its functions defined in this law in a collegial manner. The legislation in force for the functioning of collegial organs is applied to the extent possible in the functioning of the Authority.

5. The Authority has full independence in its decision-making for the exercise of its own functions which derive from this law or subordinate legal acts issued in implementation of it.

6. On its request, the Authority is supplied by the Council of Ministers with premises and the

necessary work conditions are created for it.

Composition of the Authority, election and mandate of its members

The Authority consists of five members elected by the Assembly on proposals that come from: a) two members proposed by the Assembly of Albania; b) one member proposed by the Council of Ministers; c) one representative proposed by the societies of politically persecuted persons, from the ranks of candidates supported by no fewer than 28 deputies; ç) one representative proposed by the Association for the Protection of Human Rights, from the ranks of candidates supported by no fewer than 28 deputies. 2. The mandate of a member of the Authority is five years, with the right of re-election only once. 3. The Assembly elects a chairman from the ranks of the members of the Authority.

The latest legal changes dated 11/11/2022, no. 72/2022, “For some changes and additions to law no. 45/2015, "On the right to information about the documents of the Former State Security of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania", (amended)

The changes mainly envisage the expansion of the circle of subjects seeking to be informed about documents of the Former State Security, the declassification of all secret documents from November 29, 1944 - July 2, 1991, which are available from all the archives of the archival network of the Republic of Albania, as well as to remove the obstacles for the reverification of the figure of persons who have a previous certificate of cleanliness (from the Mezini and Bezhani commissions) when new documents are identified for them.