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 In a welcome amendment of July 2008, the DEC composition now allows for political party representation. These amendments also provided a revision to Article 18, par. 5, which had required that members of the CEC and DECs (except those party-appointed) have a certificate of an election administration official issued by the election administration. The amendment extended the certificate requirement to those members also appointed by political parties. This is a positive move toward professionalising the entire election administration. However, as noted in the previous Joint Opinion, while the certification process can enhance professionalism, it also raises issues and requires guarantees of transparency and impartiality in the certification process. The certification process should thus be more transparent.[19]