• 1. Before the Electoral Council makes election results software available for an election, an expert and independent body to be appointed by the Electoral Council must have assessed that:
o a. the election results software meets the requirements referred to in Article Ea 3, paragraphs five and six, and paragraph seven of that article, introductory sentence and under b,
o b. the central facilities and measures of the Electoral Council referred to in Article Ea 2, paragraph three, comply with the rules to be established by or pursuant to a general administrative order, referred to in Article Ea 3, paragraph seven, introductory sentence and under c, and
o c. the connection regulations and the user instructions comply with the requirement set out in Article Ea 4, paragraph two, and the rules to be established by or pursuant to a general administrative order, referred to in Article Ea 4, paragraph four.
• 2. If, after completing the review referred to in the first paragraph, the Electoral Council makes minor changes to the results software, the central facilities and measures of the Electoral Council, the connection regulations, or the user instructions, a new review is not required before making the results software available to the user, provided that these changes do not, in any case, relate to:
o a. the manner in which Chapter P is applied in the results software to allocate seats to lists and candidates;
o b. components aimed at securing the results software.
• 3. If, following a recommendation from the review referred to in the first paragraph, a non-minor change is made to the results software, the central facilities and measures, the connection regulations, or the user instructions, the component to which the change applies will be reviewed again by the body referred to in the first paragraph.
• 4. The Electoral Council shall electronically publish, in a generally accessible manner:
• 5. Further rules regarding the publication referred to in the fourth paragraph shall be established by order in council.
