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The amendments to the Code will be discussed mainly in the order of its Chapters and Articles. Firstly, it should be noted that the various amendments relate to specific provisions and issues within the Code and do not alter its fundamental validity or potential as a legal framework for free and fair elections. Secondly, while the delicate issue of Central Electoral Commission (CEC), District Electoral Commissions (DEC) and Prescint Electoral Commissions’ (PEC) composition stands somewhat apart, the rest of the amendments are of a positive nature and contribute to the clarification of matters in the respective fields. Thirdly, while some of the amendments relate or correspond to recommendations made and points criticised by the Venice Commission and other international institutions, several issues remain problematic or debatable. It follows that the various points and recommendations expressed in the Commission’s previous opinion (CDL-AD (2002) 9) and recommendations (CDL-EL (2003) 5) remain fully valid in so far as they are not answered by the amendments.