The Financial Controller is appointed according to the Public Sector Financial Management and Control Act (PSFMCA) and is directly subordinated to the Chairperson of the Commission. The Financial Controller:
1. executes his activity in conformity with the Directions for execution of preliminary control, issued by the Ministry of Finance, on the application of the Law for Financial Management and Control in the Public Sector and the accepted internal rules on the financial management and control in the Commission for Personal Data Protection;
2. executes ex-ante control on the legitimacy of the undertaken obligations and the expenditures incurred by the Commission.