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European CommissionThe Second Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece. Fourth Review41 The Authorities adopt legislation for the opening of the mediator profession tonon-lawyers.Network Industries42 The Government will introduce a permanent adjustment to existing powerpurchasing contracts for renewable energy sources, with a view to align rates ofreturn to sustainable EU average levels, considering Greek-specific conditionsand to eliminate the debt of the RES account by December 2014. Theadjustment will have to provide the financial sustainability of the RES accountwithout putting an excessive burden on consumers.43 The Government will publish, as detailed in paragraph 6.1.5.2, and inagreement with the Commission services, a timeline and list of actions, to betaken in order to facilitate the transition to a more mature gas market model,increasing the degree of competition at all levels, and transferring theadvantages to the broadest possible set of consumers.44 Adopt law to make the port regulator operational as of 1 st May 2014. TheAuthorities revise law 4150/2013 in order to put in place a regulator with thenecessary independence to issue regulatory decisions based on applicable legalframeworks. The law will spell out all the steps needed, operational details, anddetails about its precise tasks and responsibilities of the regulator in line withEU guidelines and laws and international best practices. This will includedescription of the competences and rules of operation of the BoD, the rulespertaining to operational decision making on regulatory matters, generalprovisions on the structure of the entity, details on hiring staff, disciplinaryissues, procurement, budgeting. These are essential in order to make theRegulator operational as of 1 st May 2014, and its Board of Directors functional.In addition, the revision will include in the responsibilities of the regulator thesupervision of the concession agreement.45 Appoint the Board of Directors to prepare the full functioning of the portsregulator by the time of completion of the tender of OLP/OLTH. While thisstructure is being developed, a transitional structure (within the Ministry ofMercantile Marine) undertakes the responsibility of engaging in the revisitingof the existing concession agreement.46 Issue a joint MD specifying funding and staffing requirements for the portregulator’s operation47 Prepare a draft Presidential Decree setting out the precise structure of theregulator, to function fully with all staff as of 1 st January 2015.Statistics48 The Government completes the transfer of 28 employees to Elstat from otherGeneral Government entities.49 Take all necessary actions to allow the provision of administrative data byGovernment departments to ELSTAT. The arrangements for full access byELSTAT to all tax information necessary for the development, production anddissemination of statistics shall be formalised by mutual agreement between theMinister of Finance and the President of ELSTAT, respecting the principles ofprofessional independence of ELSTAT and of statistical confidentiality.ELSTAT will take all necessary internal measures to preserve theconfidentiality of tax information to which it has access. Amendment to theGreek legal framework, i.e., the relevant provisions in tax legislation and thelaw on statistics, shall be taken as appropriate in that respect including repeal ofthe amendment of Art. 93 para. 1 and 2 of law no. 4182/2013. Theaforementioned arrangements shall be based on the law as appropriatelyamended and on the Regulations issued by ELSTAT (Regulation on StatisticalObligations of the Agencies of the EL.S.S. and Regulation on the Operationand Administration of ELSTAT). Memoranda of understanding between theMinistry of Finance and ELSTAT will be agreed.ObservedObservedObservedObservedObservedObservedObservedObservedObserved78