OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Seimas Ombudsmen 1) recognise declare the complaint as justified; 2) dismiss the complaint; 3) discontinue the complaint investigation. 2. The period of complaint investigation shall be excluded from the limitation period which labour laws allow for the imposition of disciplinary penalty. 3. The investigation of a complaint shall be discontinued if the circumstances addressed in the complaint disappear during the investigation or the problems addressed in the complaint are resolved in good will through the mediation of the Seimas Ombudsman as well as in other cases established by this law. Article 23. Obligation to Keep State, Professional and other Secrets or Data Protected by Law The Seimas Ombudsmen and other employees of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office must keep the State, professional, commercial or bank secrets and personal data protected under laws which come to their knowledge in the exercise of their duties. CHAPTER IV THE SEIMAS OMBUDSMEN’S OFFICE Article 24 The Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office The Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office is budgetary institution. . independent state institution. The Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office shall be a legal person, shall have a settlement account with a bank and a seal with the Lithuanian State emblem and the name “Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo kontrolierių įstaiga“ (Office of Ombudsmen of the Seimas Republic of Lithuania) imprinted thereon and financed from the State budget. The head of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office shall be responsible for the use and keeping of the seal of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office. Article 25. The Structure of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office 1. The Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office shall consist of the Seimas Ombudsmen, civil servants and other employees. 31