104 IX TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 39 The Assembly shall elect the Protector of Citizens within six months of coming into force of this Law. The Protector of Citizens shall submit a proposal for the election of his deputies within 3 months of taking office, and the Assembly shall elect the deputies within 2 months from the date of submitting the proposal Article 40 The Protector of Citizens shall issue a general act on the organisation and work of the Secretariat within 60 days of taking office. Staffing of the Protector of Citizens’ Secretariat should be finished within 60 days of coming into force of the general act on the organisation and work of the Secretariat. Article 41 The Assembly shall harmonise the provisions of its Rules of Procedure with the provisions of this Law within six months of entering into force of this Law. The Rules of Procedure of the Assembly shall determine the measures to be taken upon a regular and/ or special report of the Protector of Citizens. Article 42 Until the general act on the organization and work of the Secretariat comes into force, on the recommendation of the Protector of Citizens, the Government shall provide premises, means and other prerequisites necessary for the beginning of work. Article 43 The Protector of Citizens shall not deal with cases that occurred prior to coming into force of this Law. Article 44 This Law shall come into force eight days after publication in the “Official Gazette” of the Republic of Serbia.