22 • Law n°99.016 of the 16th July 1999 modifies and completes certain provisions of the above mentioned Law. Nonetheless, its Article 4 repeats the same provisions as those outlined in Decree 93.008 of the 14th June 1993. • Decree n°00.172 of the 10th July 2000 establishes the conditions of application of the Law 99.016, it stipulates in its Article 3 that « access to employment in the Public Service is open, with no discrimination whatsoever, to Central Africans under the conditions outlined in Article 4 of the Law 99.016 of 16th July 1999 ». These are the provisions which relate to public and private employment. Concerning participation in the direction of public affairs either directly or through freely chosen representatives. - Law n°98.004 of the 27th March 1998 establishing the CAR’s Electoral Code stipulates in its Article 1 that « election is a choice made by the People through universal suffrage ». to designate citizens called to participate in the management of public affairs of the Nation and of Local Authorities; for consultations through referendum. The 1998 legislative and 1999 presidential elections were organised by the CEMI (Joint Independent Electoral Commission). - Decree n°04.014 of the 11th August establishing the Electoral Code of the Central African Republic, modified and completed by Decree n°04.016 of the 21st October 2004 and Decree n°04.018 of the 24th December 2004 in its Article 1, 2, 3 … confirm Articles 1, 2, 4 and 4 of the 1998 Electoral Code. These elections were again organized by the CEMI: - The Constitutional Referendum; - The legislative and presidential elections. According to the terms of Article 4, voters should be individuals of both sexes, of Central African nationality, over 18 years of age and enjoying their civic rights and are lawfully registered on the electoral list. For the preparation, organisation, supervision and management of presidential, legislative, regional, municipal elections and consultations by referendum, the Electoral Code created in its Article 7 « a Joint Independent, Electoral Commission » (CEMI). To be able to vote, individuals must be registered on the electoral lists in their Constituencies and must hold a voter’s card (Article 9).