diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ManualRedactionController.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ManualRedactionController.java
index b4b18a813..3e5095fc6 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ManualRedactionController.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ManualRedactionController.java
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionController implements ManualRedactionResource {
     }
 
 
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('" + DO_MANUAL_REDACTION + "')")
     public List<ManualAddResponse> legalBasisChangeBulk(@PathVariable(DOSSIER_ID) String dossierId,
                                                         @PathVariable(FILE_ID) String fileId,
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/external/resource/ManualRedactionResource.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/external/resource/ManualRedactionResource.java
index 56fe7699e..d251f3ced 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/external/resource/ManualRedactionResource.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/external/resource/ManualRedactionResource.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public interface ManualRedactionResource {
                                                @RequestBody Set<ForceRedactionRequestModel> forceRedactionRequests);
 
 
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     @ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.OK)
     @PostMapping(value = MANUAL_REDACTION_REST_PATH
                          + "/bulk/redaction/legalBasisChange"
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/annotations/ManualRecategorizationEntity.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/annotations/ManualRecategorizationEntity.java
index c6a81135c..92595e1ca 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/annotations/ManualRecategorizationEntity.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/annotations/ManualRecategorizationEntity.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class ManualRecategorizationEntity implements IBaseAnnotation {
     private boolean addToAllDossiers;
     @Column(length = 4000)
     private String legalBasis;
+    @Column(length = 1024)
+    private String section;
 
     @ManyToOne
     private FileEntity fileStatus;
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionMapper.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionMapper.java
index 83a314bae..664b9fc3c 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionMapper.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionMapper.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionMapper {
     }
 
 
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     public List<LegalBasisChangeRequest> toLegalBasisChangeRequestList(Set<LegalBasisChangeRequestModel> legalBasisChangeRequests) {
 
         return legalBasisChangeRequests.stream()
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionMapper {
                     .dossierTemplateTypeId(toTypeId(recategorizationRequest.getType(), dossierTemplateId))
                     .legalBasis(Optional.ofNullable(recategorizationRequest.getLegalBasis())
                                         .orElse(""))
+                    .section(recategorizationRequest.getSection())
                     .build();
             requests.add(build);
         }
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionService.java
index 82e4549a5..c6fd8a3e9 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/ManualRedactionService.java
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     }
 
 
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addLegalBasisChange(String dossierId, String fileId, List<LegalBasisChangeRequest> legalBasisChangeRequests) {
 
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addRecategorization(String dossierId, String fileId, List<RecategorizationRequest> recategorizationRequests) {
 
         var response = new ArrayList<ManualAddResponse>();
+        dossierPersistenceService.getAndValidateDossier(dossierId);
+
         for (var recategorizationRequest : recategorizationRequests) {
             manualRedactionDictionaryUpdateHandler.validateDictionariesForAdd(recategorizationRequest, recategorizationRequest.getValue());
             manualRedactionDictionaryUpdateHandler.validateDictionariesForDelete(recategorizationRequest,
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/annotations/RecategorizationPersistenceService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/annotations/RecategorizationPersistenceService.java
index 09a5d95f4..e53b68948 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/annotations/RecategorizationPersistenceService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/annotations/RecategorizationPersistenceService.java
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.entity.annotations.AnnotationEntityId;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.entity.annotations.ManualRecategorizationEntity;
+import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.exception.BadRequestException;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.exception.NotFoundException;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.model.ManualChangesQueryOptions;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.persistence.repository.annotationentity.RecategorizationRepository;
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class RecategorizationPersistenceService {
 
+    private final int SECTION_MAX_LENGTH = 1024;
+
     private final RecategorizationRepository recategorizationRepository;
 
 
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ public class RecategorizationPersistenceService {
 
         ManualRecategorizationEntity manualRecategorization = new ManualRecategorizationEntity();
         manualRecategorization.setId(new AnnotationEntityId(recategorizationRequest.getAnnotationId(), fileId));
+        checkSection(recategorizationRequest.getSection());
         BeanUtils.copyProperties(recategorizationRequest, manualRecategorization);
         manualRecategorization.setRequestDate(OffsetDateTime.now());
         manualRecategorization.setTypeId(recategorizationRequest.getDossierTemplateTypeId());
@@ -39,6 +44,14 @@ public class RecategorizationPersistenceService {
     }
 
 
+    private void checkSection(String section) {
+
+        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(section) && section.length() > SECTION_MAX_LENGTH) {
+            throw new BadRequestException(String.format("The section is too long (%s), max length %s", section.length(), SECTION_MAX_LENGTH));
+        }
+    }
+
+
     @Transactional
     public void updateModifiedDictionaries(String fileId, String annotationId, Set<String> typeIdsOfDictionaryWithAdd, Set<String> typeIdsOfDictionaryWithDelete) {
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-tenant.yaml b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-tenant.yaml
index c2279ec70..d674bf548 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-tenant.yaml
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-tenant.yaml
@@ -189,3 +189,5 @@ databaseChangeLog:
       file: db/changelog/tenant/121-set-dictionary-entry-type-for-dictionary-adds-where-null.yaml
   - include:
       file: db/changelog/tenant/sql/206-remove-manual-redactions-on-non-existing-pages.sql
+  - include:
+      file: db/changelog/tenant/122-add-legal-basis-variables-to-recategorize.yaml
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/tenant/122-add-legal-basis-variables-to-recategorize.yaml b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/tenant/122-add-legal-basis-variables-to-recategorize.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..948f5ab01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/resources/db/changelog/tenant/122-add-legal-basis-variables-to-recategorize.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+databaseChangeLog:
+  - changeSet:
+      id: add-legal-basis-variables-to-recategorize
+      author: ali
+      changes:
+        - addColumn:
+            tableName: manual_recategorization
+            columns:
+              - column:
+                  name: section
+                  type: VARCHAR(1024)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileTest.java
index fe831f9d0..7ebcf07e7 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileTest.java
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ public class FileTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                                                                   .build()));
         manualRedactionClient.recategorizeBulk(dossierId,
                                                fileId,
-                                               Set.of(RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().annotationId(annotationId).comment("comment").type("new-type").legalBasis("").build()),
+                                               Set.of(RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().annotationId(annotationId).comment("comment").type("new-type").legalBasis("").section("section").build()),
                                                false);
 
         var loadedFile = fileClient.getFileStatus(dossierId, fileId);
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/ManualRedactionTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/ManualRedactionTest.java
index 7b6107283..9853bfef0 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/ManualRedactionTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/ManualRedactionTest.java
@@ -1198,6 +1198,8 @@ public class ManualRedactionTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                                                               .addToDictionary(true)
                                                               .addToAllDossiers(true)
                                                               .legalBasis("")
+                                                              .section("section")
+                                                              .value("some value")
                                                               .build()),
                                                false);
 
@@ -1282,6 +1284,8 @@ public class ManualRedactionTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                                                               .addToDictionary(true)
                                                               .addToAllDossiers(false)
                                                               .legalBasis("")
+                                                              .section("section")
+                                                              .value("some value")
                                                               .build()),
                                                false);
 
@@ -1652,7 +1656,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
 
         when(entityLogService.getEntityLog(Mockito.any(), Mockito.any(), any(), anyBoolean())).thenReturn(entityLog);
 
-        manualRedactionClient.recategorizeBulk(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), Set.of(RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().annotationId("dv").legalBasis("").build()), false);
+        manualRedactionClient.recategorizeBulk(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), Set.of(RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().annotationId("dv").legalBasis("").section("section").value("").build()), false);
 
         var allManualRedactions = manualRedactionClient.getManualRedactions(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), false, true);
         assertEquals(allManualRedactions.getRecategorizations().size(), 1);
@@ -1676,7 +1680,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                                                         .dossierId(dossier.getId())
                                                         .build());
 
-        manualRedactionClient.recategorizeBulk(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), Set.of(RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().annotationId("dv2").legalBasis("").build()), false);
+        manualRedactionClient.recategorizeBulk(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), Set.of(RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().annotationId("dv2").legalBasis("").section("section").value("value").build()), false);
 
         allManualRedactions = manualRedactionClient.getManualRedactions(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), false, true);
         assertEquals(allManualRedactions.getRecategorizations().size(), 2);
@@ -1958,6 +1962,8 @@ public class ManualRedactionTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                 .addToDictionary(true)
                 .addToAllDossiers(true)
                 .legalBasis("")
+                .section("section")
+                .value("value")
                 .build();
         var recatModelLongLegalBasis = RecategorizationRequestModel.builder()
                 .type(type.getType())
@@ -1966,7 +1972,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                 .addToAllDossiers(true)
                 .legalBasis(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(4001))
                 .build();
-        var recatModelNoLegalBasis = RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().type(type.getType()).annotationId("annotationId3").addToDictionary(true).addToAllDossiers(true).build();
+        var recatModelNoLegalBasis = RecategorizationRequestModel.builder().type(type.getType()).annotationId("annotationId3").addToDictionary(true).section("section").value("some value").addToAllDossiers(true).build();
 
         manualRedactionClient.recategorizeBulk(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), Set.of(recatModel, recatModelNoLegalBasis), false);
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/RecategorizationRequest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/RecategorizationRequest.java
index 58519a9c1..889688aa6 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/RecategorizationRequest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/RecategorizationRequest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class RecategorizationRequest implements ManualRequestWithAddToDictionary
     boolean addToAllDossiers;
     private DictionaryEntryType dictionaryEntryType;
     String legalBasis;
+    String section;
 
 
     @Override
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/entitymapped/ManualRecategorization.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/entitymapped/ManualRecategorization.java
index b096f4801..91bcbd8e3 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/entitymapped/ManualRecategorization.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/annotations/entitymapped/ManualRecategorization.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public class ManualRecategorization extends BaseAnnotation {
     private String legalBasis;
     private boolean addToDictionary;
     private boolean addToAllDossiers;
+    private String section;
+    private String value;
 
 
     @Override
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/manual/RecategorizationRequestModel.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/manual/RecategorizationRequestModel.java
index bddff3048..ef3270c35 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/manual/RecategorizationRequestModel.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/manual/RecategorizationRequestModel.java
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@ public class RecategorizationRequestModel {
     boolean addToDictionary;
     boolean addToAllDossiers;
     String legalBasis;
+    String section;
+    String value;
 
 }