Preliminary actions related to the court complaint
1. After recording the court complaint, the Chairman of the Court of Appeals in Tirana forwards the case to the Electoral College for examination.
2. The Electoral College acquaints itself with the court complaint no later than 24 hours after it has been sent, according to point 1 of this article and:
a) makes a decision on the plaintiff’s request to exclude a judge;
b) draws lots for the composition of the judicial panel and the rapporteur of the case; and
c) sets the date and starting time of the judicial examination.
3. Immediately after his selection, the rapporteur performs the following preliminary actions:
a) he notifies the parties of the date and time of the judicial examination and the composition of the judicial panel;
b) when appropriate, he requests, no later than 24 hours before the date set for the judicial examination, that the plaintiff complete the court complaint;
c) he sends the interested parties copies of the court complaint and informs them about their legal right to exclude a judge of the panel according to article 151 of this Code. The interested parties must submit any request for the exclusion of a judge within 48 hours of receipt of notification according to letter (a) of this point. Requests according to this letter are to be examined by the Electoral College within 24 of the submission of the request;
ç) in case the CEC has not issued a decision according to article 144 of this Code, he requests that the CEC submits its decision to the court no later than 24 hours prior to the date set for the judicial examination.
